Maria McErlane

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Maria McErlane
Born (1957-12-09) 9 December 1957 (age 67)
Buckinghamshire, England
Occupation(s)Television presenter, actress, director

Maria McErlane (born 9 December 1957) is a British actress and presenter specialising in comedy. She has been acting since 1984. She has appeared in several TV series, including The Fast Show , Gimme Gimme Gimme , Thin Ice and Happiness , "straight" roles in The Bill and Holby City and as the narrator for Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier's Eurotrash . [1]

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Career

Starting on the comedy circuit in the 1990s, under the name 'Maria Callous',[ citation needed ] McErlane has also guested on shows such as Have I Got News for You , If I Ruled the World and Just a Minute on Radio 4. [2] She also is part of the murder panel show Foul Play, alongside Lee Simpson.[ citation needed ]

In June 1984 she appeared in Out of Order, a revue by Christopher Middleton and Jonathan Kydd, at the Finborough Theatre. [3]

McErlane co-presented the ITV quiz show Carnal Knowledge with her friend Graham Norton in the mid-1990s. [4] She co-presented the "Grill Graham" agony aunt feature with Norton on his BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning show throughout its run and on his departure for Virgin Radio UK in January 2021, joined him as co-presenter for his weekend shows. [5] Whilst on Radio 2, she also stood in when he was ill in 2013 [6] and when he failed to turn up on 28 June 2014. [7] [8]

McErlane is a friend of Nigella Lawson and has appeared on 16 episodes of Lawson's ITV chat show Nigella. [9] [10]

She has had regular columns in The Sunday Times Style and Esquire Magazine . [11]

Personal life

McErlane says she is a lapsed Catholic. She divides her time between Hastings [12] and a London mews house.

Filmography

Television series

Films

References

  1. ↑ Rampton, James (17 February 1996). "Contentious? Moi?". Independent. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "JAM:PMerton, PJones, SFry, MMcErlane". deanbedford.tripod.com.
  3. ↑ "Finborough Theatre". finboroughtheatre.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Maria McErlane And Graham Norton at the National Television Awards, 2014". look.co.uk. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Maria McErlane signs up to join Graham Norton on Virgin Radio at the Weekend". Virgin Radio UK. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "21/09/2013, Maria McErlane – BBC Radio 2". BBC.
  7. ↑ Walsh, Collette (29 June 2014). "Graham Norton causes chaos by missing Radio 2 show morning after partying with Nigella Lawson".
  8. ↑ "Maria McErlane sits in, Graham Norton – BBC Radio 2". BBC.
  9. ↑ Woods, Judith (20 April 2011). "Oh, Nigella! From Domestic Goddess to a burkini betrayal". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Wiggins, Dan (5 March 2022). "Maria McErlane's life from Graham Norton's 'wife' to forgotten EastEnders role". MyLondon.
  11. ↑ Brook, Stephen (6 August 2007). "Let's hear it for the little guy". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  12. ↑ McErlane, Maria (23 June 2007). "A newcomer's view of Hastings..." Hastings Observer. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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