Yvette Fielding

Yvette Paula Fielding (born 23 September 1968) is an English television presenter, producer, actress, and writer.

Fielding's first major role came in 1983 when she was cast in the children's BBC series Seaview.

The comedy-drama show centred around a teenage girl called Sandy Shelton (played by Fielding), growing up living at her parents' guest house in Blackpool.

The show ran for two series.

Fielding later made a guest appearance in an episode of Juliet Bravo.

In 1987 she became the youngest presenter on Blue Peter aged 18.

With her husband Karl Beattie, she presented the Most Haunted series on the Living channel, via their own production company, followed by Ghosthunting With..., establishing Fielding as 'first lady of the paranormal'.

She has appeared in a wide range of other programmes, from The Wright Stuff to Through the Keyhole and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

Fielding was born in Stockport and grew up in Bramhall where she attended Pownall Green Primary School and Bramhall High School.

She attended Stockport Convent, Hillcrest Grammar School, Davenport and Dane Bank College in Crewe.

As a teenager she worked as a hotel cleaner in Wilmslow, and a barmaid in Cheadle Hulme and Macclesfield.

In 1987, Fielding became a presenter on the BBC children's show Blue Peter.

To date Fielding holds the record of being the youngest presenter on Blue Peter, starting on 29 June 1987 three months before her 19th birthday.

While on the series Fielding also had an acting role in Last of the Summer Wine (making an appearance in the series while making a Blue Peter report on the show).

During her time on the show, Fielding won the SOS Award for the Most Popular Woman on Television, competing with Cilla Black, Victoria Wood and Kylie Minogue.

Years after Fielding left Blue Peter, her trip on a rollercoaster with fellow presenter Mark Curry was voted the Favourite Blue Peter moment of all time by viewers.

After five years of Blue Peter, Fielding co-hosted What's Up Doc?, a Saturday morning children's show on ITV.

The series ran for three years.

From 1995 Fielding made a transition from children's television to broadcasting for an older audience.

After leaving What's Up Doc? Fielding presented The Heaven and Earth Show, The General and City Hospital for the BBC.

She was a regular host of Karaoke Challenge and contributed weekend continuity for Challenge TV.

Fielding also appeared in the ITV game show Win, Lose or Draw in 1995 and 1996.

Fielding briefly returned to children's television in 1997, appearing in two episodes of the CBBC drama series Byker Grove, playing the role of Samantha Fuller.

From 1998 to 2000, Fielding appeared as a regular alongside Fred Dinenage and Toyah Willcox on a property-pricing based game-show called Under Offer made for Meridian Television.

In 2003, Fielding appeared as a guest on the Channel 4 chat show Richard & Judy.

In 2004, Fielding was named 'Multichannel personality of the year' at the Variety Club Showbusines awards.

In 2005, Fielding appeared as Annie Lennox in a celebrity special of ITV's Stars in Their Eyes, and also appeared as a guest panellist on Channel 5 show The Wright Stuff (Fielding made further guest appearances on the show in 2008 and 2009).

Later in the same year she also made a guest appearance on the BBC music quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

In 2007, Fielding appeared as a guest on the ITV chat show Loose Women, and appeared as a contestant in the ITV2 reality television programme Deadline, finishing second.

Later on in the year she appeared as a guest on That Antony Cotton Show.

In January 2008, Fielding appeared as a contestant on the BBC quiz show Celebrity Mastermind, with her specialist subject being Henry VIII.

Fielding and her husband were the celebrity subjects of a one-hour documentary for Living called Living With Yvette & Karl which aired on 1 November 2008.

A sequel documentary entitled In Bed with Yvette & Karl which aired on Living on 17 January 2009, charted Fielding's hysterectomy operation and recovery.

A full-length series of In Bed with Yvette & Karl, was then commissioned, and aired on Living during June and July 2009.

In October 2009, a further documentary entitled Yvette & Karl: Life begins at 40 was broadcast.

From February to March 2009, Fielding appeared in the ITV1 variety TV show Saturday Night Takeaway.

On 21 May 2009, Fielding appeared for a fourth time on The Paul O'Grady Show, and a day later, she appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.

In May 2009, Fielding appeared as a guest on the ITV talent show spin-off Britain's Got More Talent.

In July 2009, Fielding was a celebrity panellist in an episode of the Channel 4 comedy show 8 out of 10 Cats.

In November 2009, Fielding appeared as a celebrity contestant in an episode of Come Dine with Me, finishing third.