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Emma Willis

Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths; born 18 March 1976) is an English broadcaster. She is known for her television and radio work with Channel 5, BBC, ITV and Heart FM. Willis presented the Channel 5 reality shows Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother (2013–2018), as well as the spin-off show Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2011–2015). She presented the BBC One and ITV1 talent competition show The Voice (2014–present), and the children's spin-off The Voice Kids (2017–2023). In 2019 and 2021, Willis presented the second and third series of the reality show The Circle on Channel 4. In 2024, she became a co-host of the Netflix dating show Love Is Blind alongside her husband Matt Willis.

Infobox

Born
Emma Louise Griffiths (1976-03-18) 18 March 1976 Birmingham, England
Occupation
Broadcaster
Years active
2002–present
Spouse
Matt Willis (m. 2008)
Children
3
Website
emmawillisofficial

Tables

· Awards and nominations
2012
2012
Year
2012
Category
National Reality TV Awards
Nominated for
Best TV Presenter
Result
Nominated
2013
2013
Year
2013
Category
National TV Awards
Nominated for
Entertainment Presenter
Result
Longlisted
2014
2014
Year
2014
Category
National TV Awards
Nominated for
Longlisted
Glamour Awards
Glamour Awards
Year
Glamour Awards
Category
Best TV Presenter
Nominated for
Won
Freesat TV Free Awards
Freesat TV Free Awards
Year
Freesat TV Free Awards
Category
Nominated
Digital Spy Awards
Digital Spy Awards
Year
Digital Spy Awards
Category
Nominated
2015
2015
Year
2015
Category
National TV Awards
Nominated for
Entertainment Presenter
Result
Longlisted
2016
2016
Year
2016
Category
Digital Spy Awards
Nominated for
Best TV Presenter
Result
Nominated
2017
2017
Year
2017
Category
National TV Awards
Nominated for
TV Presenter
Result
Longlisted
Glamour Awards
Glamour Awards
Year
Glamour Awards
Category
TV Personality
Nominated for
Won
2018
2018
Year
2018
Category
National Reality TV Awards
Nominated for
Best TV Presenter
Result
Nominated
Champion of Women Award
Champion of Women Award
Year
Champion of Women Award
Category
Style and Spirit
Nominated for
Won
I Talk Telly Awards
I Talk Telly Awards
Year
I Talk Telly Awards
Category
Best TV Presenter
Nominated for
Nominated
Digital Spy Awards
Digital Spy Awards
Year
Digital Spy Awards
Category
Nominated
2019
2019
Year
2019
Category
National TV Awards
Nominated for
Entertainment Presenter
Result
Longlisted
I Talk Telly Awards
I Talk Telly Awards
Year
I Talk Telly Awards
Category
Best TV Presenter
Nominated for
Nominated
Heat Unmissable Awards
Heat Unmissable Awards
Year
Heat Unmissable Awards
Category
TV & Radio Presenter
Nominated for
Won
2020
2020
Year
2020
Category
National TV Awards
Nominated for
TV Presenter
Result
Longlisted
I Talk Telly Awards
I Talk Telly Awards
Year
I Talk Telly Awards
Category
Best TV Presenter
Nominated for
Nominated
2022
2022
Year
2022
Category
National TV Awards
Nominated for
TV Presenter
Result
Longlisted
2023
2023
Year
2023
Category
National TV Awards
Nominated for
Longlisted
Year
Category
Nominated for
Result
Ref.
2012
National Reality TV Awards
Best TV Presenter
Nominated
2013
National TV Awards
Entertainment Presenter
Longlisted
2014
National TV Awards
Longlisted
Glamour Awards
Best TV Presenter
Won
Freesat TV Free Awards
Nominated
Digital Spy Awards
Nominated
2015
National TV Awards
Entertainment Presenter
Longlisted
2016
Digital Spy Awards
Best TV Presenter
Nominated
2017
National TV Awards
TV Presenter
Longlisted
Glamour Awards
TV Personality
Won
2018
National Reality TV Awards
Best TV Presenter
Nominated
Champion of Women Award
Style and Spirit
Won
I Talk Telly Awards
Best TV Presenter
Nominated
Digital Spy Awards
Nominated
2019
National TV Awards
Entertainment Presenter
Longlisted
I Talk Telly Awards
Best TV Presenter
Nominated
Heat Unmissable Awards
TV & Radio Presenter
Won
2020
National TV Awards
TV Presenter
Longlisted
I Talk Telly Awards
Best TV Presenter
Nominated
2022
National TV Awards
TV Presenter
Longlisted
2023
National TV Awards
Longlisted
Television · Filmography
2008
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Role(s)
Presenter
2010
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Role(s)
Herself
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
1 series
2011–2015
Role(s)
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Notes
8 series
2011–2014
Role(s)
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
Notes
4 series
2012–2014, 2018
Role(s)
This Morning
Notes
"Hub" presenter
2012–2014, 2018, 2023–present
Role(s)
Stand-in presenter
Notes
11 episodes
2012–2013, 2021
Role(s)
