Alice Levine

Alice Levine
Born Alice Esme Levine
(1986-07-08) 8 July 1986
Nottingham, England
Nationality British
Occupation DJ, BBC radio 1 and television presenter
Years active 2008–present
Employer BBC
Television Big Brother's Bit on the Side
MTV
The BRIT Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards

Alice Esme Levine (born 8 July 1986)[1] is an English television and radio presenter.

Career

On 7 January 2013, Levine joined BBC Radio 1 to present a show with Phil Taggart. The show aired from 10pm until midnight on Mondays to Thursdays.[2] She also presents the weekend afternoon show on the station.

Levine hosted Big Brother's Bit on the Side with Jamie East, from the reality show's revival in 2011 on Channel 5, until 2013 when the pair departed the show. During this time, she was one of the voices of 'Big brother' himself, which included talking to housemates in the diary room and announcing tasks and news to the housemates. She also has worked on Pop Up Pop Quiz as well as hosting Celebrity Bites on MTV.

Levine was voted "Best On-Screen Female" at the National Student Television Awards in 2008.[3] Levine has presented backstage coverage at The BRIT Awards and the EMAs for MTV and presented The Hot Desk on ITV2. She has also previously presented and been an active part of LSTV, Leeds University's student television station.[3][4]

On 31 October 2013, Levine appeared on BBC Radio 1's Innuendo Bingo.[5]

Levine takes part in the monthly column, the 'Food Club' with Laura Jackson for Company magazine.[6]

On 16 November 2014, it was announced that Levine, along with several other celebrities and choirmaster Gareth Malone had reached Number 1 in the UK music chart with their cover of Avicii's 'Wake Me Up' in aid of the charity Children In Need.

Awards and nominations

In 2008, Levine won the National Student Television Award for "Best On-Screen Female"

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role
2008 Bebo b-box Main presenter
2010— MTV Celebrity Bites Main presenter
2011–13 Big Brother's Bit on the Side Main weekend presenter / relief
2012 8 Out of 10 Cats Guest on Sean Lock's team
2013— Crazy Beaches Narrator
2013 Radio 1's Big Weekend Co-presenter
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Guest on Noel Fielding's team
Red Bull Soap Box Co-presenter
2014— Invasion of the Job Snatchers Narrator
2015— Girls Can Code Presenter
Radio
Year Title Role
2013–14 BBC Radio 1 Host (Monday–Thursday, 10pm–midnight)
2014 BBC Radio 4 Extra Actor, Newsjack, 1 episode
2014- BBC Radio 1 Host (Saturday–Sunday, 1–4pm)

References

  1. GRO reference: August 1986, Vol. 8, Page 1396
  2. "Newsbeat - New shows announced for Radio 1 late evening slots". BBC. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Awards 35 - NaSTA History Wiki". Wiki.nasta.tv. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. "NaSTA 08 Nominee 2011/12 Episode 4". LSTV. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5ztpixqKVk
  6. "Laura & Alice #Food Column". company.co.uk/. Company Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

External links

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