Melissa Porter (born 18 December 1972[1]) is an English television presenter, best known for her BBC programmes To Buy or Not to Buy and Escape to the Country.
Melissa Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melissa Jayne Tindiglia 18 December 1972 Wythenshawe, Manchester, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | TV presenter |
| Known for | To Buy or Not to Buy Escape to the Country The Renovation Game Get a New Life |
Early life edit
Melissa Jayne Tindiglia was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester,[1] the middle of three sisters of Italian-Czech parentage. Her father was an importer of luxury Italian motorcars.[2] Porter got the property bug from her parents as they moved from one house renovation project to the next in Cheshire.
Career edit
After graduating with a degree in Retail Marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University, Porter worked as a marketing manager for Marks & Spencer, Kodak and a brand manager for Playtex. She then worked as a professional relocator for a company based in Knightsbridge.
While on a team building exercise, her colleagues suggested she ought to consider a career in television. Porter put a show reel together and CV, and got her first break in 2002 on Granada TV's Men and Motors. Porter then moved to the BBC, presenting a number of shows including Put Your Money Where Your House Is and Get a New Life.[3] Porter has written on property for the Mail on Sunday and Yahoo.
In 2007, Porter presented in the series Countryfile: The Summer Diaries[4][5] and Escape to the Country.[5][6] Porter has also presented new segments on travel, relocation and buying property for Barclaycard on GMTV.[5] She has also presented on Live the Dream: As Seen on TV with Nick Barratt.[7]
She has renovated and sold hundreds of homes and sold several without using an estate agent. Her most recent design project is 11 luxury apartments on the Kings Road, Chelsea,London.
She was the frontperson for Oral B toothpaste television advertisements.
Personal life edit
Formerly married,[2] Porter has a son.
Porter is a patron of the British Thyroid Foundation.[8]
Porter enjoys sport, particularly tennis, motoring, sailing and skiing, and both water-skiing and black runs on snow.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b "Me & my health: Melissa Porter". The Journal (Newcastle, England). 31 July 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Fame and Fortune: Melissa Porter". London: The Telegraph. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Melissa Porter – Arlington Enterprises". Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Countryfile: The Summer Diaries episode guide". BBC One. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "Melissa Porter". SpeakOut!. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Escape to the Country". Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Live The Dream As Seen on Scre". Lifestile. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ Patrons BTF Website Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine