Claire Gorham
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Claire Gorham is an English journalist and television presenter, best known for The Girlie Show
in the late 1990s.
She is sometimes credited as Clare Gorham
She is a transracial adoptee, born to a Swiss mother and a Nigerian father. Her family has five born-to children and four adopted children of whom two are black. She has spoken about transracial adoption on a number of occasions.
on Channel 4
and presented Travelog 97. She has also been the editor of the British Black lifestyle magazine Pride.
She appeared as an actress in Random Acts of Intimacy (2002).
She is currently a lecturer at University of West London.
The Girlie Show (Channel 4)
The Girlie Show was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. Its presenters were Sarah Cawood, Claire Gorham, American Model Rachel Williams, and in her first presenting job, Sara Cox...
in the late 1990s.
She is sometimes credited as Clare Gorham
She is a transracial adoptee, born to a Swiss mother and a Nigerian father. Her family has five born-to children and four adopted children of whom two are black. She has spoken about transracial adoption on a number of occasions.
Career
She was one of the original presenters of The Girlie ShowThe Girlie Show (Channel 4)
The Girlie Show was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. Its presenters were Sarah Cawood, Claire Gorham, American Model Rachel Williams, and in her first presenting job, Sara Cox...
on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
and presented Travelog 97. She has also been the editor of the British Black lifestyle magazine Pride.
She appeared as an actress in Random Acts of Intimacy (2002).
She is currently a lecturer at University of West London.
External links
- Claire Gorham at the IMDb
- Adoption