Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil
Jameela Jamil at London Fashion Week in 2009
Born	(1986-02-25) 25 February 1986 (age 30) Hampstead, London, England
Residence	London, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	TV and radio presenter, Actor
Employer	Channel 4, BBC, NBC
Known for	Presenting T4 Former host of The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1 The Good Place
Height	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m).
Television	T4, Channel 4, NBC
Website	jameelajamil.co.uk

Jameela Jamil (born 25 February 1986) is an English television presenter, radio presenter, model and actor. She has appeared on various Channel 4 programmes and has been a presenter of T4 from 2009 until 2012 when T4 ended. She is a former host of The Official Chart and was co-host of The Official Chart Update, alongside Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1 until January 2015. She is currently appearing in the American sitcom The Good Place.

Jamil, nickname "Jam-Jam", was born in Hampstead to an Indian father and an English mother. At school, Jamil says she was "bookish and shy [...] Back then it was all about comfort. I literally didn't care what I wore". Her interests include art and biology. At the age of 17, Jamil was struck by a car, breaking several bones and damaging her spine. She was confined to bed for a year; she weighed 126 pounds (57 kg) (9 st) before the accident and gained 77 pounds (35 kg) (5 st 7 lb) while convalescing. She was told that she might never walk again, but after steroid treatment and physiotherapy she slowly recovered, using a Zimmer frame to start walking. She rapidly lost weight, returning to her original weight.

Jamil taught English to foreign students at the Callan School of English, Oxford Street, London; she also worked as a model, photographer, and as a fashion scout for Premier Model Management Limited. Of her political views, she stated "It's not a matter of who's got the better policies – it's literally a case of thinking 'Who's less evil?'" and prior to the 2010 general election said "I'm so confused as to who's actually worse. And I just don't think there's much of a point voting for the Lib Dems."

In February 2012, it was announced that she would host the Radio 1 Request Show broadcasting every Sunday from 7-9pm. On 9 November 2012, it was announced that she would take control of The Radio 1 Chart Show, after it was announced Reggie Yates would be leaving. She hosted her first chart show on 13 January 2013. In June 2012, Jamil collaborated with Very.co.uk to debut her first fashion collection. In 2016 Jamil made her acting debut, portraying socialite Tahani al-Jamil on the NBC fantasy sitcom "The Good Place".