Editing Janet Ellis (section)

===2000–2013===
Ellis returned to the TV screen in 2000. She played a TV reporter in an episode of the first full series of ''[[Waking the Dead (TV series)|Waking the Dead]]'' in 2001. She has been appearing on the [[5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] (then known as Five) show ''[[The Wright Stuff]]'' since 2002 as a regular panellist, and on BBC Radio 4's ''[[Broadcasting House (radio programme)|Broadcasting House]]''. She also presented ''Housebusters'' between 2003 and 2005 on Five.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blue Peter star Janet TV return |newspaper=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=26 September 2003}}</ref> This was followed by the week-long documentary series ''Life Blood'' in 2004, also aired on Five, and the 2005 series of ''The Great Garden Challenge'' for [[Channel 4]].

In January 2007, Ellis appeared on the BBC reality singing show ''[[Just the Two of Us (TV series)|Just the Two of Us]]'' partnered with [[Alexander O'Neal]]. Despite being 'saved' by [[Stewart Copeland]] on the first night, on 3 January 2007 she was the second celebrity to be eliminated, after judge [[CeCe Sammy]] described her as having the vocal characteristics of "a cat on speed". Ellis managed to show good humour in the face of the defeat, stating that she had had "fun, a lot of fun".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/scoopcps/jttou/news/2007/01/03/39430.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 December 2019 |archive-date=11 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811133259/http://www.bbc.co.uk/scoopcps/jttou/news/2007/01/03/39430.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In May 2008, she appeared naked in a magazine in support of [[PETA]]<ref>''[[News of the World]] Fabulous'' magazine, issue 14, 4 May 2008</ref> and in June of the same year she won ''[[The Weakest Link (British game show)|The Weakest Link]]'' ''Blue Peter'' celebrity charity special. She donated the winnings of £13,150 to [[Maggie's Centres]], a cancer care charity.

In December 2009, Ellis narrated ''The Man Behind the Masquerade'', a BBC documentary about [[Kit Williams]]. She was the voice of numerous Mexican gerbils in ''[[El Nombre]]'', and has appeared on BBC's ''[[Antiques Road Trip]]'' with daughter Sophie; ''[[Bargain Hunt]]'' and ''[[Cash in the Attic]]''.

In December 2010, Janet and her daughter Sophie appeared on Channel 4's ''[[The Million Pound Drop Live]]''. Also shown on Channel 4 on 22 December 2010, Ellis competed in the ''[[Come Dine with Me]]'' celebrity Christmas special. The winner's prize of £1,000 was donated to charity. Ellis won, beating singer [[Tony Christie]] and actress [[Susie Amy]] into joint second place, with musician and actor [[Goldie]] bringing up the rear.

In January 2012 Ellis returned to her first love of acting by starring in a production of [[Alan Bennett]]'s comedy play ''Green Forms'' for a week at the [[Tabard Theatre]] in [[Chiswick]] in order to raise money for Maggie's Centres.<ref>{{cite news |first=Robert |last=Cumber |title=Janet Ellis: I realised I don't mind upsetting people |newspaper=Ealing Gazette |publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]] |url=http://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/ealing-news/local-ealing-news/2012/01/12/janet-ellis-i-realised-i-don-t-mind-upsetting-people-109642-30111338/ |date=12 January 2012 |access-date=14 February 2012}}</ref>