Jo Guest
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Joanne Guest is an English
former glamour model and media figure.
, north east Derbyshire
, England, Guest got her start in modelling when she came across an advertisement for it while on a catering course at her local college. She appeared as a Page 3 girl in The Sun
and has also appeared in the magazines Loaded
and FHM
. She also appeared in the Playboy
video Shagalicious British Babes.
Guest appeared in a wide range of British "top shelf" magazines, including Whitehouse, Mens World, Mayfair
and Men Only
. Since 2000 she has been a television host for the Men and Motors cable/satellite channel in the United Kingdom
, operated by Granada Television
.
In 1993 and again in 2003, she started appearing exclusively every month in the British soft-core magazine Men's World with whom she also started an interactive website. But she did not feature in the November or December issues, it being said she was too busy.
Guest also appeared in an interactive erotic magazine for PC called Interactive Girls. She starred in an erotic PC game Jo Guest in the Milk Round, released by Interactive Girls Club in 1994.
magazine. She had previously appeared in a weekly "agony babe" advice column in the Daily Star newspaper (from November 1998 to March 2000).
Guest has hosted a number of television programmes on the Granada
Men & Motors
cable/satellite channel in the United Kingdom
. Shows include:
Guest also appeared in the third series of the British TV show, I'm Famous and Frightened!
On 21 January 2008, she was a guest on the television show This Morning
, where she discussed a mystery illness she had been suffering from for the past 14 months that had left her unable to work and that doctors had been unable to diagnose. On 10 April 2008 she returned as a guest on This Morning and confirmed that, as a direct result of help from viewers that had seen her previous appearance, she had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former glamour model and media figure.
Glamour career
Born and raised in ChesterfieldChesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
, north east Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, England, Guest got her start in modelling when she came across an advertisement for it while on a catering course at her local college. She appeared as a Page 3 girl in The Sun
The Sun (newspaper)
The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
and has also appeared in the magazines Loaded
Loaded (magazine)
Loaded, first published in 1994, is a British magazine for men that is considered to be the "original lads' mag". Its motto is "For men who should know better".-History:...
and FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
. She also appeared in the Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
video Shagalicious British Babes.
Guest appeared in a wide range of British "top shelf" magazines, including Whitehouse, Mens World, Mayfair
Mayfair (magazine)
Mayfair is a British adult magazine for men. Founded in 1965, it was designed as a response to U.S. magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse, which had recently launched in the UK. For many years it claimed the largest distribution of any men's magazine in the UK.-Fisk Publishing era:Mayfair was...
and Men Only
Men Only
Men Only is a British soft-core pornographic magazine published by Paul Raymond since 1971. However, the title goes back to 1935 when it was founded by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd as a pocket magazine . It set out its editorial stall in the first issue:'We don't want women readers. We won't have women...
. Since 2000 she has been a television host for the Men and Motors cable/satellite channel in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, operated by Granada Television
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
.
In 1993 and again in 2003, she started appearing exclusively every month in the British soft-core magazine Men's World with whom she also started an interactive website. But she did not feature in the November or December issues, it being said she was too busy.
Guest also appeared in an interactive erotic magazine for PC called Interactive Girls. She starred in an erotic PC game Jo Guest in the Milk Round, released by Interactive Girls Club in 1994.
Other media work
Starting with the June 2002 issue, Guest had a monthly advice column in FrontFront (magazine)
Front was first published by Cabal Communications in 1998, it was created to rival IPC's publication Loaded, catering to a demographic of 16- to 25-year-old males. It began as part of the British "lads' mag" genre of magazines though the covers rejects this description with the statement "Front is...
magazine. She had previously appeared in a weekly "agony babe" advice column in the Daily Star newspaper (from November 1998 to March 2000).
Guest has hosted a number of television programmes on the Granada
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
Men & Motors
Men & Motors
Men & Motors was a men's lifestyle television channel in the UK. It was the last remaining station operated by the former Granada Sky Broadcasting joint venture, set up by Granada Television and satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting in 1996...
cable/satellite channel in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Shows include:
- Jo Guest's Private Parts (Nov 1998)
- Undressed with Guest (the second series was shown in Spring 1999)
- Jo Guest in Jamaica (Jan-Feb 2000)
- Jo Guest’s Capital Exposed (Nov 2002)
- The Steam RoomThe Steam RoomThe Steam Room is a UK reality television show that has been hosted by Jo Guest and Michelle Marsh. The first season, was broadcast in autumn 2004 and the second was co-hosted by Michelle Marsh with Richard Alexander recently...
: with Jo Guest (Oct 2004) - Jo Guest UK Exposed (Nov 2004)
- British Babes Exposed included The Steam Room hosted by Jo Guest (Oct 2008)
Guest also appeared in the third series of the British TV show, I'm Famous and Frightened!
I'm Famous and Frightened!
I'm Famous and Frightened was a Living TV reality TV show in which 8 celebrities stayed for three nights in a "haunted" castle. They had to then do terrifying challenges in order to raise money for charity; each one was evicted until only the winner was left.The first series aired on Friday 12...
On 21 January 2008, she was a guest on the television show This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
, where she discussed a mystery illness she had been suffering from for the past 14 months that had left her unable to work and that doctors had been unable to diagnose. On 10 April 2008 she returned as a guest on This Morning and confirmed that, as a direct result of help from viewers that had seen her previous appearance, she had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a medical disorder characterized by chronic widespread pain and allodynia, a heightened and painful response to pressure. It is an example of a diagnosis of exclusion...
.