Loose Women
Notes
Anchor
2012–2013
Role(s)
Girlfriends
Notes
Presenter
2013
Speidi: Scandal, Secrets & Surgery!
Role(s)
Narrator
Notes
One-off episode
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
1 series
Role(s)
Guest presenter
Notes
1 episode
2013–2018
Role(s)
Big Brother
Notes
Presenter
2013–2018
Role(s)
Celebrity Big Brother
Notes
11 series
2014–present
Role(s)
The Voice
Notes
10 Series
2015
Role(s)
Team captain
Notes
1 series
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
1 series
2016
What Would Be Your Miracle?
Role(s)
Presenter
Notes
1 series
BRITs Icon: Robbie Williams
Role(s)
Narrator
Notes
One-off episode
2017
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
37th event
2017–2023
Role(s)
The Voice Kids
Notes
Presenter
Your Song
Role(s)
One-off episode
2017–2018
Role(s)
The Keith & Paddy Picture Show
Notes
Janine Melnitz/Rizzo
2018–present
Role(s)
Emma Willis: Delivering Babies
Notes
Presenter
2019
Role(s)
Presenter
Notes
Telethon
Pants on Fire
2019–2021
Role(s)
The Circle
Notes
Series 2 - Series 3
2021
Role(s)
Series 1
2021-Present
Role(s)
Cooking with the Stars
Notes
Co-presenter
Emma and AJ Get to Work
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
Alongside AJ Odudu
2022
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
Series 5; episode 1
The Great Home Transformation
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
With Nick Grimshaw
2023, 2024
Role(s)
The World Cook
Notes
Co-presenter
2023
Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
BBC documentary
Role(s)
Co-presenter
2024
Team GB's Homecoming by The National Lottery
Role(s)
Co-host
Notes
With Vernon Kay
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
With Matt Willis
2025
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Change your Mind, Change your Life
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
With Matt Willis
2026
Role(s)
Herself
Notes
With Matt Willis
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2002–2003
MTV
Presenter
2003–2005
Total Request Live
2005, 2007, 2010
Big Brother's Big Mouth
Guest presenter
2007–2008
I'm a Celebrity.. Me Out of Here! NOW!
Co-presenter
2 series
2008–2014
The Hot Desk
Presenter
Various episodes
2008
Red Bull Flugtag
Co-presenter
27 Dresses: Movie Special
Presenter
2010
Live from Studio Five
Co-presenter
The Real Hustle
Herself
Big Brother's Little Brother
Co-presenter
1 series
2011–2015
Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
8 series
2011–2014
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
4 series
2012–2014, 2018
This Morning
"Hub" presenter
Regular
2012–2014, 2018, 2023–present
Stand-in presenter
11 episodes
2012–2013, 2021
Loose Women
Anchor
8 episodes
2012–2013
Girlfriends
Presenter
2 series
2013
Speidi: Scandal, Secrets & Surgery!
Narrator
One-off episode
Prize Island
Co-presenter
1 series
The Paul O'Grady Show
Guest presenter
1 episode
2013–2018
Big Brother
Presenter
6 series
2013–2018
Celebrity Big Brother
11 series
2014–present
The Voice
10 Series
2015
Reality Bites
Team captain
1 series
Prized Apart
Co-presenter
1 series
2016
What Would Be Your Miracle?
Presenter
1 series
BRITs Icon: Robbie Williams
Narrator
One-off episode
2017
BRIT Awards
Co-presenter
37th event
2017–2023
The Voice Kids
Presenter
7 series
2017
Your Song
One-off episode
2017–2018
The Keith & Paddy Picture Show
Janine Melnitz/Rizzo
2 episodes
2018–present
Emma Willis: Delivering Babies
Presenter
Documentary series
2019
Comic Relief
Presenter
Telethon
Pants on Fire
2019–2021
The Circle
Series 2 - Series 3
2021
The Celebrity Circle
Series 1
2021-Present
Cooking with the Stars
Co-presenter
Series 1-present
2021
Emma and AJ Get to Work
Co-presenter
Alongside AJ Odudu
2022
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C
Herself
Series 5; episode 1
The Great Home Transformation
Co-presenter
With Nick Grimshaw
2023, 2024
The World Cook
Co-presenter
With Fred Sirieix
2023
Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction
Herself
BBC documentary
Love Is Blind
Co-presenter
2024
Team GB's Homecoming by The National Lottery
Co-host
With Vernon Kay
Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones
Co-presenter
With Matt Willis
2025
Love Is Blind
Co-presenter
Change your Mind, Change your Life
Co-presenter
With Matt Willis
2026
Celebrity Sabotage
Herself
With Matt Willis
Radio · Filmography
2012–2018
2012–2018
Year
2012–2018
Station
Heart Network
Show
Sunday mornings
Role
Co-presenter
2026–present
2026–present
Year
2026–present
Station
BBC Radio 2
Show
Saturday Afternoons 1-3pm
Role
Presenter
Year
Station
Show
Role
2012–2018
Heart Network
Sunday mornings
Co-presenter
2026–present
BBC Radio 2
Saturday Afternoons 1-3pm
Presenter

