Janet Ellis

Janet presented the 64 part Great Garden Challenge for Channel 4, Open Air for BBC1, Housebusters for Channel 5, and has appeared as celebrity guest on many TV series notably Come Dine With Me (winner!), The Weakest Link (winner!), Masterchef, Million Dollar Drop and Family Fortunes (winners!).

Janet currently presents a regular popular Podcast Twice Upon A Time where Janet invites a celebrity guest to chat about their favourite childhood book.

Janet trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, working in rep at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Manchester Royal Exchange, and last year starred in Hell’s Bells written by Lynn Truss and a big success at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival. TV and radio drama includes Dr Who (BBC), Jigsaw (BBC), The Sweeney (ITV), Hotel Babylon (BBC), Waking The Dead (BBC), Married (Radio 4), and Inspector Steine (Radio 4).

Janet writes regularly for various publications including Woman & Home magazine amongst others and has contributed to The Guardian, The Daily Mail, The Observer and The Times. She  has been a judge on the Costa Book Awards, the 2013 Independent Booksellers Awards and Sony Radio Awards, 2012 and 2013. Her charity work includes Maggie’s Centres (London patron), Wellbeing of Women and Refuge. She is on the Council of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and the Board of the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith.

To book Janet Ellis, contact The Speakers Agency on +44(0)1332 810481 or email enquiries@thespeakersagency.com