Yvette Fielding facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Yvette Fielding
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Fielding filming Most Haunted in 2002
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Yvette Paula Fielding
23 September 1968 |
| Occupation | Television presenter, producer, actress, author |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Television | Blue Peter Most Haunted Most Haunted Live! Ghosthunting With... |
| Spouse(s) | Barry Sweeny (1993–divorced) Karl Beattie (m. 1999) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Stuart Torevell (cousin) |
Yvette Paula Fielding, born on September 23, 1968, is a well-known English TV presenter, producer, actress, and writer. When she was 18, she became the youngest presenter ever on the famous BBC children's show Blue Peter. Later, with her husband Karl Beattie, she became famous for exploring spooky places on the TV series Most Haunted. This show, and others like Ghosthunting With..., made her known as the 'first lady of the paranormal'. She has also appeared in many other popular shows, including I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.
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Early Life and First Steps in TV
Yvette Fielding was born in Stockport, England. She grew up in a place called Bramhall and went to several schools there. Before she became a TV star, she worked different jobs like cleaning hotels and serving drinks in pubs.
Her first big acting role came in 1983 in the BBC children's show Seaview. In this comedy-drama, Yvette played Sandy Shelton, a teenage girl living in her parents' guest house in Blackpool. The show was popular and ran for two seasons.
Becoming a TV Star
Blue Peter and Beyond
In 1987, Yvette joined the team of presenters on Blue Peter, a very popular children's show in the UK. She was only 18 years old, making her the youngest presenter in the show's history. While on Blue Peter, she even acted in an episode of Last of the Summer Wine. During her time on the show, Yvette won an award for being the Most Popular Woman on Television.
One of her most memorable moments on Blue Peter was a rollercoaster ride with fellow presenter Mark Curry. Viewers later voted this as their Favourite Blue Peter moment of all time! After five years, Yvette left Blue Peter and went on to co-host What's Up Doc?, another children's show on ITV.
After her children's TV days, Yvette started presenting shows for older audiences. She hosted programmes like The Heaven and Earth Show and City Hospital for the BBC. She also appeared on game shows like Win, Lose or Draw. In 2004, Yvette was named 'Multichannel personality of the year' at a big entertainment awards ceremony. She also appeared as a guest on popular chat shows like The Wright Stuff and Loose Women.
In 2015, Yvette took part in the reality TV show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, where celebrities live in a jungle camp and face challenges. She finished in tenth place.
Exploring the Paranormal
In 2002, Yvette and her husband Karl Beattie started their own TV company called Antix Productions. Their first big show was Most Haunted for the Living channel. In this show, Yvette and a team of experts visit places that are said to be haunted, hoping to find proof of ghosts. The show became very popular and made Yvette famous for her interest in the paranormal (things that are beyond normal scientific understanding).
Following Most Haunted, Yvette also presented and produced Ghosthunting With... for ITV2. In this show, she took celebrities to haunted locations to see if they would experience anything spooky. Yvette has often talked about her paranormal investigations in interviews and on other TV and radio shows.
Although Yvette announced in 2010 that she would stop presenting Most Haunted and other paranormal shows, she later returned! In 2014, a new series of Most Haunted was made for the Really TV channel, with Yvette back as the host.
Personal Life
Yvette Fielding lives on a farm in Sandbach, Cheshire, with her husband Karl Beattie and her two children. Yvette has shared that she has vitiligo, a skin condition that causes patches of her skin to lose their color.
