Melissa Peachey
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Melissa "Mel" Peachey is a British television personality, most notable for hosting PlayMania
on GSN
and Quiznation in the United Kingdom.
model, a voice-over
artist and floor manager for the British gambling
channel Avago and as an actress in NTL
commercials.
In April 2006, she left Quiznation to first job in the United States came as host of GSN's
PlayMania
, a show with a similar format to Quiznation. She shared hosting duties with Shandi Finnessey
, and later Jessica York
, until PlayMania broke off into two separate shows in February 2007. She switched on and off, hosting the two programs 100 Winners
and quiznation
(The United Kingdom program's United States namesake).
The 7 April 2007 episode of quiznation was Peachey's "goodbye show" and her last night as host, as she announced a week earlier that she was to return home to London. She began hosting Quiznation and Pop the Q again in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2007. However, the programs were cancelled by their respective networks by June 2007. She was a temporary presenter for ITV Play
's Make Your Play, appearing in late June 2007.
Peachey was a presenter on the show Red Hot Roulette / Pitch Roulette, from 10 September 2007 until May 2008, when the show ceased using live presenters. This information is based on reports from various quiz-based message boards.
In 2010 Peachey began presenting Roulette Nation on the Challenge Jackpot
and Virgin 1
stations.
She appeared in the 2005 independent film Thoughtful Geezer and had a walk-by role in the James Bond
movie Tomorrow Never Dies
.
Unlike other quiz show presenters who wear high-heels and go bare-legged, Mel is always in tights and often in flat shoes.
PlayMania
PlayMania is a live interactive game show on GSN, hosted by Mel Peachey, Shandi Finnessey, Jessica York, Angelle Tymon and Jeff Thisted. The two-hour program featured interactive games that the viewers could play to win cash prizes...
on GSN
Game Show Network
The Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"...
and Quiznation in the United Kingdom.
Early career
Born in London, she started out as an assistant for a London television network. Before getting her major break on television, she worked as an adAdvertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
model, a voice-over
Voice-over
Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
artist and floor manager for the British gambling
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
channel Avago and as an actress in NTL
NTL
NTL Incorporated, was a U.S.-listed British company, that became the first "quadruple-play" media-company in the UK, bringing together television, Internet, mobile phone and fixed-line telephone services. While NTL has its headquarters in New York City, the company's activities focus heavily on...
commercials.
Television hosting/presenting
Her most famous roles are of those as game show hosts (or presenters in England). Her first job as a presenter was for Spin 2 Win on Avago in April 2004. She left Avago in 2005 to be the presenter for Quiznation and other shows for the Optimistic Network.In April 2006, she left Quiznation to first job in the United States came as host of GSN's
Game Show Network
The Game Show Network is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite channel dedicated to game shows and casino game shows. The channel was launched on December 1, 1994. Its current slogan is "The World Needs More Winners"...
PlayMania
PlayMania
PlayMania is a live interactive game show on GSN, hosted by Mel Peachey, Shandi Finnessey, Jessica York, Angelle Tymon and Jeff Thisted. The two-hour program featured interactive games that the viewers could play to win cash prizes...
, a show with a similar format to Quiznation. She shared hosting duties with Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American beauty queen, model, television hostess, and actress. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America where she won a preliminary award...
, and later Jessica York
Jessica York
Jessica York is an American television personality, and sports anchor. She was one of the three hosts on GSN's PlayMania before it broke off into two separate shows, and was subsequently a host on quiznation...
, until PlayMania broke off into two separate shows in February 2007. She switched on and off, hosting the two programs 100 Winners
100 Winners
100 Winners is a live interactive game show on GSN, officially hosted by Jessica York. Jeff Thisted and Shandi Finnessey served as substitute hosts. Featured during the two-hour program were short interactive games from which the viewers could win prizes. The show generally aired from 12:00...
and quiznation
Quiznation (US game show)
quiznation was a live interactive game show on GSN. The official host was Shandi Finnessey, with Angelle Tymon, Jessica York, Jeff Thisted filling in. Featured in the two-hour program were interactive games where the viewers could win cash prizes. The show aired from 12 midnight - 2 a.m...
(The United Kingdom program's United States namesake).
The 7 April 2007 episode of quiznation was Peachey's "goodbye show" and her last night as host, as she announced a week earlier that she was to return home to London. She began hosting Quiznation and Pop the Q again in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2007. However, the programs were cancelled by their respective networks by June 2007. She was a temporary presenter for ITV Play
ITV Play
ITV Play was a 24/7 participation television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. The ITV Play name continued on the ITV Network until December 2007....
's Make Your Play, appearing in late June 2007.
Peachey was a presenter on the show Red Hot Roulette / Pitch Roulette, from 10 September 2007 until May 2008, when the show ceased using live presenters. This information is based on reports from various quiz-based message boards.
In 2010 Peachey began presenting Roulette Nation on the Challenge Jackpot
Challenge Jackpot
Jackpot247 is an interactive gambling website owned by NetPlayTV plc, with television segments on ITV1's The Zone, Super Casino and Vox Africa. The "Challenge Jackpot" brand was dropped in September 2011 and replaced by "Jackpot247"...
and Virgin 1
Virgin 1
Channel One was a television channel owned and operated by British Sky Broadcasting. The channel was launched on 1 October 2007 at 21:00 on Freeview, Virgin Media and Sky as Virgin1, replacing Ftn...
stations.
Other
Mel has had other television duties, such as being a woman-on-the-street interviewer for a celebrity gossip channel or the co-host of a music video show .She appeared in the 2005 independent film Thoughtful Geezer and had a walk-by role in the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
movie Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Bruce Feirstein wrote the screenplay, and it was directed by Roger Spottiswoode. It follows Bond as he tries to stop a media mogul from engineering...
.
Unlike other quiz show presenters who wear high-heels and go bare-legged, Mel is always in tights and often in flat shoes.