Janet Ellis
(That's a popular misconception, isn't it? Baxter's certainly denied it, and if she was that bothered, surely she wouldn't have allowed Janet's ultrasound scan to be broadcast?) |
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Apparently she did some of the voices for bizarre Mexican-themed cartoon series ''El Nombre''. | Apparently she did some of the voices for bizarre Mexican-themed cartoon series ''El Nombre''. | ||
| - | During her time on [[Blue Peter]], she did two parachute jumps - impressively so, given that she suffered from a fear of heights. She broke her pelvis in the first jump, but was persuaded by the programme's editor, Biddy Baxter, to get back into parachuting once she had recovered. Apparently, when Ellis told Baxter that she did not feel too confident about it, Baxter told her to, "Think of your confidence as in ketchup in a bottle - if there's just a tiny bit of confidence in the bottom, turn the bottle upside down and shake it out!" No pressure, then - but hey, it clearly worked! | + | During her time on [[Blue Peter]], she did two parachute jumps - impressively so, given that she suffered from a fear of heights. She broke her pelvis in the first jump, but was persuaded by the programme's editor, Biddy Baxter, to get back into parachuting once she had recovered. Apparently, when Ellis told Baxter that she did not feel too confident about it, Baxter told her to, "Think of your confidence as in ketchup in a bottle - if there's just a tiny bit of confidence in the bottom, turn the bottle upside down and shake it out!" No pressure, then - but hey, it clearly worked! |
==Contact== | ==Contact== | ||
Revision as of 09:27, 22 November 2009
Contents |
Shows
Celebrity Masterchef (participant, 2009)
Just the Two of Us (participant)
Let's Dance for Comic Relief (participant)
Biography
Another presenter who started out as an actress. Janet had bit-parts in The Sweeney, Doctor Who and "Jackanory Playhouse" before getting the Jigsaw gig. She did three years presenting Blue Peter as well, then seemed to vanish for a while, occasionally popping up as an advert voiceover, or in those YMCA fitness videos she did when they couldn't afford Anthea Turner anymore. Anyway, she's back on proper telly now.
Trivia
She is the mother of erstwhile pop warbler, Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Apparently she did some of the voices for bizarre Mexican-themed cartoon series El Nombre.
During her time on Blue Peter, she did two parachute jumps - impressively so, given that she suffered from a fear of heights. She broke her pelvis in the first jump, but was persuaded by the programme's editor, Biddy Baxter, to get back into parachuting once she had recovered. Apparently, when Ellis told Baxter that she did not feel too confident about it, Baxter told her to, "Think of your confidence as in ketchup in a bottle - if there's just a tiny bit of confidence in the bottom, turn the bottle upside down and shake it out!" No pressure, then - but hey, it clearly worked!
Contact
NCI Management, 2nd Floor, 51 Queen Anne Street, London W1G 9HS
Web links
NCI Management Janet Ellis page
