Ulrika Jonsson - After working as a secretary, Jonsson began her TV career on TV-am in 1989 where she worked as a weather forecaster. From 12 September 1989, she was also the weather forecaster for Swedish TV3, broadcasting from London. In 1991, she starred in the critically acclaimed French film, The Annunciation of Marie. In 1992 she moved into mainstream presenting and played host to numerous shows including Gladiators', The National Lottery - plus two major international broadcasts in 1998 and 1999, the Eurovision Song Contest and Miss World respectively. She also modelled for Playtex Lingerie during this period and was a team captain on the BBC TV quiz show Shooting Stars.
In 1997, she interviewed former British Prime Minister John Major for the BBC2 programme, The Enormous Election. In 1998, she interviewed the current British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, for her BBC2 programme Ulrika in Euroland.
She presented Dog Eat Dog (reality game show) from 2001 - 2003, on BBC1.
In 2002, Jonsson presented TV makeover show Home On Their Own, a show where children made alterations to their house (how they wanted the house to be) during the course of a weekend, while their parents went on holiday. Some of the home improvements included an Austin Powers room, doorbells for the children and a cinema living room.
In 2002 she was also the subject of a Channel 4 documentary, Ulrika Jonsson: the Truth About Men. The programme featured a candid interview with Jonsson, received heavy press attention and attracted 2.8 million viewers.
After intense media attention relating to events in her personal life, she decided to return to Sweden. The Swedish television network TV3 offered her the role as hostess of the Miss Sweden beauty pageant. She declined the invitation.
In March 2003, Jonsson was a contestant on the BBC's Comic Relief does Fame Academy.
In 2005, she appeared with four other celebrities on Channel 4's daytime show Come Dine With Me
On 20 January 2007 she joined 10 other celebrities to take part in the ITV reality TV show Dancing On Ice, where she was partnered with Pavel Aubrecht. With previous skating experience in her native Sweden, Jonsson was expected to go far in the event but finished 9th after being beaten in the skate-off by Kay Burley during week 3.
On 20 March 2007 she appeared in the confessional TV show, Ulrika: Am I A Sex Addict?, broadcast on Channel 4. The show charted Jonsson's personal journey to uncover the truth about sex addiction. She has appeared on BBC1's Would I Lie To You? (2007).
She declined an offer to appear in the British science fiction television programme, Doctor Who, due to her lack of experience as an actress.
In March 2009, she appeared in the new ITV series Piers Morgan's Life Stories, each episode included a celebrity figure and a one-to-one interview with Morgan about their lives. 4.4 million viewers tuned into Jonsson's interview.
In April 2009 it was confirmed that Jonsson is returning to Shooting Stars as team captain for a full series that will air this autumn.
She is currently penning a relationships-based novel that is set to be published by the Penguin Group for release in 2011.
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