Dawn O'Porter
| Dawn O'Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Dawn Porter 23 January 1979 Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Television presenter, journalist, writer |
| Television |
Dawn... Extreme Wife My Breasts Could Kill Me Balls of Steel This Old Thing |
| Spouse(s) | Chris O'Dowd (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Dawn O'Porter (née Porter; born 23 January 1979) is a British writer and television presenter. She was born in Alexandria, in the historic county of Dunbartonshire in Scotland, but grew up in Guernsey.
Two days before Porter's seventh birthday, her mother, Carol Rix, died of breast cancer aged 36. Her elder sister, Jane and she were then raised by their aunt and uncle in Guernsey. She studied acting at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts but in her third year decided that acting was not for her and did work experience on the television series Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned rather than participate in a school production. Porter's father lives in Scotland.
Having established her credentials as a writer and journalist, Porter first came to widespread public attention when she attempted to slim down to a size zero by using drastic dieting regimes for the BBC documentary Super Slim Me. Porter also presented the product-testing section of How to Look Good Naked on Channel 4.
In 2008, Porter presented a BBC Three series of four documentary films, Dawn... (14 February–6 March), exploring attitudes to nudity, lesbianism, dating and pregnancy (including childbirth). Porter also appeared in Seriously Dirty Dancing, a tribute to her favourite film, Dirty Dancing for Channel 5.
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