Jilly Goolden
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Jilly Goolden is a British
wine
critic, journalist and television personality.
Food and Drink
television series in Britain, with Chris Kelly, Michael Barry and her good friend Oz Clarke
(another oenophile). She is known for her outrageously abstract descriptions of wine tasting appreciation often referring to certain wines as reminiscent of pear drops, liquorice and even rubber.
Goolden has presented two television series on antiques for BBC1
, The Great Antiques Hunt and Going, Going, Gone
, and she has travelled extensively as a regular presenter on BBC1’s Holiday
programme. During 2003, she was presenter on BBC1’s Holiday - You Call the Shots. In 2004, the Radio Times
included Goolden in a list of the top 40 most eccentric TV presenters of all time. In 2005, she appeared in a new Channel 4
series Extreme Celebrity Detox
. She has also starred in a mini-drama written directed by Pauline Quirke
and she has performed in The Vagina Monologues
at the Royal Albert Hall
.
In November, 2005, Goolden also appeared in ITV1
's fifth series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. During her time in the jungle Goolden, along with fellow celebrity Carol Thatcher
, was voted to do a bushtucker trial. This involved eating various insects and some local delicacies. During her Bushtucker trial in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, Goolden tried to eat a kangaroo's penis as part of the task but failed to do so. In 2006 Goolden appeared on the television series Celebrity MasterChef.
Jilly has written books on wine and food and palmistry. Her books have also appeared in the Sunday Times best-seller list. She has co-written books which include five volumes of Food and Drink, Entertaining with Food and Drink and The Big Food and Wine Drink Book. As well as books on food and drink, Goolden co-authored Your Hand - An Illustrated Guide To Palmistry (ISBN 0-434-98141-9) in the early 1980s.
In 2008, Jilly took part in a special of Wife Swap
in the UK, swapping with Cynthia O'Neal, the wife of Alexander O'Neal
.
She has been a judge on the ITV
programme Britain's Best Dish
for both series since 2007.
Jilly is also a Vice President of the charity, the Advance Centre for The Scotson Technique
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
critic, journalist and television personality.
Education
Goolden was educated at an independent convent school (from which she says she was expelled "for being disruptive"),Career
For 18 years Goolden co-presented the popular BBC2BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
Food and Drink
Food and Drink
Food and Drink was a long-running British television series on BBC Two between 1982 and 2001. It was the first national television programme in the UK to cover the subject of food and drink without cookery and recipe demonstrations....
television series in Britain, with Chris Kelly, Michael Barry and her good friend Oz Clarke
Oz Clarke
Robert "Oz" Clarke is a British wine writer, television presenter and broadcaster.-Biography:Clarke’s parents were a chest physician and a nursing sister. He was brought up near Canterbury with a brother and a sister. Clarke became a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral and subsequently won a choral...
(another oenophile). She is known for her outrageously abstract descriptions of wine tasting appreciation often referring to certain wines as reminiscent of pear drops, liquorice and even rubber.
Goolden has presented two television series on antiques for BBC1
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
, The Great Antiques Hunt and Going, Going, Gone
Going, Going, Gone (TV series)
Going, Going, Gone was an antiques quiz show in the UK during the 1990s, which was shown on BBC Two and which was produced by BBC Scotland in Glasgow. The show ran from 16 October 1995 to 11 March 1998, and aired 144 programmes...
, and she has travelled extensively as a regular presenter on BBC1’s Holiday
Holiday (TV series)
Holiday was a long-running UK television programme on BBC One, and was the oldest travel review show on UK television. It was aired on the channel from 1969 until 2007.-Overview:...
programme. During 2003, she was presenter on BBC1’s Holiday - You Call the Shots. In 2004, the Radio Times
Radio Times
Radio Times is a UK weekly television and radio programme listings magazine, owned by the BBC. It has been published since 1923 by BBC Magazines, which also provides an on-line listings service under the same title...
included Goolden in a list of the top 40 most eccentric TV presenters of all time. In 2005, she appeared in a new 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...
series Extreme Celebrity Detox
Extreme Celebrity Detox
Extreme Celebrity Detox was a Channel 4 reality television programme in which 15 British celebrities were sent to try a range of detox programmes, which aimed to enhance inner peace....
. She has also starred in a mini-drama written directed by Pauline Quirke
Pauline Quirke
Pauline Perpetua Quirke is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Sharon in the comedy series Birds of a Feather, alongside her lifelong friend and frequent acting partner Linda Robson...
and she has performed in The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at AFRICA in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production which was produced by David Stone, Nina Essman, Dan Markley, The Araca Group, Willa Shalit, Mike Skipper...
at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
.
In November, 2005, Goolden also appeared in ITV1
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
's fifth series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. During her time in the jungle Goolden, along with fellow celebrity Carol Thatcher
Carol Thatcher
Carol Thatcher is a British journalist, author and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, a former British Prime Minister, and Sir Denis Thatcher, Bt....
, was voted to do a bushtucker trial. This involved eating various insects and some local delicacies. During her Bushtucker trial in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, Goolden tried to eat a kangaroo's penis as part of the task but failed to do so. In 2006 Goolden appeared on the television series Celebrity MasterChef.
Jilly has written books on wine and food and palmistry. Her books have also appeared in the Sunday Times best-seller list. She has co-written books which include five volumes of Food and Drink, Entertaining with Food and Drink and The Big Food and Wine Drink Book. As well as books on food and drink, Goolden co-authored Your Hand - An Illustrated Guide To Palmistry (ISBN 0-434-98141-9) in the early 1980s.
In 2008, Jilly took part in a special of Wife Swap
Wife Swap
Wife Swap is a reality television program, originally produced by UK independent television production company RDF Media and created by Stephen Lambert. It was first broadcast in 2003 on the UK's Channel 4. Since 2004, a US version has also been broadcast on the ABC network...
in the UK, swapping with Cynthia O'Neal, the wife of Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal is an American R&B singer. He is best-known for the songs "If You Were Here Tonight" and "Fake", and the duets with Cherrelle, "Saturday Love" and "Never Knew Love Like This".-Biography:...
.
She has been a judge on the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
programme Britain's Best Dish
Britain's Best Dish
Britain's Best Dish is a British daytime cookery show on ITV hosted by Mary Nightingale. Amateur cooks from around the UK compete to cook "Britain's Best Dish" and a prize of £10,000. The judges are Ed Baines, John Burton Race and Jilly Goolden...
for both series since 2007.
Jilly is also a Vice President of the charity, the Advance Centre for The Scotson Technique