Ulrika Jonsson | |
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Born |
Eva Ulrika Jonsson 16 August 1967 Sollentuna, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Other names | Ulrika Johnson |
Occupation | Actress, television presenter, journalist, novelist |
Years active | 1988–present |
Known for |
Presenting: TV-am Gladiators Shooting Stars Eurovision Song Contest 1998 Being a contestant on: Celebrity Big Brother Dancing on Ice Ultimate Big Brother |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 4 |
Eva Ulrika Jonsson (born 16 August 1967) is a Swedish television presenter living and working in the UK. She became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.
After working as a secretary, Jonsson began her TV career on TV-am in 1989 where she worked as a weather presenter. From 12 September 1989, she was also the weather presenter for Swedish TV3, broadcasting from London. In 1991, she co-presented the short-lived daytime quiz show Who's Bluffing Who?, and starred in the critically acclaimed French film, The Annunciation of Marie. In 1992 she moved into mainstream presenting and played host to numerous shows including Gladiators, The National Lottery – plus two major international broadcasts in 1998 and 1999, the Eurovision Song Contest and Miss World respectively. She also modelled for Playtex Lingerie during this period and was a team captain on the BBC TV quiz show Shooting Stars.
In 1997, she interviewed the then British Prime Minister John Major for the BBC2 programme, The Enormous Election. In 1998, she interviewed the then-Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, for her BBC2 programme Ulrika in Euroland.
She presented The Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 when it was hosted in Birmingham, alongside Sir Terry Wogan. She presented Dog Eat Dog (reality game show) from 2001 to 2003, on BBC1, and The Joy of Text in 2001.