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Who is Gillian McKeith and is she married?

GILLIAN McKeith shot to fame in the early noughties with her TV show, You Are What You Eat.

However, these days she is best known for "fainting" in the jungle during her stint on I'm A Celebrity in 2010

Gillian McKeith has had a successful TV career
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Gillian McKeith has had a successful TV careerCredit: Alamy

Who is Gillian McKeith?

Gillian McKeith is a television personality and writer. 

She was born in Perth, , on September 28, 1969.

Gillian gained a degree in linguistics from the University of Edinburgh in 1981, before moving to the United States, where she worked in marketing and international business. 

In 1984, she received an MA in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Gillian suffers from scoliosis, and has said there is not a moment in her life when she is not in pain because of it.

She is widely known for her promotion of various ideas about health and nutrition and was the former host of Channel 4's You Are What You Eat from 2004 until 2007. 

Gillian claims she was raised on junk food, so now advises against it, and told viewers: "We all know the kind of food I grew up with — a typical Scottish diet.

"We'd have meat three times a day. I certainly never ate a mango, and had no idea what macrobiotic meant." 

Is she married? 

Gillian is married to American lawyer Howard Magaziner.

They met in Edinburgh, where he was spending a year studying. 

At the time he ran a chain of health food shops in the United States, with which she became involved. 

The couple now live in London and have two daughters, Afton and Skylar.

Skylar has become a solicitor while Afton works as an actor.

In May 2022, Afton was crowned Miss USA Spokesmodel.

What TV shows has Gillian McKeith appeared on?

Gillian kicked off her TV career in 2004 on Channel 4 with her own TV show called You Are What You Eat.

She then hosted Granada Television's Dr Gillian McKeith's Feel Fab Forever (2009–2010), which was followed by W Network's Eat Yourself Sexy (2010). 

In 2008, Gillian was a regular on the E4 health show Supersize vs Superskinny.

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In 2010, she was a contestant on the tenth series of the ITV show I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, where she was notoriously known for fainting during the challenges.

In 2023 Gillian returned to the famous show for the South African all stars series.

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