Jenni Trent Hughes
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Jenni Trent Hughes is an American
life strategist, coach and agony aunt, who specialises in relationships and family issues. She is also a successful TV and radio broadcaster, author
and magazine columnist. Although born in Jamaica, Hughes now lives and works mainly in the UK
.
Her career began, and still continues, in radio. She has been a regular panellist on Radio Five Live's Late Night Live for several years. She has appeared on Woman's Hour
and several political–social discussion programmes on BBC Radio 4
and on BBC
stations throughout the United Kingdom. She also reviews television programmes on The Simon Mayo
Show and occasionally with Brian Hayes
on his LBC
programme.
In 2002 Hughes was recruited as the co-presenter and relationship expert of the Channel 4
series Perfect Match
. The first series won the prestigious Silver Rose at Montreux award in 2002, while the second series also garnered much publicity, with one episode voted as one of the 100 Top Telly Moments for 2002.
She regularly appears on E4's Big Brother's Little Brother (the spin-off show to the popular reality TV programme Big Brother
) as a social commentator, and also wrote a Big Brother-related column for the online media entertainment website Digital Spy
. She has also provided commentary for the Sky television production When Celebrities Attract, as well as for several other celebrity-based documentaries. In 2003 Hughes presented Dinner Doctors on Channel 5 with Anneka Rice. She has also appeared in CH4's Diet Another Day and co-presented Get A Life on BBC1's Heaven and Earth. In 2005 Hughes teamed up with GMTV
's Fiona Phillips
to present the programme Toddler Taming on Discovery
and she also contributed to a daily wedding feature for ITV’s This Morning
, as well as ITV’s First Wives Club. She appears regularly as an advisory guest on GMTV, LK-Today, This Morning, and CH4’s Richard and Judy
, speaking on relationship, family, career and political issues. Hughes was also one of the regular presenters for three series of the live talk show Loose Women
on ITV in 2000–2001 on Live Talk and 2004 Loose Women, and Girl’s Talk (Granada’s health-oriented version of the programme). Since 2004 Jenni was one of many celebrity females who provided commentary for the successful BBC2 series Grumpy Old Women
.
Despite dispensing advice on dieting (listed above) she has had to resort to gastric bands to lose weight. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2004236/Jenni-Trent-Hughes-escaping-inner-big-girl-I-dropped-8-dress-sizes.html}
She is also a columnist for Red magazine and is the author of Tough Talk Made Easy: 101 Difficult Conversations and How to Have Them.
Hughes was the agony aunt for the popular women's website handbag.com for over three years, but has since left and started her own advice website (jennitrenthughes.com). She was once listed in the Mail On Sunday
's YOU magazine as "one of the leading women on the internet".
In June 2009 Hughes commented on the effects that stress can have on UK women with her involvement in the Radox
http://be-selfish.co.uk/#/why-be-selfish/ campaign. Jenni coined the term "Vesuvius Syndrome" to describe the effects of 'boiling over', taken from the volcano Mount Vesuvius
. Hughes describes the term as the emotionally erupting and venting anger or frustration.
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life strategist, coach and agony aunt, who specialises in relationships and family issues. She is also a successful TV and radio broadcaster, author
Author
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and magazine columnist. Although born in Jamaica, Hughes now lives and works mainly in the UK
United Kingdom
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.
Her career began, and still continues, in radio. She has been a regular panellist on Radio Five Live's Late Night Live for several years. She has appeared on Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour
Woman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom.-History:Created by Norman Collins and originally presented by Alan Ivimey the programme was first broadcast on 7 October 1946 on the BBC's Light Programme . It was transferred to its current home in 1973...
and several political–social discussion programmes on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
and on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
stations throughout the United Kingdom. She also reviews television programmes on The Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo
Simon Mayo is an English radio presenter who has worked for BBC Radio since 1981. As of January 2010, Mayo is presenter of Simon Mayo Drivetime on BBC Radio 2 and, with Mark Kermode, presenter of Kermode and Mayo's Film Reviews on BBC Radio 5 Live.In 2008, Mayo was recognised as the "radio...
