Helen Marie Chamberlain (born 2 April 1967) is an English television presenter, best known for presenting Soccer AM on Sky Sports for 22 years. She previously worked as a holiday camp entertainer.
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| Born | Helen Marie Chamberlain 2 April 1967 Street, Somerset, England |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Education | Crispin School, Street |
Biography
editChamberlain was born in Street, Somerset. She worked as a Bluecoat at Pontins holiday camp and an announcer at Chessington World of Adventures,[1] before becoming a club disc jockey.[2]
She was discovered at Chessington by a producer for Nickelodeon, where she began presenting in 1994. She began presenting on Sky Sports's Saturday morning show Soccer AM in 1995. She also guest presented on two former Channel 4 breakfast shows – The Big Breakfast (alongside Johnny Vaughan) and RI:SE – and was a presenter for Sky TV's dedicated Poker channel Sky Poker.[3] She also co-hosted on Channel 5's late night sports programme Live and Dangerous during 1997.
She appeared in a photo shoot for the May 2004 edition of Penthouse.[4] She also modelled in underwear for Euro 2004 in Trafalgar Square.[citation needed]
Chamberlain left Soccer AM in August 2017, shortly before the start of the programme's 23rd season on air.[5]
After leaving Soccer AM, Chamberlain took a step back from TV to work on her farm, although in 2018 she appeared on Celebrity Catchphrase and from 2022 to 2023, she hosted the World Seniors Darts Championship for TNT Sports.[6]
Sports
editA pub-league level darts player when she was younger, Chamberlain claims to have once beaten Eric Bristow in a game of darts-cricket.[1]
Chamberlain finished second in the 2005 Poker Million tournament winning $400,000. She spent her winnings on buying a Range Rover for her boyfriend, and the racehorse Birkspiel.[7] The horse was trained by Simon Dow at Clear Height Stables in Epsom. On his first outing for the presenter, in April 2006, he won a €50,000 Group 3 race in Baden-Baden, Germany. One month later, he finished third in a Group 2 race in Cologne, Germany. She owned the flat racer Napoletano, and also co-owned sprinter Merlin's Dancer who finished second in The Dash which is the race before The Derby, in 2008. All three horses have now retired.[8]
Chamberlain is a Torquay United fan.[9]
Personal life
editChamberlain is a teetotaler[10] and vegetarian.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Greenslade, Nick (8 January 2006). "My passion: Helen Chamberlain". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Helen Chamberlain – Biography and Images". TV Newsroom. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Sky Poker Presenter Profiles". Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
- ^ "Soccer AM World - Helen Chamberlain Penthouse Pictures". 8 February 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Soccer AM presenter Helen Chamberlain leaves after 22 years, bbc.co.uk, 8 August 2017
- ^ "Where Helen Chamberlain is now after Soccer AM and presenter's massive net worth". www.express.co.uk. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Helen Chamberlain on her new passion". britishhorseracing.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
- ^ "Napoletano". Pedigree Querry. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
- ^ "Soccer AM: Helen Chamberlain". 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Doyle, Paul (5 August 2005). "Small Talk: Helen Chamberlain". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2011.