Scarlett Sigourney Leigh Moffatt (born 17 October 1990) is a British television personality, presenter, and former ballroom dancer from County Durham, best known for appearing in the

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programme ''

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''. She won the sixteenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2016, and has since appeared in a number of programmes, including the ''

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'' companion show ''Extra Camp'' as a co-presenter, and ''

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''. Most recently she has appeared in a

documentary ''The British Tribe Next Door'', alongside her family in a four part series living within a remote Namibian village.

Career

On 23 September 2013, it was confirmed that Moffatt would be appearing in MTV's new series '' Beauty School Cop Outs'', which follows

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and

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youngsters as they move to a beauty school in

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to learn the tricks of the trade. In 2014, Moffatt became a regular cast member on the

reality TV show ''

'' alongside her parents Mark and Betty, making their debut in the third series in March 2014. Scarlett's younger sister Ava-Grace joined the family on the sofa during the seventh series; her then boyfriend Luke Crodden first appeared in the eighth series. Her relationship with Luke ended in March 2017. Moffatt has not appeared in ''Gogglebox'' since her appearance in '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' On 30 November 2015 she joined the presenting team for ''Capital Breakfast'' on

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. On 8 November 2016, it was confirmed that Moffatt would be participating in the sixteenth series of ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' After winning ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' she began appearing as a panellist on '' Virtually Famous'' in December 2016. On 8 January 2017, it was announced that

would be reviving dating show '' Streetmate'' with Moffatt as the presenter. "I can't believe Channel 4 have asked me to present this iconic show. I remember watching

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on ''Streetmate'' when I was younger and thinking, 'Females can present entertainment shows too. I want to do that when I'm older. It's such a fun show and it's two of my favourite things to do, chat to randomers and a love story." In January 2017, she was the backstage presenter for the ''

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''. On 9 January 2017, it was announced that Moffatt would be joining

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on ''

''. "I've watched Saturday Night Takeaway with my family for as long as I can remember, I'm such a huge fan, so to be part of one of the biggest entertainment shows out there, with two of my all-time TV heroes Ant and Dec, is an absolute dream." Moffatt said in a statement. On 19 November 2019 she was dropped from her role as co-presenter. On 2 April 2018, Moffatt guest-hosted an evening radio show on

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, as part of ''Heart's Feel Good Easter Weekend''. Since May 2020, Scarlett has presented a BBC Radio 1 podcast with her boyfriend Scott Dobinson, 'Scarlett Moffatt Wants to Believe'. In 2022, Scarlett appeared alongside six other celebrities including

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and

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in the BBC television show Pilgrimage. In it, Scarlett and her fellow celebrities walked the route taken by Saint Columba from North Western Ireland to the Island of Iona in

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as he brought the

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onto the UK mainland in the late 6th century AD. During the programme, Scarlett spoke of her Christian faith and how it helps her in her life.

Personal life

Moffatt is named after the heroine

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, played by Vivien Leigh in

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(1939), her mother's favourite film, and her middle name is after

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, who played

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in '' Alien'' (1979), her father's favourite film. Before finding fame, Moffatt worked as a checkout operator for

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in her home town of Bishop Auckland. She is also an ex-ballroom and Latin dancer, and has danced in local, regional and national competitions. She studied sport at

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. Moffatt has revealed she has failed her

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a total of thirteen times. In 2022 Mofatt revealed she had become a Christian after participating in the BBC's Pilgrimage series.

Filmography

Guest appearances

* ''

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'' (20 August 2014) * '' Virtually Famous'' (1 March 2016) * '' Celebrity First Dates'' (15 July 2016) * '' Play to the Whistle'' (4 April 2017) * ''

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'' (30 June 2017) * '' Celebrity Juice'' (23 March 2017) * ''

Sunday Brunch ''Sunday Brunch'' is a British television programme presented by Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer. It is broadcast live on Channel 4 on Sunday mornings and features cookery and interviews with celebrity guests. Format The programme began on 25 ...

'' (20 August 2017) * ''Sunday Brunch'' (6 November 2017) * ''

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'' (12 January 2018) * ''

Through the Keyhole ''Through the Keyhole'' is a British comedy panel game show created by the TV producer Kevin Sim and originally presented by Sir David Frost in the studio and Loyd Grossman on location. The location presenter goes around celebrities' houses and ...

'' (10 February 2018) * ''Rob Beckett's Playing for Time'' (30 March 2018) *''

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'' (29 May 2018) * '' Would I Lie to You?'' (2 November 2018) * ''

Richard Osman's House of Games ''Richard Osman's House of Games'' is a British quiz show produced by Banijay (owners of Endemol Shine UK), a branch of Remarkable Television for the BBC. The show is hosted by Richard Osman. It is played on a weekly basis, with four "celebri ...

'' (14–18 October 2019), champions week (2-6 December 2019) and Festive House of Games (Xmas Special)(26-30 December 2022) *'' Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure'' (9 April 2021)

References

External links

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