Janet Street-Porter
Janet Vera Street-Porter CBE (née Bull; born 27 December 1946) is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality. She began her career as a fashion writer and columnist at the Daily Mail and was later appointed fashion editor of the Evening Standard in 1971. In 1973, she co-presented a mid-morning radio show with Paul Callan on LBC.
Janet Street-Porter CBE | |
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Street-Porter in 2005 | |
| Born | Janet Vera Bull 27 December 1946 Brentford, West London, England |
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| Alma mater | Architectural Association School of Architecture |
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| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouses | Tim Street-Porter
(m. 1967; div. 1975)Tony Elliott
(m. 1975; div. 1977)David Sorkin
(m. 1997; div. 1999) |
| Partner | Peter Spanton (1999–present) |
| Website | Official website |
Street-Porter began working on television at London Weekend Television in 1975, first as a presenter of a series of mainly youth-oriented programmes. She was the editor and producer of the Network 7 series on Channel 4 in 1987, and was a BBC Television executive from 1987 until 1994. She was an editor of The Independent on Sunday from 1999 until 2002, but relinquished the job to become editor-at-large.
Since 2011, Street-Porter has been a regular panellist on the ITV talk show Loose Women. Her other television appearances include Question Time (1998–2015), Have I Got News for You (1996–2023), I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2004), Deadline (2007), Celebrity MasterChef (2013, 2020), and A Taste of Britain (2014).
Street-Porter was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to journalism and broadcasting.