Mel Giedroyc
British actress and comedian
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| 2025 | Mel appears as a contestant on The Masked Singer, Series 6 |
| December 23 2024 | Began hosting the British version of the game show Pictionary on ITV, starting with Christmas specials. |
| November 13 2024 | Announced as the upcoming host of a request show on Magic Radio on Sunday mornings, set to start in January 2025. |
| February 2024 | Played the role of Irene, Brian's mum, in the world premiere of the musical Starter for Ten at the Bristol Old Vic. |
| 2023 | Performed in The Crown Jewels at the Garrick Theatre in London, playing Mrs Edwards (wife of the Crown Jewels' custodian) and a 'Lady of the Bedchamber' to King Charles II. |
| May 13 2023 | Served as UK co-commentator at the Eurovision Song Contest final alongside Graham Norton, making a humorous reference to her Polish heritage by appearing as a milkmaid during the broadcast. |
| 2021 | Mel Giedroyc publicly discussed her experiences with peri-menopause, candidly sharing insights about her hormonal changes and approaching menopause. |
| 2021 | Released her debut novel 'The Best Things' through Headline Review. |
| November 23 2021 | Announced as a participant in the 2021 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, to dance with Neil Jones. |
| February 2021 | Started hosting 'Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable' on Dave, a comedy show where celebrities confess their unforgivable acts. |
| 2020 | Mel co-stars in Hitmen series with Sue Perkins on Sky1 |
| 2018 | Mel serves as UK spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest on BBC One |
| 2018 | Performed in the West End Revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Company, playing the role of Sarah. |
| 2018 | Played Beatrice in the Rose Theatre production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. |
| 2017 | Mel co-presents Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief with Sue Perkins on BBC One |
| December 2017 | Mel Giedroyc's father Michal passes away. |
| November 2017 | Co-presented Children in Need for the first time. |
| July 23 2017 | Confirmed to host a new version of The Generation Game with Sue Perkins on BBC One. |
| June 2017 | Began presenting the Saturday night entertainment series Pitch Battle on BBC One. |
| January 2017 | Giedroyc co-presents the BBC show Let It Shine, expanding her television presenting repertoire. |
| 2016 | Mel begins presenting Eurovision: You Decide on BBC Four |
| April 16 2016 | Started presenting a Saturday lunchtime show on Magic Radio from 1 pm until 3 pm. |
| January 22 2016 | Giedroyc began presenting the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour, continuing until 14 February. |
| 2015 | Begins holding commentating roles for the Eurovision Song Contest, establishing herself as a prominent television personality. |
| September 17 2015 | Appeared in The Rocky Horror Show Live, simulcast to cinemas across the UK and Europe, playing the role of Third Narrator at London's Playhouse Theatre. |
| May 2015 | Giedroyc joined Scott Mills in commentating the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom on BBC Three. |
| January 2015 | Giedroyc and Perkins launched their own daytime chat show 'Mel and Sue' on ITV, which aired 30 episodes before being cancelled in August of the same year. |
| November 2014 | Giedroyc was part of Gareth Malone's All Star Choir, singing the opening solo in a cover of 'Wake Me Up' to raise money for BBC's Children in Need. A two-part documentary about the choir was broadcast on BBC One on 3 and 10 November, and the single reached Number One in the UK Singles Chart on 16 November. |
| September 6 2014 | Co-hosted the BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning show with Lee Mack. |
| April 2 2011 | Started presenting The 4 O'Clock Show, a children's magazine show, on Radio 4 extra following its rebranding from Radio 7. |
| August 2010 | Appeared on the Dave Gorman show on Absolute Radio, standing in for Danielle Ward. |
| August 16 2010 | Giedroyc reunited with Sue Perkins to host The Great British Bake Off on BBC Two. |
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