Melanie Sykes (born 7 August 1970 in Mossley, Lancashire) is an English television presenter and actress. She first came to public attention as the bikini-clad girl in the Boddingtons Beer adverts with the broad Northern accent. Amongst other work during the nineties she also modelled for Berlei Lingerie. August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Mossley is a town in Tameside on the north-east side of Greater Manchester. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... The logo of Boddingtons Bitter Boddingtons is an English beer, originally from Manchester, United Kingdom that has been brewed for more than 200 years. ... Berlei is a brand of womens underwear and in particular bras and girdles. ...

She was born of an Anglo-Burmese/Anglo-Indian mother, from whom she gets her somewhat exotic looks. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Anglo-Indians are persons who have descended from a mix of British and Indian parentage. ...

After initially reporting for The Big Breakfast, she has continued her television career, including reporting for I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! and presenting Eastenders Revealed. She has also hosted a variety of awards shows, including Miss World, the BAFTA's and the Q Awards, has presented her own radio show on Galaxy and previously hosting prime time Saturday night on ITV with Celebrities Under Pressure and The Vault. The Big Breakfast was a British light entertainment television show shown on Channel 4 each weekday morning from September 28, 1992 until March 29, 2002. ... Im a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here! is a UK reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts. ... The official Miss World logo . The Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... Celebrities Under Pressure is a Saturday night entertainment show which airs in the UK on ITV1. ...

She was the host of Today with Des and Mel (with Des O'Connor) until 12th May 2006, when ITV announced that the show would be one of a number to be axed in a "painful, but utterly necessary" move. [1] Today with Des and Mel is a British television series hosted by Des OConnor and Melanie Sykes. ... Desmond Bernard OConnor is a British entertainer, born January 12th, 1932 in Stepney, London. ... (Redirected from 12th May) May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ...

Mel presented The A List, a national radio chart show based on total sales, produced by Unique the Production Company at the studios of London's Heart 106.2. She left the show towards the end of 2006. Heart 106. ...

She was a member of Stalybridge Brass Band along with her father, playing the Euphonium. Statistics Population: 22,568 (2001 Census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ963985 Administration District: Tameside Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Cheshire / Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North... A brass band a musical group consisting mostly or entirely of brass instruments, often with a percussion section. ... The euphonium is a conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument. ...

In November 2006 she filled in for Paul O'Grady when he took leave from The Paul O'Grady Show. The New Paul OGrady Show (formerly The Paul OGrady Show) is a British comedy chat show on Channel 4, formerly aired on ITV1. ...

Personal life

Sykes married italian Daniel Caltagirone in January 2001, and the couple have two children: roman (b. 2002) and lucas (21 July 2004) 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Melanie Sykes at the Internet Movie Database
• The A List - The Definitive Artist Chart
• Heart 106.2 Official website