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Steve Jones (born Stephen Ashton Jones 16 March 1977) is a Welsh
Welsh people

The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language. John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman withdrawal from Britain, although Celtic languages seem to have been spoken in Wales far longer....
 television presenter
Presenter

A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an Collection ....
, actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 and model
Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who poses or who is displayed for the purpose of art, fashion, or other product s and advertising....
. He is most well known for presenting Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although 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 Four Television...
's T4
T4 (Channel 4)

T4 is a scheduling slot on Channel 4 from about 09:00 until 14:00 Saturday and 17:00 on Sundays. It also airs on weekdays in the school holidays....
  strand of programmes.

Born in Rhondda
Rhondda

Rhondda , or Rhondda Valley is a former coal-mining valley in Wales and past local government Rhondda , consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda....
 near Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
, Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
, he started as a model for Esquire
Esquire (magazine)

Esquire is a men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition. Founded in 1933, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich....
, then moved into presenting starting with The Pop Factory Awards
The Pop Factory

The Pop Factory is a music and media complex in Porth, Rhondda, South Wales. It has given its name to a Wales TV show.It was founded by Welsh-speaking entrepreneurs Emyr Afan and his wife Mair Afan....
 and 99 Things To Do Before You Die. Jones has since become a regular feature on Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although 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 Four Television...
's weekend entertainment programme T4.






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Steve Jones (born Stephen Ashton Jones 16 March 1977) is a Welsh
Welsh people

The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language. John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman withdrawal from Britain, although Celtic languages seem to have been spoken in Wales far longer....
 television presenter
Presenter

A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an Collection ....
, actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 and model
Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who poses or who is displayed for the purpose of art, fashion, or other product s and advertising....
. He is most well known for presenting Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although 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 Four Television...
's T4
T4 (Channel 4)

T4 is a scheduling slot on Channel 4 from about 09:00 until 14:00 Saturday and 17:00 on Sundays. It also airs on weekdays in the school holidays....
  strand of programmes.

Born in Rhondda
Rhondda

Rhondda , or Rhondda Valley is a former coal-mining valley in Wales and past local government Rhondda , consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda....
 near Cardiff
Cardiff

Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
, Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
, he started as a model for Esquire
Esquire (magazine)

Esquire is a men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition. Founded in 1933, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich....
, then moved into presenting starting with The Pop Factory Awards
The Pop Factory

The Pop Factory is a music and media complex in Porth, Rhondda, South Wales. It has given its name to a Wales TV show.It was founded by Welsh-speaking entrepreneurs Emyr Afan and his wife Mair Afan....
 and 99 Things To Do Before You Die. Jones has since become a regular feature on Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although 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 Four Television...
's weekend entertainment programme T4. In 2006 he worked on Transmission with T-Mobile with Xfm
Xfm

Xfm is a brand of commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie , and owned by Global Radio in the United Kingdom. Xfm was created in 1997 in London, but has since expanded to several stations....
 DJ Lauren Laverne
Lauren Laverne

Lauren Laverne is an England radio disc jockey, television presenter and former singer....
.

He has become the focus of tabloid
Tabloid

A tabloid is an industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread; to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest stories and entertainment, often distributed free of charge ; or to a newspaper that tends to emphasize sensationalism crime stories, gossip columns repeating scandalous innuend...
 coverage and gained a reputation as an avid womaniser, renowned for his links with high-profile celebrity women. He dated Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton

Fearne Cotton is an England presenter known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon....
 in 2008.

Jones has been linked with The Pop Factory co-host and ex-model Liz Fuller
Liz Fuller

Elizabeth "Liz" Fuller is a Wales actress, model and media personality, known for once having owned the England branch of the Miss World franchise....
, as well as actresses Halle Berry
Halle Berry

Halle Berry is an American actress, former fashion model, and beauty queen. Berry has received Emmy and Golden Globe awards for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming the first and, as of 2009, only woman of African-American descent to have won the a...
, Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson

'Pamela Denise Anderson' is a Canada-born actor, sex symbol, model , Television producer, author, and former show girl. Anderson is best known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement , Baywatch, and V.I.P....
, Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Imbruglia

Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress.In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Willis in the popular Australian Soap opera Neighbours....
, Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton

Paris Whitney Hilton is an United States socialite, celebutante, heiress, Model , media personality, singer and occasional actress.She is known for her appearance in a 1 Night in Paris in 2004, her appearance on the television series The Simple Life, her several minor film roles , her 2004 tongue-in-cheek autobiography, her 2006 album...
, Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is an American film actor and a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador for the UNHCR. She has been cited as one of the world's most beautiful women and her off-screen life is widely reported....
, Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
 and more recently, Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton

Fearne Cotton is an England presenter known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon....
, although the majority of these links appear to be fictitious and fabricated by the tabloid press He also had a two year relationship with singer Gypsy McKee which ended in 2007 after she suffered a miscarriage. Steve said in an interview she was the first woman he ever truly loved. T4 co-presenter June Sarpong has described him as a "serial snogger". Steve also has a role in the film Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is a 2008 in film Cinema of the United Kingdom comedy film co-written and directed by Gurinder Chadha. The film is based on two popular teenage novels by Louise Rennison: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging and It's OK, I'm wearing really big knickers....
 and is considering more acting roles.

He has also had a minor role in the British series Plus One
Plus One (TV series)

Plus One is a british sitcom written and created by Tim Allsop & Stewart Williams and made by Kudos for Channel 4. A pilot was originally transmitted in 2007 while a full series of 5 episodes began transmitting in January 2009;...
, playing himself in two episodes.

In February 2009 he made his BBC One
BBC One

BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
 debut hosting Let's Dance for Comic Relief
Let's Dance for Comic Relief

Let's Dance for Comic Relief is a United Kingdom television programme which features celebrities performing famous dance routines to raise money for the charity, Comic Relief....
 with Claudia Winkleman
Claudia Winkleman

Claudia Anne I. Winkleman is a British television presenter, radio personality and journalist. She is the daughter of Eve Pollard, former editor of the Daily Express#Sunday Express and Barry Winkleman, a former publisher of Times Atlas of the World....
.

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