Editing Yvette Fielding

{{Short description|English television presenter, producer and actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Yvette Fielding
| image              = Yvette Fielding close-up.png
| caption            = Fielding filming ''Most Haunted'' in 2002
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| birth_name         = Yvette Paula Fielding
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1968|9|23|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Stockport]], [[Cheshire]], England
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| television         = ''[[Blue Peter]]''<br>''[[Most Haunted]]''<br>''[[Most Haunted Live!]]''<br>''[[Ghosthunting With...]]''
| occupation         = Television presenter, producer, actress, author
| years_active       = 1983–present
| spouse             = Barry Sweeny (1993–divorced)<br>[[Karl Beattie]] (m. 1999)
| children           = 2
| relatives          = [[Stuart Torevell]] (cousin)
| website            = 
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}}
'''Yvette Paula Fielding''' (born 23 September 1968) is an English television presenter, producer, actress, writer and paranormal investigator. In 1987, aged 18, she became the youngest presenter on the BBC television programme ''[[Blue Peter]]''. With her husband [[Karl Beattie]], she co-created and presented the ''[[Most Haunted]]'' series on the Living channel, via their own production company, followed by ''[[Ghosthunting With...]]'', establishing Fielding as 'first lady of the paranormal'. She has appeared in a wide range of other programmes, from ''[[The Wright Stuff]]'' to ''[[Through the Keyhole]]'' and ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK TV series)|I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]''.

==Early life==
Fielding was born in [[Stockport]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/lifestyle/lifestyle-leisure/yvette-fielding-1-1895046|title=...Yvette Fielding}}</ref> and grew up in [[Bramhall]] where she attended Pownall Green Primary School and [[Bramhall High School]]. She attended Stockport Convent, [[Hillcrest Grammar School]], [[Davenport, Greater Manchester|Davenport]] and [[South Cheshire College|Dane Bank College]] in Crewe.

As a teenager she worked as a hotel cleaner in Wilmslow, and a barmaid in Cheadle Hulme and Macclesfield.<ref>''Manchester Evening News'' Friday 26 June 1992, page 20</ref>

==Career==

===Early career===
Fielding's first major role came in 1983 when she was cast in the children's [[BBC]] series ''[[Seaview (TV series)|Seaview]]''. The comedy-drama show centred around a teenage girl called Sandy Shelton (played by Fielding), growing up living at her parents' guest house in [[Blackpool]]. The show ran for two series. Fielding later made a guest appearance in an episode of ''[[Juliet Bravo]]''.

===''Blue Peter'' and beyond===
In 1987, Fielding became a presenter on the [[BBC Children's and Education|BBC children's]] show ''[[Blue Peter]]''. To date Fielding holds the record of being the youngest presenter on ''Blue Peter'', starting on 29 June 1987<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/bluepeter/presenters/fielding.shtml |title=BBC Blue Peter Presenters |publisher=BBC |access-date=22 February 2012}}</ref> three months before her 19th birthday. While on the series Fielding also had an acting role in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (making an appearance in the series while making a ''Blue Peter'' report on the show). During her time on the show, Fielding won the ''SOS Award'' for the ''Most Popular Woman on Television'', competing with [[Cilla Black]], [[Victoria Wood]] and [[Kylie Minogue]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Years after Fielding left ''Blue Peter'',{{when|date=August 2023}} her trip on a [[rollercoaster]] with fellow presenter [[Mark Curry (British TV presenter)|Mark Curry]] was voted the ''Favourite Blue Peter moment of all time'' by viewers.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} After five years of ''Blue Peter'', Fielding co-hosted ''[[What's Up Doc? (British TV series)|What's Up Doc?]]'', a Saturday morning children's show on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. The series ran for three years.

From 1995 Fielding made a transition from children's television to broadcasting for an older audience. After leaving ''What's Up Doc?'' Fielding presented '' [[The Heaven and Earth Show]]'', ''[[The General (TV series)|The General]]'' and ''[[City Hospital (UK series)|City Hospital]]'' for the BBC. She was a regular host of ''Karaoke Challenge'' and contributed weekend continuity for [[Challenge TV]]. Fielding also appeared in the ITV game show ''[[Win, Lose or Draw (UK game show)|Win, Lose or Draw]]'' in 1995 and 1996. Fielding briefly returned to children's television in 1997, appearing in two episodes of the CBBC drama series ''[[Byker Grove]]'', playing the role of Samantha Fuller.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0276172/|title=Yvette Fielding|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

From 1998 to 2000, Fielding appeared as a regular alongside [[Fred Dinenage]] and [[Toyah Willcox]] on a property-pricing based game-show called ''[[Under Offer]]'' made for [[Meridian Television]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Under_Offer |title=Under Offer – UKGameshows |publisher=Ukgameshows.com |access-date=22 February 2012}}</ref> In 2003, Fielding appeared as a guest on the [[Channel 4]] chat show ''[[Richard & Judy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0686031/|title="Richard & Judy" Episode dated 29 October 2003 (TV Episode 2003)|date=29 October 2003|publisher=IMDb}}</ref>

