Helen Chamberlain
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Helen Marie Chamberlain (born 2 April 1967 in Street
, Somerset
) is an English television presenter.
She previously worked as a holiday camp entertainer and Disc Jockey
before working on a variety of radio and television programmes. Chamberlain has won money in a Poker Million
tournament, which she spent on a racehorse.
. In 1994 Chamberlain worked at Chessington World of Adventures
feeding sea lion
s.
She was discovered at Chessington by a producer for Nickelodeon, where she began presenting in 1994. She began presenting on Sky Sports
's popular British Saturday morning sports show Soccer AM
from 1995. She also guest presented on two former Channel 4
breakfast shows - The Big Breakfast
alongside Johnny Vaughan
, and RI:SE
.
Chamberlain is still a presenter on Soccer AM
and has also presented on Sky TV
's dedicated Poker channel Sky Poker.
She appeared in a raunchy photoshoot for the May 2004 edition of Penthouse
. She also modelled in underwear for Euro 2004 in Trafalgar Square
, and during the photoshoot caused the driver of a double decker bus to run into the back of another bus because he was staring at her.
player when she was younger, Chamberlain beat Eric Bristow
in a game of darts-cricket during a celebrity challenge, where the winner is the first player to go round the board while trying to gain trebles.
Chamberlain finished second in the 2005 Poker Million
tournament winning $400,000. She spent her winnings on buying a Range Rover
for her boyfriend, and the racehorse Birkspiel. The horse is trained by Simon Dow
at Clear Height Stables in Epsom
. On his first outing for the presenter, in April 2006, he won a €50,000 Group 3 race in Baden-Baden
, Germany. One month later, he finished third in a Group 2 race in Cologne
, Germany. She also owned the flat racer Napoletano, and co owned sprinter Merlin's Dancer who finished 2nd in The Dash
which is the race before the Epsom Derby
in 2008. All three horses have now retired.
Helen is most well known for being a passionate Torquay United
fan and has a tattoo of the club crest on her bottom.
, is:
Street, Somerset
Street is a small village and civil parish in the county of Somerset, England. It is situated on a dry spot in the Somerset Levels, at the end of the Polden Hills, south-west of Glastonbury. The 2001 census records the village as having a population of 11,066...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
) is an English television presenter.
She previously worked as a holiday camp entertainer and Disc Jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
before working on a variety of radio and television programmes. Chamberlain has won money in a Poker Million
Poker Million
The Poker Million has been a televised European poker tournament since its inception in November 2000. The final debuted to 30 million viewers and has since remained popular. It was created by UK gaming outfit Ladbrokes with the help of sports promotion firm Matchroom Sport...
tournament, which she spent on a racehorse.
Biography
Chamberlain started her career as a Bluecoat at Pontins holiday camp, before becoming a club Disc JockeyDisc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
. In 1994 Chamberlain worked at Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a theme park and zoo in South West London, England. It lies south of Central London. Historically opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931, a theme park was developed alongside it, opening in 1987...
feeding sea lion
Sea Lion
Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear-flaps, long fore-flippers, the ability to walk on all fours, and short thick hair. Together with the fur seal, they comprise the family Otariidae, or eared seals. There are six extant and one extinct species in five genera...
s.
She was discovered at Chessington by a producer for Nickelodeon, where she began presenting in 1994. She began presenting on Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
's popular British Saturday morning sports show Soccer AM
Soccer AM
Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League...
from 1995. She also guest presented on two former 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...
breakfast shows - The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast
The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 and S4C each weekday morning from 28 September 1992 until 29 March 2002 during which period 2,482 shows were produced. The Big Breakfast was produced by Planet 24, the production company co-owned by former...
alongside Johnny Vaughan
Johnny Vaughan
Jonathan Randall Vaughan is an English broadcaster and journalist. Vaughan has become well known as a television and radio personality and has also built a reputation as a film critic. He co-presented Capital Breakfast alongside Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM between 2004 and 2011...
, and RI:SE
RI:SE
RI:SE was a breakfast television show made by Princess Productions in collaboration with BSkyB for Channel 4 in the UK. It was scheduled to replace The Big Breakfast after declining ratings. It launched on 29 April 2002...
.
Chamberlain is still a presenter on Soccer AM
Soccer AM
Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League...
and has also presented on Sky TV
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
's dedicated Poker channel Sky Poker.
