Melinda Messenger

Melinda Jayne Messenger (born 23 February 1971 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English television presenter and was one of the country's most successful glamour models.

Married to Wayne Roberts since 1998, she has three children, Morgan, Flynn and Evie.

Early Career

She first came to prominence in the United Kingdom after a poster advertising campaign for Glevum Windows featuring Messenger was banned by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority for being too sexually suggestive. This quickly led to a very successful glamour modelling career for Melinda, beginning with a photo-shoot for the Daily Star newspaper on January 28, 1997. She also appeared in The Sun's Page Three.

Television

Melinda's TV career began in 1997 on Channel 4's Eurotrash. That same year she was given her own show on Channel 5 called Melinda's Big Night In. Also in 1997, she won Rear of the Year.

Melinda appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in November 2002 in aid of a number of charities. She has since presented many TV programmes, Loose Lips (with Richard Arnold), Baby Baby, Fort Boyard, Can We Still Be Friends, Beat The Dealer, Beat The Crusher, and guest presented on such shows as Wish You Were Here, Heaven and Earth, 4x4, What on Earth, and is a regular guest-presenter on the topical show The Wright Stuff. Melinda continues to appear on British television as a popular guest; with programs such as This Week with Andrew Neil and Michael Portillo, This Morning, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, TFI, The Kumars at No.42, Shooting Stars, and also making guest cameo appearances in shows such as Gimme Gimme Gimme and Bo! Selecta.

Theatre

She has become a successful theatre actress, starring in many pantomimes such as Cinderella (2004â€"2005) and Aladdin (with Bobby Davro and John Rhys Davies, Woking, 2005â€"2006).

Trivia

Melinda's measurements are given as 34DDâ€"22â€"34, and she is 5'4" tall.