Gemma Cairney is a British

United Kingdom

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 radio presenter and fashion stylist, known for presenting the mid-afternoon programme on BBC Radio 1Xtra

BBC Radio 1Xtra

BBC Radio 1Xtra is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom from the BBC specialising in new black music, sometimes referred to as urban music. Launched at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been codenamed Network X during the consulation period and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1...

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Prior to her career in radio, she was a stylist for acts such as Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine is the recording name of English musician Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide music for her voice. Florence and the Machine's sound has been described as a combination of various genres, including rock and soul...

 and The Pigeon Detectives

The Pigeon Detectives

The Pigeon Detectives are an English indie rock band from Rothwell, West Yorkshire, who formed in 2004. They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to...

. Then, following a course at Point Blank Music College

Point Blank Music College

Point Blank is a music and creative media school founded in 1994 by musician and producer Robert Cowan. It offers courses in Electronic Music production, DJing, Singing & Songwriting, and Audio Engineering at its premises in Hoxton, North London...

  Gemma fronted several radio shows for Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

's 4radio before landing the role of co-presenter for Big Brother's Big Ears for Big Brother 2008

Big Brother 2008 (UK)

Big Brother 2008 was the ninth series of the British reality television series Big Brother, that aired on Channel 4 and E4. The series was launched on 5 June 2008, and ran for 13 weeks until 5 September 2008. The winner of Big Brother 2008 was Rachel Rice who beat bookies' favourite Michael Hughes...

alongside Iain Lee

Iain Lee

Iain Lee is a British comedian, and a television and radio presenter. His career began when he performed stand-up comedy gigs across venues in London. He subsequently became co-presenter of the comedy current affairs show The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel 4 and RI:SE...

. Gemma began her 1Xtra career co-hosting the Breakfast Show with legendary bald co-presenter Trevor Nelson

Trevor Nelson

Trevor Nelson MBE is an English DJ and presenter.Born in Hackney to a family of St Lucian heritage, he attended Central Foundation Boys' Grammar School in Cowper St, Islington, London EC2 and Westminster Kingsway College...

. Prior to starting on BBC 1Xtra, she co-presented the Kiss FM

Kiss 100 London

Kiss is a UK radio station broadcasting on FM and Digital Radio, specialising in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music. It also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio around the UK & nationally on Freeview, Sky and TalkTalk TV...

breakfast show for two weeks in August 2008.

In autumn 2008 and spring 2010 Gemma was the roving reporter for T4

T4 (Channel 4)

T4 is a scheduling slot on Channel 4 from about 09:00 until 14:00 on Saturdays and 17:00 on Sundays. It also airs on weekdays in the school holidays. The slot has a separate station identification on screen graphic from Channel 4 and E4. The logo of T4 is noticeably the top right segment of the...

's Frock Me, hosting alongside Alexa Chung

Alexa Chung

Alexa Chung is an English television presenter, model and contributing editor at British Vogue.She currently hosts Gonzo with Alexa Chung for MTV UK, and is scheduled to host Thrift America for PBS in 2011...

 and Henry Holland

Henry Holland (fashion designer)

Henry Holland is a fashion designer from Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, England. He has attracted notice with his bold, '80s-inspired T-shirts with catchphrases such as "I'll tell you who's boss, Kate Moss". He is well known for his work with model Agyness Deyn...

. Other TV appearances have included reaching second place on Pick Me MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 and a regular slot as a co-presenter of Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

's online series Bite. In November 2010 she was a guest panelist on ITV2

ITV2

ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...

's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Now! Her sister, Laura once filled in for her as Gemma reportedly got lost in the jungle and had to be rescued by Ant

Anthony McPartlin

Anthony David "Ant" McPartlin is one half of the English comedy and television presenting duo Ant & Dec, with the other being Declan Donnelly. He came to prominence in the children's drama series Byker Grove and as one half of the pop music duo PJ & Duncan...

 or Dec

Declan Donnelly

Declan Joseph Oliver "Dec" Donnelly is one half of the English acting and TV presenting duo Ant & Dec, with the other being Anthony McPartlin. He came to prominence in the children's drama series Byker Grove and as one half of the pop music duo PJ & Duncan...

. Gemma also hosted the television coverage of 1Xtra's live music events and contributed to the BBC's Glastonbury

Glastonbury

Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census...

 coverage.http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/gemmacairney/profile/

In October 2010 Cairney fronted the Turn Up The Style, Turn Down The Heat campaign for green organisation Global Cool

Global Cool

Global Cool is a green lifestyle campaign run by the Global Cool Foundation, a registered climate change charity in the United Kingdom. Global Cool works with celebrities and the media and entertainment industries to promote green behaviours such as using public transport and taking flight-free...

 at Britain's Next Top Model Live in London

London

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