Show and occasionally with Brian Hayes
Brian Hayes (broadcaster)
Brian Hayes is a radio presenter who is known in United Kingdom for his phone-in shows.The son of a miner, he left school aged 15 and worked as a clerk for a mining company before obtaining a job as a newsreader for a radio station in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia...
on his LBC
LBC
LBC Radio operates two London-based radio stations, with news and talk formats. LBC was Britain's first legal commercial Independent Local Radio station, providing a service of news and information to London. It began broadcasting on 8 October 1973, a week ahead of Capital Radio...
programme.
In 2002 Hughes was recruited as the co-presenter and relationship expert of the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
series Perfect Match
Perfect Match
Perfect Match may refer to:*Perfect Match , a game show where married couples tried to answer their spouse's questions to win money*Perfect Match *Perfect Match...
. The first series won the prestigious Silver Rose at Montreux award in 2002, while the second series also garnered much publicity, with one episode voted as one of the 100 Top Telly Moments for 2002.
She regularly appears on E4's Big Brother's Little Brother (the spin-off show to the popular reality TV programme Big Brother
Big Brother (UK)
Big Brother UK is the British version of the Dutch Big Brother television format, which takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four...
) as a social commentator, and also wrote a Big Brother-related column for the online media entertainment website Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
. She has also provided commentary for the Sky television production When Celebrities Attract, as well as for several other celebrity-based documentaries. In 2003 Hughes presented Dinner Doctors on Channel 5 with Anneka Rice. She has also appeared in CH4's Diet Another Day and co-presented Get A Life on BBC1's Heaven and Earth. In 2005 Hughes teamed up with GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
's Fiona Phillips
Fiona Phillips
Fiona Phillips is an English journalist, broadcaster and television presenter.-Early life:Phillips was born in Kent and Canterbury Hospital in 1961. Her grandparents ran the Duke's Head pub in Church Street St. Paul's. Phillips attended Kingsmead Primary School...
to present the programme Toddler Taming on Discovery
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
and she also contributed to a daily wedding feature for ITV’s This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
, as well as ITV’s First Wives Club. She appears regularly as an advisory guest on GMTV, LK-Today, This Morning, and CH4’s Richard and Judy
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy was a British magazine/chat show which was presented by married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. It originally aired on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2008 but later moved to digital channel Watch in October 2008. It featured the world's most famous stars, along with their Book Club...
, speaking on relationship, family, career and political issues. Hughes was also one of the regular presenters for three series of the live talk show Loose Women
Loose Women
Loose Women is a British lunchtime television programme, first broadcast in 1999 on ITV. It consists of a panel of four women who interview celebrities and discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs, to celebrity gossip...
on ITV in 2000–2001 on Live Talk and 2004 Loose Women, and Girl’s Talk (Granada’s health-oriented version of the programme). Since 2004 Jenni was one of many celebrity females who provided commentary for the successful BBC2 series Grumpy Old Women
Grumpy Old Women
For the live show, see Grumpy Old Women LiveGrumpy Old Women is a British television series, continuing in the same vein as its predecessor, Grumpy Old Men. Both programmes are shown on BBC Two. The first two series were narrated by Alison Steadman, and the third by Judith Holder...
.
Despite dispensing advice on dieting (listed above) she has had to resort to gastric bands to lose weight. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2004236/Jenni-Trent-Hughes-escaping-inner-big-girl-I-dropped-8-dress-sizes.html}
She is also a columnist for Red magazine and is the author of Tough Talk Made Easy: 101 Difficult Conversations and How to Have Them.
Hughes was the agony aunt for the popular women's website handbag.com for over three years, but has since left and started her own advice website (jennitrenthughes.com). She was once listed in the Mail On Sunday
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
's YOU magazine as "one of the leading women on the internet".
In June 2009 Hughes commented on the effects that stress can have on UK women with her involvement in the Radox
Radox
Radox is a brand of bubble bath and shower gels available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Czech Republic, Australia, Malaysia and South Africa. It comes in both bath salt and liquid form...
http://be-selfish.co.uk/#/why-be-selfish/ campaign. Jenni coined the term "Vesuvius Syndrome" to describe the effects of 'boiling over', taken from the volcano Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, about east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting...
. Hughes describes the term as the emotionally erupting and venting anger or frustration.