Alice Levine

Alice Esme Levine (born 8 July 1986)[2] is a British radio and television presenter and narrator.

Alice Levine
Born
Alice Esme Levine

(1986-07-08) 8 July 1986
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England[1]
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
OccupationDJ and television presenter
Years active2008–present
EmployerBBC, Channel 4
Known for
Television
  • Big Brother's Bit on the Side
    (2011–2013)
  • The BRIT Awards
    (2017–present; red carpet & backstage host)
  • Eating with My Ex
    (2019–present)

Early life and education

Levine was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Her father is a retired lecturer at the University of Nottingham. Her mother is a caterer and former artist. She attended Alderman White School in Bramcote, where she was head girl.[1]

Levine studied English at the University of Leeds, where she met her future My Dad Wrote a Porno collaborators, Jamie Morton and James Cooper.[1] She was an active part of Leeds Student Television, the University's TV station.

Career

Levine was voted "Best On-Screen Female" at the National Student Television Awards in 2008.[3] Her first television job was hosting Celebrity Bites for MTV, which later led to other shows including coverage of the EMAs.

Levine hosted Big Brother's Bit on the Side with Jamie East, from the reality show's revival in 2011 on Channel 5, until 2013 when they left the show. During this time, she was one of the voices of "Big Brother" herself, which included talking to housemates in the diary room and announcing tasks and news to the housemates. She also has worked on Channel 4's Pop Up Pop Quiz. In 2012 Alice appeared on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats.

On 7 January 2013, Levine joined BBC Radio 1 to present a show with Phil Taggart in the much coveted John Peel slot. The show was broadcast from 10pm to midnight on Mondays to Thursdays.[4] She hosted Lovebox coverage for Xbox. In ,she was a presenter on the Red Bull Soap Box Race on Dave TV. In October 2013 she appeared on Nevermind the Buzzcocks on BBC2 on Noel Fielding's team. In August 2014, she left her weeknight slot with Taggart to present a solo weekend afternoon show on the station (1pm–4pm) taking over from Huw Stephens.[5] In 2014, she hosted the Barclaycard Mercury Music Sessions for Channel 4, as well as coverage of the Mercury Music Prize later that year.

On 16 November 2014, it was announced that Levine, along with several other celebrities and the choirmaster Gareth Malone had reached Number 1 in the UK music chart with their cover version of Avicii's "Wake Me Up" in aid of the charity Children In Need.

She is one of the three co-creators of the podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno.[6]

In 2016, Levine presented the red carpet for the British Independent Film Awards with Geoff Lloyd.

In February 2017, as well as in 2018 and 2019, Levine presented backstage at the BRIT Awards for ITV2. She was also the red carpet and backstage host for the BAFTA Craft Awards, followed by the BAFTA TV Awards in May the same year. Levine presented Levine on Love, a series on BBC iPlayer in which she explored the world of modern romance. She also appeared in the fifth series of Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled for Dave.

In 2018, Levine was one of five contestants in the sixth series of the comedy game show Taskmaster on Dave. She appeared in series 7 of Room 101 on BBC2. Levine also co-hosted a series of Channel 4's reality show, The Circle, with Maya Jama. However, they were replaced in the second series by Emma Willis.

In 2019, Levine visited Tallinn in Travel Man for Channel 4, as well as presenting Sleeping With the Far Right, also for Channel 4.

Levine has hosted the Women in Music Awards for five years running to 2019.

In addition to her broadcast work, Levine co-founded a food and lifestyle brand, Jackson & Levine, with business partner Laura Jackson. As a pair, they are the food columnists for Marie Claire, take part in the monthly column, the Food Club with Jackson for Company magazine,[7] and have published a book.

Levine has designed three blouses for Finery and designed two ranges for Habitat under Jackson & Levine; the first range was a linen collection followed by a ceramics range which sold out within three hours.

On 15 July 2020, Levine announced that she was leaving Radio 1 after 9 years at the station. She revealed the news via an Instagram post.[8] Her last show was on 9 August 2020 after a series of three farewell shows.

In August 2020, it was announced that Alice Levine would become curator of a BBC Radio 4 programme The Museum of Curiosity and co-host alongside John Lloyd, its chief host. The show will air in September 2020.

Awards and nominations

In 2008, Levine won the National Student Television Award for "Best On-Screen Female".

As the co-creator and presenter of My Dad Wrote A Porno, Levine has been the recipient of numerous awards and nominations. The series received nominations at the Audio and Radio Industry Awards, Lovie Awards and British Podcast Awards, as well as winning a Webby Award in 2019.

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008B-boxMain presenterWeb show
2010Celebrity BitesMain presenter
2011–2013Big Brother's Bit on the SideMain weekend presenter
2012–2013The Hot DeskPresenter
2013Crazy BeachesNarrator
2013–presentRadio 1's Big WeekendCo-presenterwith various
2013Red Bull Soap BoxCo-presenterwith Ed Leigh
2014Invasion of the Job SnatchersNarrator1 series
2015Girls Can CodePresenter2 episodes
2015, 2017Glastonbury FestivalPresenter
2016DebatablePanel member4 appearances
2016Books That Made BritainPresenter
2016Bargain HuntContestantChildren in Need Special
2016Celebrity Advice BureauHerself3 episodes
2016–2017Alan Davies: As Yet UntitledPanellist
2017–presentThe BRIT AwardsBackstage presenter
2017Levine on Love: Radio 1 StoriesPresenterWeb show
2018The CircleCo-presenterwith Maya Jama
2018TaskmasterParticipantSeries 6
2019Sleeping With The Far RightPresenterDocumentary
2019-2021Would I Lie to YouParticipantSeries 13, Episode 5 & Series 14, Episode 1
2019Baewatch: Parental GuidanceNarrator1 series
2019My Dad Wrote A PornoHerselfSpecial; also executive producer
2019–presentEating with My ExNarrator2 series
2020 I'll Get This Participant
2020 Have I Got News For You Participant Series 60, episode 10
Radio
Year Title Role Slot Station Notes
2013–2014Phil Taggart and Alice LevineCo-presenter 22:00–00:00 Mondays-Thursdays BBC Radio 1 with Phil Taggart
2014NewsjackVoice actor 22:30–22:55 Thursday BBC Radio 4 Extra 1 episode
2014–2018Alice LevinePresenter 13:00–16:00 Saturday-Sundays BBC Radio 1
2018 Radio 1's Weekend Breakfast Show Co-presenter 06:00–10:00 Friday-Sundays with Dev
2018–2020 Dev & Alice 13:00–16:00 Friday-Sundays
Podcasts
Year Title Role
2015–My Dad Wrote a PornoCo-presenter
2018 Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast Guest
2019 Table Manners Guest

References
  1. Wilson, Simon (1 June 2018). "Beeston's Alice Levine lands new role at Radio 1 as Nick Grimshaw quits". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. GRO reference: August 1986, Vol. 8, Page 1396
  3. "Awards 35 – NaSTA History Wiki". Wiki.nasta.tv. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. "Newsbeat – New shows announced for Radio 1 late evening slots". BBC. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. "Radio 1 announces new Rock Show". BBC. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
    - "Radio 1 and 1Xtra announce schedule changes". BBC. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. Ling, Thomas. "13 secrets of My Dad Wrote a Porno". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. "Laura & Alice #Food Column". Company. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  8. @thisisalicelevine (15 July 2020). "End of an era 🎙📻🎙📻🎙📻🎙 I've decided it's the right time for me to hang up the headphones (not a thing) and say goodbye to Radio 1". Retrieved 30 December 2020 – via Instagram.
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