Emma Willis is a former English model and presenter on television. Since the 2013 season, Willis has hosted ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ and ‘Big Brother as well as ‘Big Brother’s Bit on the Side’ since its inaugural season in 2011. Since the early 2000s, Willis has been associated with multiple channels, including BBC, ITV, Channel 5, and Heart FM, hosting and presenting numerous popular programs. Willis has also hosted ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! NOW!’, ‘This Morning’, ‘Loose Women’, and ‘The Voice UK.’ She and Stephen Mulhern have co-hosted ‘Sunday Morning Breakfast’ on Heart Network for a long time. She has been nominated twice for Most Popular Entertainment Presenter at the National Television Awards and is a celebrity ambassador for brands such as Gillette Venus and Oral-B.
Emma Wllis’s Career
During her early years, Emma Willis began her career as a presenter and also did some modeling. MTV gave her a huge break that literally launched her career in the correct direction. Willis hosted several programs on MTV UK between 2002 and 2005, including “Total Request Live.”
She was recruited by Channel 4 to host ‘Big Brother’s Big Mouth’ from 2005 to 2010; she was a part of the program. Willis was a co-host on the British survival reality program ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! NOW! She presented the program with her future husband Matt Willis for two seasons prior to her departure in 2008. She also hosted ITV2’s ‘The Hot Desk’ music interview program from 2008 to 2014.
Willis hosted two major Channel 5 programs: ‘Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side’ beginning in 2011 and ‘Big Brother’s Bit on the Side’ beginning in 2011. While she hosted the former program for eight seasons, she only hosted the latter for four. In 2012, Willis succeeded Coleen Nolan as the host of ‘This Morning’ on ITV. Between 2012 and 2014, she hosted the segment ‘The Hub’, and in 2018, she became the guest anchor of ‘Loose Women’.
Willis hosted two seasons of the British reality television program ‘Girlfriends’ on ITV2 and later appeared as a guest host on programs such as ‘Prize Island’ and ‘The Paul O’Grady Show’. Willis has been an integral part of the British adaptation of the international reality television program ‘Big Brother since 2013. As Brian Dowling’s replacement, she was anticipated to revitalize the show.
She has also hosted ten seasons of “Celebrity Big Brother” on Channel 5 since 2013 when she assumed responsibility for the program. She co-hosted ‘Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side’ with Rylan Clark until 2015. Willis left the show due to her busy schedule, and Clark was promoted to the position of primary host of the spin-off. In 2015, Willis hosted the adventure game show ‘Prized Apart’ on BBC One and also became the presenter of ‘The Voice UK’. In 2017, she was also given the role of host for the children’s version of the program.
Emma’s Personal Life
Emma Willis was born on March 18, 1976, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. In Sutton Coldfield, she attended Wylde Green Primary School and then John Willmott School. Willis was a model briefly before entering the television industry. She has posed for Vogue, GAP, Chanel, and Elle, among other magazines and brands.
While hosting ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! NOW!’, Emma worked alongside her future spouse Matt Willis. The wedding took place on July 5, 2008. Together, they have three children: oldest daughter Isabelle (born in June 2009), only son Ace (born in November 2011), and second daughter Trixie (born in May 2016).
Estimated Net Worth
The net worth of English model and television personality Emma Willis is $8 million. She is best known for her work on British television and radio networks such as Channel 5, BBC, ITV, and Heart FM.