In 2004, Fielding was named 'Multichannel personality of the year' at the [[Variety, the Children's Charity|Variety Club]] Showbusiness awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446796/|title=The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2004 (2004)|date=6 November 2004|publisher=IMDb}}</ref> In 2005, Fielding appeared as [[Annie Lennox]] in a celebrity special of ITV's ''[[Stars in Their Eyes]]'', and also appeared as a guest panellist on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] show ''[[The Wright Stuff]]'' (Fielding made further guest appearances on the show in 2008 and 2009).<ref name="imdb"/> Later in the same year she also made a guest appearance on the BBC music quiz show ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

In 2007, Fielding appeared as a guest on the ITV chat show ''[[Loose Women]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1075575/|title="Loose Women" Episode #11.137 (TV Episode 2007)|date=24 July 2007|publisher=IMDb}}</ref> and appeared as a contestant in the [[ITV2]] reality television programme ''[[Deadline (2007 TV series)|Deadline]]'', finishing second.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heatworld.com/Entertainment/TV/2007/05/Oh-My-God-Yvette-Fielding-pulls-a-moonie-on-telly-tonight/|title=Oh. My. God. Yvette Fielding pulls a moonie on telly tonight |publisher=Heatworld.com|date=10 May 2007|access-date=22 February 2012}}</ref> Later on in the year she appeared as a guest on ''[[That Antony Cotton Show]]''. In January 2008, Fielding appeared as a contestant on the BBC quiz show ''[[Celebrity Mastermind]]'', with her specialist subject being [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]].{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Fielding and her husband were the celebrity subjects of a one-hour documentary for [[Living (UK TV channel)|Living]] called ''Living With Yvette & Karl'' which aired on 1 November 2008. A sequel documentary entitled ''In Bed with Yvette & Karl'' which aired on Living on 17 January 2009, charted Fielding's [[hysterectomy]] operation and recovery. A full-length series of ''In Bed with Yvette & Karl'', was then commissioned, and aired on Living during June and July 2009. In October 2009, a further documentary entitled ''Yvette & Karl: Life begins at 40'' was broadcast. From February to March 2009, Fielding appeared in the [[ITV1]] variety TV show ''[[Saturday Night Takeaway]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

On 21 May 2009, Fielding appeared for a fourth time on ''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]'', and a day later, she appeared on ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]''. In May 2009, Fielding appeared as a guest on the ITV talent show spin-off ''[[Britain's Got More Talent]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1438650/|title="Britain's Got More Talent" Episode #3.8 (TV Episode 2009)|date=24 May 2009|publisher=IMDb}}</ref> In July 2009, Fielding was a celebrity panellist in an episode of the Channel 4 comedy show ''[[8 out of 10 Cats]]''. In November 2009, Fielding appeared as a celebrity contestant in an episode of ''[[Come Dine with Me]]'', finishing third. In May 2010, Fielding appeared as a guest on the Channel 5 chat show ''[[Justin Lee Collins: Good Times]]''. In December 2011, Fielding appeared as part of a celebrity team on the [[BBC Two]] quiz show ''[[Eggheads (TV series)|Eggheads]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

===Presenting the paranormal===
In 2002, Yvette Fielding and her husband [[Karl Beattie]] established their own television production company, [[Antix Productions]]. Their first production was ''[[Most Haunted]]'' for the British TV channel [[Living (UK TV channel)|Living]]. In the show, Fielding and [[paranormal]] experts investigate various supposedly haunted locations around Britain, in the hopes that paranormal activity may be documented by the crew. In 2006, Fielding presented and produced ''[[Ghosthunting With...]]'', a paranormal show for [[ITV2]] which shows Fielding leading various celebrities around haunted locations.

Fielding has made many appearances and interviews in the British media in connection with her paranormal investigations and programmes, including guest appearances on ''[[The Sunday Night Project]]'' ([[Channel 4]]), ''[[The Chris Moyles Show]]'' ([[BBC Radio 1]]) and ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'' ([[BBC One]]). Furthering her paranormal franchise, in 2008 Fielding made her first move into radio broadcasting, hosting ''Yvette Fielding's Fright Nights'' on [[Kerrang! Radio]]. Fielding left the radio station a few months later however, due to other work commitments.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

In 2008, Fielding and Beattie formed a new company called [[Monster Pictures]] to operate the [[Paranormal Channel]]. Fielding acted as anchor to the channel and presented original programming on the station. The channel was subsequently renamed the [[Unexplained Channel]] in 2009.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} In October 2009, a two-part documentary featuring Fielding with [[Paul O'Grady]] aired on Living entitled ''Death in Venice''. The documentary saw the pair investigating claims of ghost and vampire sightings in [[Poveglia]], Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a162997/ogrady-fielding-for-death-in-venice.html |title=O'Grady, Fielding for 'Death in Venice' |work=Digital Spy |date=2 July 2009 |access-date=22 February 2012}}</ref>

