Jo Whiley is an English radio DJ and also a television presenter popular as the host of the show Jo Whiley Show on BBC Radio 1.
The talented diva is happily married and living a blissful family life with husband Steve Morton. It's been 26 years since they started life as a husband and wife and are still very much in love.
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Jo Whiley: Her Married Life with husband Steve Morton and Four Children
Jo married music executive Steve Morton in July 1991 in Northampton after dating for a couple of years. The couple has been living together since then with her four adorable kids.
Jo gave birth to her first daughter India the same year of her marriage. Almost after 8 years, Jude was born following Cassius.
She announced her fourth pregnancy on 9 May 2008 live giving birth to daughter Coco Lux.
The duo is maintaining their relationship for almost 26 years with no rumors of extra affair or divorce.
She seems very dedicated to her family life so we can definitely say that her married life will go on a long way ahead.
Jo Whiley: See Her Career
The 52-year-old television personality was the host of the long-running weekday Jo Whiley Show on BBC Radio 1.
She was, in fact, unsure of what she wanted to do in past. She had a conversation with a lecturer that led her to a job with BBC Radio Sussex on a show called Turn It Up.
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She left for City University London for a year course on radio journalism. She worked as a researcher on WPFM, a BBC Radio 4 youth culture and music show.
When Terry Christian and Gary Crowley left the show, Jo was selected in the very show as a presenter for the first time. She presented the indie show, and then at Channel 4 on The Word with Zoe Ball.
Whiley moved on to BBC Radio 1 from September 1993 until March 2011; also hosted a weekday evening show called The Evening Session with Steve Lamacq.
Whiley was a regular guest presenter on Top of the Pops from 1995-1998. She returned to the show twice between 2005-06 to co-present with lead presenter Fearne Cotton.
In July 2009, she came with her autobiography, My World in Motion, on CD from Random House Audiobooks.
Whiley dedicated herself in a weekday lunchtime show, called The Jo Whiley Show on BBC Radio 1 from February 1997 and later The Lunchtime Social. She had an attractive salary of £250,000 as of 2005 working at BBC.
The gorgeous diva was an occasional stand in presenter for Claudia Winkleman on Radio 2 since BBC Radio 2. She left Radio 1 in 2011 after 17 years to move to Radio 2.
She also presented some shows on television such as the Glastonbury Festival, the BBC Three series, Little Angels, T4 (Channel 4) show MobileAct Unsigned and Panorama documentary strand titled Are the Net Police Coming for You?
Quick Facts about Jo Whiley
- Born on 4 July 1965 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England to Martin, an electrician, and Christine, a postmistress.
- Studied applied languages at Brighton Polytechnic.
- Swam competitively for Northamptonshire.
- Her sister Frances suffered from outbursts and temper tantrums.
- She is a celebrity ambassador to Mencap, a UK charity.
- Hosted the Little Noise Sessions concerts, in aid of the Mencap charity.
- Undertook a challenge for Sports Relief on 19 March 2014; she walked, jogged and ran on the treadmill for 26 hours.
- Her achievement in Sports Relief impressed members of the band Coldplay, who donated £260,000.
- Underwent surgery to have a supernumerary nipple removed.
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