''The Hot Desk'' is a British music interview show that has been hosted by a number of presenters including
Nicole Appleton
Nicole Marie Appleton (born 7 December 1974) is a Canadian singer and television presenter. She is a member of the British girl group All Saints and Canadian duo Appleton with her elder sister Natalie Appleton.
Early life
Appleton was born ...
,
Melanie Blatt
Melanie Ruth Blatt (born 25 March 1975) is an English singer. She rose to fame in 1997 as a member of the girl group All Saints. The group have gained five number one singles, two multi-platinum albums, two BRIT Awards and have sold over 10 mil ...
,
Dave Berry,
Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM. ,
Laura Whitmore
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,
Sarah Jane Crawford
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and
Alice Levine
Alice Esme Levine (born 8 July 1986) is an English radio and television presenter, narrator, and comedian.
Early life and education
Levine was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Her father is a retired lecturer at the University of Nottingham. H ...
. The show was produced for
ITV
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by UMTV.TV.
''The Hot Desk'' first appeared on
ITV Mobile
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in November 2007 and represented ITV Mobile's first made-for-mobile commission. Since 2008, it has been shown on
ITV2
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. The show was launched with Mel Blatt and Nicole Appleton interviewing
Liam Gallagher
William John Paul Gallagher (born 21 September 1972) is an English singer and songwriter. He achieved fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis from 1991 to 2009, and later fronted the rock band Beady Eye from 2009 to 2014, before starti ...
(who was in a relationship with Appleton at the time). Filmed on London's
Hampstead Heath
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, Liam was less than complimentary about
Peter Andre
Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea, 27 February 1973) is an English-Australian singer and television personality of Australian descent.
Andre gained popularity as a singer, best known for his singles "Mysterious Girl" and " Flava". He is als ...
in his usual inimitable style.
Format
Since the show's early "edgy feel" mix of new bands and no-holds-barred style approach, the show became less focused on new talent and more celebrity-led. One format question asked to every guest was 'call, text or reject' where the guest is given three people related to their lives, one they call, one they have to text and the other they must reject.
At the end of each interview, the celebrity featured was asked to sign the "Hot Desk" with a marker pen. This is reminiscent of ''
TFI Friday
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'', the television show hosted by
Chris Evans which ran from 1996 to 2000. When Evans finished his interviews, he would also ask the celebrity to sign the desk with a marker pen. This format provided the producer with great access to the biggest music stars and A-list celebrities.
Presenters
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Nicole Appleton
Nicole Marie Appleton (born 7 December 1974) is a Canadian singer and television presenter. She is a member of the British girl group All Saints and Canadian duo Appleton with her elder sister Natalie Appleton.
Early life
Appleton was born ...
(2007–2010)
*
Melanie Blatt
Melanie Ruth Blatt (born 25 March 1975) is an English singer. She rose to fame in 1997 as a member of the girl group All Saints. The group have gained five number one singles, two multi-platinum albums, two BRIT Awards and have sold over 10 mil ...
(2007–2010)
*
Dave Berry (2008–2014, 2017)
*
Emma Willis
Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM. (2008–2014)
*
Jayne Sharp
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Early life
Sharp is from Durkar in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Before presenting, Sharp went to the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside to stud ...
(2011)
*
Laura Whitmore
Laura Whitmore (born 4 May 1985) is an Irish media personality and model based in London. She was a video jockey for MTV in 2008, and has since presented television shows, such as ''This Morning'' (2014), '' Survival of the Fittest'' (2018) ...
(2012–2016)
*
Alice Levine
Alice Esme Levine (born 8 July 1986) is an English radio and television presenter, narrator, and comedian.
Early life and education
Levine was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Her father is a retired lecturer at the University of Nottingham. H ...
(2012–2013)
* Arazou Baker (2013)
* Dan O'Connell (2013)
*
Melvin Odoom
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Education
Odoom attended the University of Bedfordshire and studied a Media Per ...
(2014, 2016)
*
Rickie Haywood Williams
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Early life
He attended th ...
(2014, 2016)
*
Matt Willis
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(2014)
*
Sarah-Jane Crawford
Sarah-Jane Crawford is an English television and radio presenter, actress, voice-over artist, and DJ best known for her radio work with Hits Radio and formerly with BBC Radio 1Xtra, and television work with E! Network (which she is curre ...
(2014)
*
Pixie Lott
Victoria Louise Lott (born 12 January 1991), better known by her stage name Pixie Lott, is an English singer and songwriter. Her debut album, '' Turn It Up'', released in September 2009, reached number six on the UK Albums Chart and sold ove ...
(2014)
*
AJ Odudu
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(2015–2016)
*
Poppy Jamie
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Entrepreneurship ...
(2015–2016)
* Becca Dudley (2016)
*
Maya Jama
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(2016)
*
Roman Kemp (2016–2017)
*
Vick Hope
Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope (born 25 September 1989) is a British TV and radio presenter, journalist and published author.
Vick hosts three shows a week across BBC Radio 1 "Going Home with Vick and Jordan", "Life Hacks" and "Official Chart: F ...
(2016)
Episodes
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References
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2007 British television series debuts
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ITV (TV network) original programming
English-language television shows
British music television shows