Ross Kelly is a Scottish TV presenter, who appeared on

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(1993-2000) and

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. Kelly was born in

Galashiels Galashiels (; sco, Gallae, gd, An Geal Àth) is a town in the Scottish Borders with a population of around 12,600. Its name is often colloquially shortened to "Gala". The town is a major commercial centre for the Borders region with extensive ...

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and studied at the

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in language and literature. In 1984, originally wanted to work for

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or The Edinburgh Evening News, however there were no open positions available. Kelly joined Central Television, joining on their trainee scheme, going on to become a full-time reporter. In 1987 Kelly joined

and became a reporter and presenter. In 1990 Kelly joined This Morning In 1993 Kelly joined

as a producer, but quickly become a relief presenter and reporter. In 1999 he was quiz master for BBC2 "Whose House" In July 2000, Kelly left

and went on to present

, Burn Your Bills, a

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Gameshow and again helped out on This Morning He appeared on

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in 2001.

References

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