For the American politician, see Janet Ellis (politician).
Janet Ellis
MBE
Born
(1955-09-16) 16 September 1955 (age 68)
Chatham, Kent, England
Alma mater
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation(s)
TV presenter, actress and writer
Years active
1978–present
Known for
Blue Peter and Jigsaw presenter
Spouses
Robin Bextor
(m. 1977; div. 1984)
[1]
John Leach
(m. 1988; died 2020)
Children
Three, including Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Janet Ellis, MBE (born 16 September 1955)[2] is an English television presenter, actress and writer, who is best known for presenting the children's television programmes Blue Peter and Jigsaw between 1979 and 1987. She has published two novels, The Butcher's Hook (2016) and How It Was (2019). She is the mother of three children: singer/songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, musician and former child actor Jackson Ellis-Leach and art historian Martha Ellis-Leach.
^"Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Janet Ellis: 'Having a famous mum was high value currency when I was little'". The Guardian. 25 September 2021.
^"BBC - I Love Blue Peter - Janet Ellis presenter biography". Bbc.co.uk.
JanetEllis, MBE (born 16 September 1955) is an English television presenter, actress and writer, who is best known for presenting the children's television...
both joined in 1980, and a new producer, Lewis Bronze, joined in 1982. JanetEllis joined Sarah Greene and Peter Duncan on 28 April 1983. The 1980s saw...
Valerie Singleton was on holiday. Greene returned to cover for JanetEllis in 1984, after Ellis injured her pelvis during a parachute landing. Fielding stepped...
the United Kingdom. The party did not win any seats. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor and JanetEllis: 'Having a famous mum was high value currency when I was little'"...
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Barbara Duncan. He and Billie adopted a son, Scott. Duncan was married to JanetEllis from 1989 until his death. He married Jan after the death of his second...
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Me. Christie came joint second, with actress Susie Amy, behind winner JanetEllis, but ahead of the musician and actor Goldie. The Channel 4 programme's...
Sophie Aldred, Kate Robbins, and (from 1999) former Blue Peter host JanetEllis. For the ninth (and final) series of Numbertime in 2001, Michael Fenton-Stevens...
Noakes, Christopher Wenner, Tina Heath, Peter Duncan, Sarah Greene, JanetEllis and Michael Sundin. Groom became known among the programme's production...
Calculo, in the last episode). This series also saw former Blue Peter host JanetEllis joining the El Nombre cast; although this series was made in Winter 1998...
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panel members hosted the show in its early stages such as James O'Brien, JanetEllis, Kate Silverton, Henry Bonsu, Anne Diamond, Vanessa Feltz, Lowri Turner...
throughout the 1980s. In 1982, he joined the cast of Jigsaw, including JanetEllis, Sylvester McCoy and David Rappaport. Boyd also hosted Children's BBC...
whilst Richard Marson was awarded one after his last programme by Baxter. JanetEllis was awarded her gold badge in November 2017 on BBC’s breakfast news by...
Blue Peter presenter JanetEllis for a prize of £1,000, which went to charity. She came joint second with Christie, behind winner Ellis. In September 2011...
characters include the close family of the three leads. Regan's ex-wife Kate (Janet Key) appears in the pilot Regan and in episode 1.13 "Abduction". Their daughter...
different series. Among those who have appeared in several Doig projects are JanetEllis, Philip Fox, Julia Binsted, Sylvester McCoy and Mark Speight. Doig writes...