Rochelle Humes

Career history

Author, The Mega Magic Hair Swap!

“Publishing still has a long way to go [in offering books with BAME characters in them] so I’m working on getting it on the National Curriculum.”

Guest presenter, This Morning

“Phillip Schofield is such a dream to work with. Exactly how you’d imagine him to be. There’s a lot to learn, but live TV is such a buzz.”

The Saturdays

“It took ages for us to get a number-one single… and when we did I was pregnant so couldn’t celebrate how I would have liked.”

Smile

“I was presenting with a guy called Barney Harwood, who is like the king of children’s TV presenting. It was a dream for me as I grew up with all those kids’ shows, like SM:TV Live and CD:UK.”

Playlisters, co-host with Marvin Humes

“TV has always excited me so much, as it has Marvin. When we’re at home we don’t really have time to discuss work.”

Co-host, Ninja Warrior UK

Co-host, Children In Need

“I kept my second pregnancy a secret, but at a fitting for Children In Need, I was about six months in. My stylist said, “Rochelle, you’re not going to be able to hide this any more. I did a Twitter announcement beforehand.”

Promotional work

“People would recognise me [from S Club Juniors] and I’d be absolutely mortified!”

S Club Juniors

“We had this big house in central London to stay in. I’d have loved that now… but [then] I just wanted to go home every night.”