Miquita Billie Alexandra Oliver
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, she co-hosted Channel 4
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's ''Popworld
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The show bega ...
'' from 2001 to 2006. Miquita then went on to present on T4 from 2006 to 2010, as well as having her own show, ''The Month With Miquita'', on 4Music
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. She has also worked in radio, hosting shows on BBC Radio 1
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and BBC Radio 1Xtra
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. In April/May 2015 she took part in a four-part series '' 24 Hours in the Past'' as herself.
Biography
Miquita was born in Paddington
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, London. Her mother is former Rip Rig + Panic
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...
singer and television presenter Andi Oliver
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Early career
Oliver is a former member of the ...
, her father is Scottish and teaches art history. Miquita Oliver attended Holland Park School
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. In 2001, aged 16, she became presenter of the Channel 4
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music show ''Popworld
''Popworld'' is a British television programme that was broadcast on Channel 4 as part of the T4 strand, featuring pop news, trivia, gossip, interviews and music videos, as well as musical performances from contemporary artists.
The show bega ...
'', co-presenting with Simon Amstell
Simon Marc Amstell (born 29 November 1979) is a British comedian, writer and director. He wrote and directed the films '' Carnage'' (2017) and ''Benjamin'' (2018). His work on television has included presenting '' Popworld'' and '' Never Mind th ...
. The pair were known for employing a great deal of humour in interviews. They left the show in 2006, but Oliver continued to present the '' T4'' strand.
Oliver and Amstell survived the 2004 Indian Ocean Tidal Wave while on holiday together in Thailand
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. She has since participated in disaster relief charity events.
After an incident in mid-2010 in which Oliver was overheard insulting singer Kesha
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behind her back by Kesha's management, Oliver was suspended from ''T4'' for six weeks and subsequently her contract was not renewed. She recorded her last ''T4'' in December 2010.
Oliver sang on The Slits
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' 2006 EP ''Revenge of the Killer Slits''.
She has hosted shows on both BBC Radio 1
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and BBC Radio 1Xtra
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, notably covering for Sara Cox
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and Spoony. She left her early morning show ''Oneclick'' to focus on TV projects. In an interview with ''Heat
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'' magazine, Oliver said that she was sacked from BBC Radio 1 following a comment she made in an interview with ''NME
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'' magazine about Fearne Cotton
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, calling her a "Devil Woman".
Oliver made a brief appearance in May 2007 on the BBC programme ''Neneh & Andi Dish It Up'' – presented by her mother Andi and " Auntie" Neneh Cherry
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– and has also made appearances on political talk show '' This Week'', on 25 June 2009 and 17 December 2009. In March 2010 Oliver made a programme for Channel 4's ''T4'' called ''Miquita's Oliver''. She was set the challenge of starting a one-off urban production of the classic musical ''Oliver!
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It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...
'' from scratch. She had to cast it, script it and then direct it. The finished product was performed at the Hackney Empire
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to surprising critical acclaim.
''Miquita Does'' series
In 2009, Oliver hosted a ''Miquita Does'' series:
#"Miquita Does American Boys"
#"Miquita Does All-Time Floorfillers"
#"Miquita Does Number 1s"
#"Miquita Does Movies"
#"Miquita Does Pop"
#"Miquita Does Power Ballads"
#"Miquita Does Urban Anthems"
She then went on to have her own television show, called ''The Month With Miquita'', which she hosted on the 4Music
4Music is a British music television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. The original incarnation was launched on 15 August 2008, and until 29 June 2022, showed a mix of music and entertainment programming. It ...
channel. She continued to present programmes for ''T4'', such as ''T4 Movie Special'' in August 2011.
In November 2011, Oliver filed for bankruptcy after non-payment of a tax bill. In December 2013 she presented the programme '' Young, British and Broke: The Truth about Payday Loans'' on BBC Three
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. She said that her own experiences of bankruptcy made her passionate about making the show.
Oliver's godmother is ''Casualty
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'' actress Amanda Mealing.
Oliver was a part of the four-part BBC TV series ''24 Hours in the Past'', along with Colin Jackson
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, Alistair McGowan, Ann Widdecombe
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, Tyger Drew-Honey
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and Zoe Lucker
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which went out between 28 April and 19 May 2015 on BBC One
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.
Miquita appeared with her mother Andi Oliver
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Early career
Oliver is a former member of the ...
on ''Celebrity Gogglebox
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'' in 2021 and 2022.
Starting on 23 January 2022, BBC television begun broadcasting the series ''The Caribbean with Andi and Miquita''. Miquita and her mother started the series by visiting Antigua
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. Here they met members of their extended family, reconnected with their Antiguan heritage, and illuminated the island's history and culture.
Fashion
In 2008 Miquita Oliver, along with vinspired, helped launch Fashion Favours, a collection of reworked fashion items, customised by volunteers from around the UK. On 25 September 2008, to promote Fashion Favours, Miquita modelled Prime Minister Gordon Brown
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's shirt.
On 25 June 2009, Oliver appeared on political talk show '' This Week'' to discuss issues relating to fashion and also Speaker
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John Bercow
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's decision not to wear the traditional robes, and French President
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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's decision to ban the burqa
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in France.
References
External links
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4Music profile
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1984 births
Living people
People from Paddington
English television presenters
Black British television personalities
People educated at Holland Park School
English people of Antigua and Barbuda descent