Jackie Brambles
Former GMTV showbiz reporter Jackie Brambles is a main presenter on Loose Women.
During her six years in the Hollywood hills, Jackie interviewed the world’s most famous stars and covered events including the Oscars and 9/11. Actor Colin Farrell famously asked her for a kiss during an interview - lucky lady! In 2004 she left the glitz and glamour of La La land and continued working for GMTV in London.
The year 2005 was especially good for Jackie, not only did she marry David Tod, who she’d been friends with for many years, but she also joined Loose Women.
Jackie left GMTV in 2007 during her second pregnancy with daughter Florence – she and David also have a son, Stanley - but continued to present on Loose Women. She shares the role of main anchor with Andrea McLean.
Before television, Jackie began her broadcasting career in radio. Following a year presenting the Early Evening Show for Capital she joined BBC Radio 1 as the first female primetime presenter, doubling listenership on the Lunchtime show from two to four million.
She relocated to the USA in 1994, where she initially worked as a contributor to BBC Radio before moving into television journalism. She joined CBS as the Morning News Anchor for radio and as the Weekend News Anchor for the TV News. Following her stint at CBS Jackie joined the team at GMTV acting as their Foreign Correspondent and later a showbiz reporter.
