Jane Moore (born 17 May 1962) is an English journalist, writer, and television personality. She is a columnist for the tabloid The Sun and writes regular articles for the newspaper The Sunday Times. She was a panellist and anchor on the ITV lunchtime chat show Loose Women between 1999 and 2002, returning as a regular panellist from 2013 onwards.Alex Fletcher (9 October 2013). "Nadia Sawalha and Jane Moore added to 'Loose Women' lineup". Digital Spy. Since 2018, Moore has been regularly relief-anchoring Loose Women. In 2024, Moore appeared as a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
Early life Moore was born on 17 May 1962 in Oxford.Loose Women Jane Moore: Husband, age and children revealed. Heart. Published 22 October 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018. Her father was a professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford, and her mother was a teacher. She went to primary school in Oxford, then attended the Worcester Grammar School for Girls on Spetchley Road in Worcester, when her parents divorced. Following the divorce, she never heard from her father again. At school, Moore always wanted to be a journalist, but was told by her teachers that "it was no job for a lady". She studied journalism at the South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education in Cardiff, then trained at the Solihull News in 1981, moving to work full-time at the Birmingham Mail and the Birmingham Post.
Career Moore was a news editor for the Sunday Sport. She has since worked as a columnist for The Sun and written regular articles for The Sunday Times. She has also written for Hello. In 2006, she was nominated for a British Press Award in the category of Columnist of the Year, but lost out to Lucy Kellaway.
Moore was a panellist on the ITV chat show Loose Women between 1999 and 2002. She returned to the programme on 15 October 2013, having appeared on the panel ever since, as well as regularly anchoring the show since 2018."Jane Moore". itv.com.Rob Leigh (9 October 2013). "Loose Women: Nadia Sawalha and Jane Moore set to join Loose Women panel following Denise Welch departure from ITV show - Mirror Online". mirror.
In April 2002, Moore was a guest presenter on This Morning. She subsequently moved to the BBC and regularly contributed to Question Time (2002–2012), The Andrew Marr Show (2005–21), This Week (2003–2015) and BBC Breakfast. Moore guest presented The Wright Stuff in 2003 and 2004, and was a panellist in 2008. She guest presented the show again in February 2011.
Moore set up the consumer website Youthejury.com in 2006; however, the website was later registered defunct. From 2006 to 2007, Moore was a team captain on the BBC Three programme Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, a comedy take on celebrity panel shows. In July 2011, she presented the six-part BBC Two series Wonderstuff. Moore has also contributed to the Channel 4 programme Dispatches and has presented a number of online videos for the broadcaster. She also revealed in October 2021 on an episode of Loose Women that she was briefly an estate agent.
In November 2024, Moore appeared as a contestant on the twenty-fourth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. She became the first celebrity to be eliminated from camp after receiving the fewest votes.
Personal life Moore married Gary Farrow, the former vice-president of communications at Sony Music Entertainment, in 2002. Elton John was the best man at their wedding. Her husband owns a PR agency called The Corporation Group. They lived in Richmond, with their daughters, and their Tibetan terrier dog named Jasper.
On 7 December 2022, while on-air on ITV's Loose Women, Moore revealed that she and her husband were to separate, but that their amicable marital split had suffered a delay, due to Farrow's broken leg after a fall, and she was acting as a carer.
Filmography Year Title Channel Role 1999–2002, 2013–present Loose Women ITV Regular panellist (1999–2002, 2013–present), regular relief anchor (2018–present) 2000–2001 Crimewatch DailyBBC One Co-presenter 2001–2004 Breakfast with Frost Guest 2002 This Morning ITV Guest presenter 2003–2005, 2007–2008, 2011 The Wright Stuff Channel 5 Guest presenter/panellist 2004–2007 Grumpy Old Women BBC Two Contributor 2005–2007 Richard & Judy Channel 4 Regular contributor 2005–2021 The Andrew Marr Show BBC One Newspaper reviewer 2005–2015 This Week Newspaper reviewer and reporter 2006 Grumpy Old Holidays BBC Two Contributor 2006–2007 Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive BBC Three Team captain 2008 Dispatches Channel 4 Regular reporter 2011 Wonderstuff BBC Two Presenter 2012–2016 The Agenda ITV Regular panellist 2022 Dispatches: Airport Chaos Undercover Channel 4 Reporter 2023 Who Killed Jill Dando? Netflix Contributor 2024 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! ITV1 Contestant; series 24
Guest appearances Have I Got News for You (4 May 2001) The Weakest Link: Presenters Special (24 December 2001) Never Mind the Buzzcocks (12 January 2004) The Apprentice: You're Fired! (26 April 2006, 2 May 2007, 14 May 2008, 3 June 2009) The Sharon Osbourne Show (16 October 2006) News 24 Sunday (5 August 2007) Countdown (26–30 October 2009) Genius (4 October 2010) Pointless Celebrities (5 November 2016) After the News (24 October 2017) The Chase: Celebrity Special (21 October 2018)
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