Emma Noble

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Emma Noble
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Emma Noble in 2012
Born
Emma Jane Noble

(1971-06-26) 26 June 1971 (age 53)
London, England
Spouse(s)
James Major
(m. 1999;div. 2004)

Conrad Baker
(m. 2013)
Children1
Modeling information
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Green

Emma Jane Noble (born 26 June 1971) [1] is an English model and actress. She was hostess on Bruce Forsyth's game show The Price Is Right for four years.

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She worked as a catwalk model for John Rocha and Ghost before turning to commercial modelling work. Her acting work includes appearances in Crossroads playing Suzie Samson, Jonathan Creek , Casualty ,[ citation needed ] Dennis Potter's Cold Lazarus ,[ citation needed ] the film The Truth About Love and the UK stage tour of Popcorn by Ben Elton. In 2005, Noble appeared on the Five reality TV programme The Farm , and gave her fee to the National Autistic Society.[ citation needed ] In 2008 she was made Global Ambassador for the National Autistic Society; in this role she headed the successful national campaign "Think differently about Autism".[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Noble was born and brought up in London.[ citation needed ] Noble met James Major, son of former Prime Minister John Major, at a dinner at London's Café Royal in February 1998. The couple became engaged that May, [2] and were married in May 1999 in the Palace of Westminster in London. [3] The reception was held at The Dorchester and earned them a £400,000 deal from Hello! . After her marriage she was known as Emma Major. The couple have a son, Harrison ("Harry"), born in July 2000, [4] who was later diagnosed as autistic. [5]

The marriage ended in an acrimonious divorce in 2004, with Noble accusing Major of "unreasonable behaviour". [5] Noble was granted a decree nisi on the uncontested grounds that her husband had behaved in such a way that she could not reasonably be expected to continue living with him. [6]

In August 2013, Noble married businessman Conrad Baker in Canterbury Cathedral. The wedding was conducted by the Dean of Canterbury, the Very Rev. Robert Willis, a friend of the Baker family. [7]

References

  1. "Birthdays". The Guardian . 26 June 2014. p. 37.
  2. BBC News Online
  3. "Family wedding for Major minor". BBC News. 1999-05-29. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  4. "Major minor goes home". BBC News. 2000-07-29. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
  5. 1 2 Shields, Rachel (2008-09-14). "Noble Vs Major: Sir John and Lady Major deny claims they are ignoring their autistic grandchild". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  6. "Wales Online". 4 December 2003. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  7. "Emma Noble's magical wedding to businessman Conrad Baker". 19 August 2013.