Carol McGiffin Biography

Carol Deirdre McGiffin is an English radio and television broadcaster who is excellently known as Carol McGiffin. She is well recognized for starring on the daytime talk show “Loose Women” in the early 2000s and on the twelfth series of “Celebrity Big Brother”. She entered the TV industry after having secured a spot co-hosting the show GLR with Chris Evans in 1988. Carol briefly entered the world of reality competitions when she entered the “Celebrity Big Brother” house in 2013. Despite not winning, she has earned a respectable 4th place finish. Since 1995, she has been associated with “Talk Radio UK”. Moreover, she was criticized for voicing support for the 6th January rioters in 2021.

Why is Carol McGiffin famous?

• She an English radio and television broadcaster.
• She appeared on the daytime talk show “Loose Women” in the early 2000s.

When was McGiffin born?

Carol McGiffin was born on 18th February 1960 with the real name of Carol Deirdre McGiffin in London, England. She holds British nationality and she came from British-white ethnic background. Likewise, her religious belief is in the Christian religion and her race is white. Carol’s present age is 62 which she celebrated recently in 2022 and as per her birthdate, her star sign is Aquarius. She is the daughter of her father, John McGiffin, and her mother, Heather Barham. She has two sisters Kim and Tracy (1963-2017) and a brother Mark.

What does Carol McGiffin do for a living?

• Carol McGiffin kicks off her career as a producer on the cable channel Music Box in 1984 after which she moved on to presenting in 1988 as co-host of the Chris Evans shows on GLR.
• She was a founding member of the Talk Radio UK team in 1995 as she co-presented the popular weekday evening show “The Rude Awakening with Moz Dee”.
• She reappeared on Liberty Radio in 1996 and joined London radio station LBC teaming up again with Abbot in 1999.
• She then co-hosted phone-in shows on BBC London Live and in 2002, she occasionally teamed up with Abbot on Real Radio.
• As well, Carol was the southern presenter of The Local Radio Company’s night-time talk show “North-South Divided” between February and July 2006.
• She returned to LBC 97.3 presenting a Sunday morning show in August 2006 and regularly reviewed the daily newspapers on “This Morning” in 2012.
• Subsequently, she entered the “Celebrity Big Brother” house to compete in the twelfth series in August 2013, where she finished in fourth place.
• It was announced by panelist Denise Welch in June 2018 that McGiffin would be returning to Loose Women after five years away.
• Later she teamed up with LBC Radio presenter Nick Abbot to create a weekly podcast “What’s your problem?” with Nick and Carol in 2020.
• Carol was criticized for voicing support for the 6th January rioters in 2021.
• Besides, she also released her autobiography, “Oh, Carol!” in 2010.

Who was Carol from a loose woman married to?

Carol McGiffin is a married woman who tied a knot with Mark Cassidy in 2018 in a secret ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand a decade after they got engaged. She was previously married to Chris Evans (broadcaster) in 1991. The pair later got separated in 1993 and were divorced in 1998. Regarding children, she revealed that Carol has been pregnant twice and decided to terminate both of her pregnancies. She shared that one of her pregnancies happened when she was 38 after a one-night stand. She also insisted that she is not ashamed of her decision. Concerning her sexual orientation, she is straight.

Carol McGiffin Net Worth 2022

Carol McGiffin has been in the broadcasting industry for quite a long time. She has a net worth of $9 million as of 2022 whereas she has also a handsome amount of salary which is around thousands of dollars per year. Carol has reached great heights in her career already and she still has a lot more to do. In addition, her major source of income is her radio and television broadcaster career.

How tall is Carol McGiffin?

Carol McGiffin is 5 feet 9 inches tall and her body weighs around 54 kg. She has good-looking blonde hair and dark brown eyes color. Her sensible thoughts with a good sense of humor greatly attract her spectators to their TV screen. Carol has a slim body build type.