Sammy Leslie
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Sammy Leslie is a female Irish
hotelier
, media personality and reality television
show judge. She is the trustee of the Castle Leslie
estate in County Monaghan
, being responsible for a hotel, a spa, an equestrian centre and an organic cookery school. She acted as a judge alongside celebrity chef Derry Clarke
and former female radio and television presenter Bibi Baskin
in the RTÉ One
reality television series Fáilte Towers
. She has also appeared on television programmes such as the RTÉ One series The Restaurant
, where she appeared as a guest critic, and radio programmes such as the RTÉ Radio 1
programme Conversations with Eamon Dunphy
.
and the former model and charity campaigner Heather Mills in 2002. The estate now has a total of 164 employees.
Leslie was a judge in the Fáilte Towers television programme which was broadcast in August 2008.
On 16 November 2008, she was guest critic in an episode of the RTÉ television programme The Restaurant, an episode whose gust chef was Michael Healy-Rae
.
and broadcast on Saturday 27 October 2007, Leslie spoke of her close relationship with her father, Desmond Leslie
, who was a writer and an RAF
pilot, her unusual family life and her experiences being reared in the castle. As her choice of music leslie opted for the Cat Stevens
song "Father and Son", a small snippet of the film music or "musique concrete" composed by Desmond Leslie for the film The Day the Sky Fell in, "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love
" by Cole Porter
, Alanis Morissette
's "Let's Fall in Love
" and the Tom Baxter
song "Better
".
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
hotelier
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
, media personality and reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show judge. She is the trustee of the Castle Leslie
Castle Leslie
Castle Leslie, home to an Irish branch of Clan Leslie, is located on the 4 km² Castle Leslie Estate adjacent to the village of Glaslough, north-east of Monaghan town in County Monaghan, Ireland.-Architecture:...
estate in County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...
, being responsible for a hotel, a spa, an equestrian centre and an organic cookery school. She acted as a judge alongside celebrity chef Derry Clarke
Derry Clarke
Derry Clarke is an Irish celebrity chef, reality television judge and proprietor of the restaurant L'Ecrivain. He acted as a judge alongside Bibi Baskin and Sammy Leslie on the RTÉ One reality television series Fáilte Towers and has appeared on other programmes such as The Restaurant, The Afternoon...
and former female radio and television presenter Bibi Baskin
Bibi Baskin
Olive "Bibi" Baskin is a former television and radio presenter for Raidió Teilifís Éireann . She is "RTÉ's legendary redhead". She has also been a magazine and newspaper journalist and writer. She is now running a heritage guest house and hotel in Alleppey, Kerala, India.Baskin left RTÉ in the 1990s...
in the RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
reality television series Fáilte Towers
Fáilte Towers
Fáilte Towers was an RTÉ reality TV show that was broadcast as a one off during August 2008. The concept of the show involves thirteen celebrities running a hotel for sixteen days and nights in order to win money for their designated charities. The show format was not repeated nor was it exported...
. She has also appeared on television programmes such as the RTÉ One series The Restaurant
The Restaurant (Irish TV series)
The Restaurant is a successful Irish reality television programme broadcast on RTÉ One. The seventh series began on 16 November 2008, running on Sundays at 20:30. In each episode a celebrity head chef takes on the culinary challenge of producing a top class, three-course meal with two...
, where she appeared as a guest critic, and radio programmes such as the RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
programme Conversations with Eamon Dunphy
Conversations with Eamon Dunphy
Conversations with Eamon Dunphy was an Irish radio programme, on which Eamon Dunphy interviewed various celebrities. It aired on Saturdays on RTÉ Radio 1.On July 7, 2009, Dunphy announced he would cease presenting his programme, to concentrate on sport....
.
Career
Leslie is trustee to the Castle Leslie Estate, which her family have inhabited since 1665. During her early twenties, Leslie began reornaising the estate, which at that stage was not in the best state of any business. She set up a tearoom and through that venture raised funds to repair a broken roof. She also cleaned the toilets. Castle Leslie is now better known for being the venue of the wedding of ex-Beatle Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
and the former model and charity campaigner Heather Mills in 2002. The estate now has a total of 164 employees.
Leslie was a judge in the Fáilte Towers television programme which was broadcast in August 2008.
On 16 November 2008, she was guest critic in an episode of the RTÉ television programme The Restaurant, an episode whose gust chef was Michael Healy-Rae
Michael Healy-Rae
Michael Healy-Rae is an independent politician in Ireland. He was elected at the general election in February 2011 to the 31st Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála for Kerry South....
.
Personal life
In an edition of the RTÉ Radio 1 programme Conversations with Eamon Dunphy, presented by Eamon DunphyEamon Dunphy
Eamon Martin Dunphy is an Irish media personality, radio and television presenter, author, sports pundit, as well as a former professional football player. He is best known as a soccer analyst on Raidió Teilifís Éireann 's coverage of the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. He was paid...
and broadcast on Saturday 27 October 2007, Leslie spoke of her close relationship with her father, Desmond Leslie
Desmond Leslie
Desmond Arthur Peter Leslie was a British pilot, film maker, writer, and musician, of English, Irish and Scottish descent...
, who was a writer and an RAF
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
pilot, her unusual family life and her experiences being reared in the castle. As her choice of music leslie opted for the Cat Stevens
Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam , commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam....
song "Father and Son", a small snippet of the film music or "musique concrete" composed by Desmond Leslie for the film The Day the Sky Fell in, "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love
Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love
"Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" is a popular song written in 1928 by Cole Porter. It was introduced in Porter's first Broadway success, the musical Paris by French chanteuse Irène Bordoni for whom Porter had written the musical as a starring vehicle...
" by Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, he defied the wishes of his domineering grandfather and took up music as a profession. Classically trained, he was drawn towards musical theatre...
, Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
's "Let's Fall in Love
Let's Fall in Love
"Let's Fall In Love" is a song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler and published in 1933. The major hit at the time of introduction was by Eddy Duchin. It was originally written in C major with a "Moderately Bright" tempo marking...
" and the Tom Baxter
Tom Baxter
Tom Baxter is an English singer-songwriter based in London. He was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, and grew up in Cornwall with his sister Vashti Anna, two brothers, Jo Spencer and Charlie Winston, and parents Jeff and Julie Gleave...
song "Better
Better (Tom Baxter song)
"Better" is a song from the album Skybound released by Tom Baxter in January 2008. It was subsequently used on the soundtrack for the motion picture Run Fatboy Run. The song is also the second single released by Irish Boyband Boyzone from their greatest hits compilation, Back Again... No Matter...
".
External links
- Interview on Conversations with Eamon DunphyConversations with Eamon DunphyConversations with Eamon Dunphy was an Irish radio programme, on which Eamon Dunphy interviewed various celebrities. It aired on Saturdays on RTÉ Radio 1.On July 7, 2009, Dunphy announced he would cease presenting his programme, to concentrate on sport....
- Profile at Fáilte TowersFáilte TowersFáilte Towers was an RTÉ reality TV show that was broadcast as a one off during August 2008. The concept of the show involves thirteen celebrities running a hotel for sixteen days and nights in order to win money for their designated charities. The show format was not repeated nor was it exported...