Fielding announced on 25 June 2010 that she was to step down as presenter of ''Most Haunted''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.antixproductions.com/ |title=Welcome |publisher=Antix Productions |access-date=22 February 2012 |archive-date=9 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609132316/http://www.antixproductions.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In subsequent interviews, Fielding also indicated that she would finish presenting ''Ghosthunting with..'' and all other paranormal-based broadcasts in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|author=Dianne Bourne |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/tv_and_showbiz/s/1302614_yvette_fielding_to_give_up_the_ghost |title=Yvette Fielding to give up the ghost? |work=Manchester Evening News |date=23 July 2010 |access-date=22 February 2012}}</ref> However, in May 2011, Fielding appeared in an episode of the UK version of the ''[[Celebrity Ghost Stories]]'' series for the [[Bio. (UK)|bio]] channel,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/shows/celebrity-ghost-stories-uk/episode-guide.html#bottomOfHeader |title=Episode Guide – Celebrity Ghost Stories UK on Bio |publisher=Thebiographychannel.co.uk |access-date=22 February 2012 |archive-date=7 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807154737/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/shows/celebrity-ghost-stories-uk/episode-guide.html#bottomOfHeader |url-status=dead }}</ref> with the entire UK series of ''Celebrity Ghost Stories'' being produced by Fielding's Antix Productions company. Then in September 2011 Fielding presented another episode of ''Ghosthunting with...'' featuring the cast of ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]''.<ref name="metro1">{{cite web|last=Lougher |first=Sharon |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/875325-planet-dinosaur-ghost-hunting-with-the-only-way-is-essex-and-horizon-tv-picks |title=Planet Dinosaur, Ghost Hunting with the Only Way Is Essex and Horizon: TV preview |publisher=Metro.co.uk |date=13 September 2011 |access-date=22 February 2012}}</ref>

In April 2012, Fielding appeared in an episode of ''Olly: Life on Murs'', in which she and [[Olly Murs]] visited a haunted house. In October 2012, Fielding appeared on [[BBC Radio 2]] and ''[[The Alan Titchmarsh Show]]'' on [[ITV1]] talking about the paranormal and her ghost hunting career. In these interviews Fielding stated that she will return to ''[[Most Haunted]]'' in 2013. In 2014, Fielding once again returned to hosting ''Most Haunted'', when a new series was produced for the [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]] channel, [[Really (TV channel)|Really]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a575477/most-haunted-to-be-revived-by-really-this-summer-yvette-fielding-to-host.html |title=Most Haunted to be revived by Really this summer, Yvette Fielding to host |work=Digital Spy |date=4 June 2014 |access-date=13 September 2014}}</ref>

In March 2013, Fielding appeared in the ''Peter Kay Sit down for Comic Relief'' comedy sketch as part of [[Red Nose Day 2013]]. In June 2013 she co-hosted [[Real Radio North West]]'s breakfast show, with Glen Hunt, as a stand in for the regular co-host, Lorna Bancroft.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

As well as presenting ''Most Haunted'', Fielding also ran and co-owned a tea shop in Manchester called 'Propertea', near to [[Manchester Cathedral]] until 2016 when she left to start her own tea shop.<ref>http://properteadeveloper.com/about/ {{dead link|date=September 2021}}</ref>

In 2015, Fielding was a celebrity homeowner in an episode of ''[[Through the Keyhole]]''.

In November 2015, Fielding took part in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] reality series ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (UK TV series)|I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/11/08/oops-im-a-celebrity-2015-star-accidentally-gives-away-that-shes-taking-part-5488198/|title=I'm A Celebrity 2015 line up will include Yvette Fielding after she lets slip on Twitter |author=Duncan Lindsay|date=8 November 2015|work=Metro}}</ref> She finished the show in tenth place after being evicted on 30 November.

==Personal life==
Fielding, her second husband [[Karl Beattie]], and her two children live on a farm in [[Sandbach]], [[Cheshire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandbach.org.uk/ |title=Sandbach Directory |access-date=28 June 2008 |publisher=sandbach.org.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512073619/http://www.sandbach.org.uk/ |archive-date=12 May 2008 }}</ref> Fielding has stated that she has [[vitiligo]], a disorder that causes depigmentation in patches of her skin.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baxter |first1=Biddy |author-link1=Biddy Baxter |last2=Barnes |first2=Edward |title=Blue Peter: The Inside Story |year=1989 |publisher=Ringpress |location=Letchworth |isbn=0-948955-50-3 |pages=214–216 |chapter=Chapter Nine: Crest of a Wave }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0276172|name=Yvette Fielding}}
* [http://www.antixproductions.com/ Antix Productions website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609132316/http://www.antixproductions.com/ |date=9 June 2007 }}

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