She appeared in a raunchy photoshoot for the May 2004 edition of Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
. She also modelled in underwear for Euro 2004 in Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of...
, and during the photoshoot caused the driver of a double decker bus to run into the back of another bus because he was staring at her.
Sports
A pub-league level dartsDarts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player when she was younger, Chamberlain beat Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow MBE is a British darts player, whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport.- Early career :...
in a game of darts-cricket during a celebrity challenge, where the winner is the first player to go round the board while trying to gain trebles.
Chamberlain finished second in the 2005 Poker Million
Poker Million
The Poker Million has been a televised European poker tournament since its inception in November 2000. The final debuted to 30 million viewers and has since remained popular. It was created by UK gaming outfit Ladbrokes with the help of sports promotion firm Matchroom Sport...
tournament winning $400,000. She spent her winnings on buying a Range Rover
Range Rover
The Range Rover is a large luxury four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle produced by British car maker Land Rover. The model, launched in 1970, is now in its third generation...
for her boyfriend, and the racehorse Birkspiel. The horse is trained by Simon Dow
Simon Dow
was born 13 June 1961. He is a first generation racehorse trainer and is based on the Epsom Downs. He has had several horses that have enjoyed fan club status...
at Clear Height Stables in Epsom
Epsom
Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. Small parts of Epsom are in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, within the Greater London Urban Area. The town lies on the chalk downland of Epsom Downs.-History:Epsom lies...
. On his first outing for the presenter, in April 2006, he won a €50,000 Group 3 race in Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
, Germany. One month later, he finished third in a Group 2 race in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany. She also owned the flat racer Napoletano, and co owned sprinter Merlin's Dancer who finished 2nd in The Dash
The dash
The Dash are a post-punk band based in London, notably the Whitechapel area of London.They comprise of Marc Hayward , Gavin Molloy , Tommy Austin , & Jed Finkelstein...
which is the race before the Epsom Derby
Epsom Derby
The Derby Stakes, popularly known as The Derby, internationally as the Epsom Derby, and under its present sponsor as the Investec Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies...
in 2008. All three horses have now retired.
Helen is most well known for being a passionate Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
fan and has a tattoo of the club crest on her bottom.
Personal life
She is vegetarian. She has also learned to fire eat and has done so on Soccer AM on various occasions. Her current car collection, revealed on Sky TV show Vroom VroomVroom Vroom
See also Vrooom Vrooom, a live album by King CrimsonSee also TapirVroom Vroom was a British television series. shown on Sky One. The presenters were Brendan Coogan , Jon Desborough , Lisa Rogers , and Emma Parker Bowles...
, is:
- Range Rover Vogue SERange RoverThe Range Rover is a large luxury four-wheel drive sport utility vehicle produced by British car maker Land Rover. The model, launched in 1970, is now in its third generation...
- Two Austin-Healey "Frogeye" SpriteAustin-Healey SpriteThe Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open sports car which was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation on 20 May 1958, just before that year's Monaco Grand Prix. It was intended to be a low-cost model that "a chap could keep in his bike shed", yet be the successor to...
s - Fred PontinFred PontinSir Frederick William Pontin was born in Walthamstow, the son of Frederick William Pontin and Elizabeth Marian Tilyard and was knighted in 1976. He died in Blackpool aged 93. He had a successful career in the city's Stock Exchange. He attended Sir George Monoux Grammar School in Walthamstow...
's own Mercedes-Benz 280 SEMercedes-Benz W108The Mercedes-Benz W108 and W109 were luxury cars built by Mercedes-Benz from 1965 through 1972. The line was an update of the predecessor W111 and W112 fintail sedans. The cars were successful in West Germany and in export markets that included including North America and Southeast Asia... - 1974 Fiat 500Fiat 500The Fiat 500 is a car produced by the Fiat company of Italy between 1957 and 1975, with limited production of the Fiat 500 K estate continuing until 1977. The car was designed by Dante Giacosa....
- Aston Martin DB9Aston Martin DB9-DB9 Volante:The Aston Martin DB9 Volante is the convertible version of the DB9 coupe. It is built by hand in limited numbers and has enhanced styling. It is powered by the same 6.0 litre, DOHC 48 valve V12 as the DB9 and is completed with 470 bhp and a top speed of 186 mph...