References

  1. Yahoo! Celebrity
    https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105459/https://uk.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/celebrity-birthdays-5-things-didn-t-know-emma-085400712.html
  2. Big Brother: Brian Dowling to be replaced by Emma Willis as host? – Big Brother News – Reality TV. Digital Spy (13 March
    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big-brother/news/a465263/big-brother-brian-dowling-to-be-replaced-by-emma-willis-as-host.html
  3. Leigh, Rob. (13 March 2013) Big Brother: Emma Willis 'in running to take over from Brian Dowling' – Mirror Online. Daily
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/big-brother-emma-willis-in-1760495
  4. Emma Willis replaces Brian Dowling as presenter of ‘Big Brother’ Archived 18 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Telly Spy
    http://tellyspy.com/bbuk/emma-willis-replaces-brian-dowling-as-presenter-of-big-brother
  5. Birmingham Post
    https://web.archive.org/web/20111107201629/http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/postfeatures/2009/09/03/emma-willis-in-gear-for-style-in-the-city-65233-24601448
  6. http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/big-brother-star-emma-willis-and-husband-matt-open-wylde-green-primary-school-classrooms/story-30459107-detail/story.html
  7. Eighties Kids
    https://www.eightieskids.com/10-emma-willis-facts/
  8. Baby Surrey
    https://web.archive.org/web/20101102034644/http://babysurrey.co.uk/articles/interviews/item/298-interviewing-emma-willis
  9. Emma Willis | Presenters & Experts | This Morning. Itv (4 September 2013). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
    http://www.itv.com/thismorning/presentersandexperts/emma-willis/
  10. ITV Press Centre
    http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/girlfriends-return-second-series
  11. Metro
    http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/20/drunk-andor-rude-june-brown-criticised-after-odd-stint-on-the-paul-ogrady-show-4194948/
  12. Emma Willis show 'Prize Island' to be axed by ITV? – TV News. Digital Spy (25 June 2013). Retrieved 31 March 2014.
    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a492920/emma-willis-show-prize-island-to-be-axed-by-itv.html
  13. ITV Press Centre
    http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week6/reality-bites
  14. ITV Press Centre
    http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/modern-miracles-be-shown-new-itv-series-emma-willis
  15. ITV Studios
    https://itvstudios.com/programmes/a-modern-miracle
  16. Daily Mirror
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/emma-willis-beams-delight-after-5995335
  17. Press Centre
    https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/emma-willis-host-voice-uk
  18. Digital Spy
    http://www.digitalspy.com/music/brit-awards/a820208/brit-awards-2017-dermot-oleary-emma-willis-host-after-michael-buble-pulls-out/
  19. www
    https://www.brits.co.uk/news/2017/the-brits-are-coming-2018/
  20. "Jack Whitehall to host 2018 BRIT Awards"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42271792
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