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Saira Khan

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Saira Khan
Khan at the 7thAsian Awardsin 2017
Born(1970-05-15)15 May 1970(age 54)
Long Eaton,Derbyshire,England
Alma materBrighton Polytechnic
Occupations
  • Television personality
  • businesswoman
AgentMelanie Blake
Television
SpouseSteven Hyde (m. 2004)
Children2
Websitewww.sairakhan.co.uk

Saira Khan(born 15 May 1970)[1]is a British television personality. She was a contestant on thefirst seriesofThe Apprenticein 2005, in which she finished as the runner-up. In 2012, Khan competed in the first series ofThe Great Sport Relief Bake Off.2012 to 2017, Khan co-presentedThe Martin Lewis Money Show,and in 2015, she presented theITVseriesGuess This House.[2]From 2015 to 2020, she was a regular panelist on the ITV talk showLoose Women.Khan has also competed in theeighteenth seriesofCelebrity Big Brotherin 2016, and in 2019, she competed in theeleventh seriesofDancing on Ice.

Early life

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Khan was born inLong Eaton,Derbyshireto Pakistani immigrants fromPakistan Administered Kashmiron 15 May 1970. She had a difficult childhood; her father was violent and died when she was 28.[1]

Career

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In 2005, she was a contestant on the first series of the business-reality show,The Apprentice,finishing as the runner-up.[3]

In 2006, Khan presentedTemper Your Temper,a programme dealing with anger management. She has presented several documentaries for the BBC includingSaira Khan's Pakistan Adventurein 2007 andAdopting Abroad, Saira's Storyin 2011, as well as appearing as a guest on a variety of BBC and ITV shows such asReady Steady CookandCountdown.She presented theCBBCshowTrade Your Way to the USAand previously presentedBeat the Boss.She presented an edition of the BBC'sMoney Programmeabout entrepreneurial mothers. Khan has also contributed to radio notably toRadio 4'sWoman's HourandRadio 2'sThe Jeremy Vine Showas well as Radio 4'sAny Questions?.

Khan also runs her own baby-products business called Miamoo. She has also written aself-help book,P.U.S.H. For Success.From 2012 until 2017, she co-hostedThe Martin Lewis Money ShowalongsideMartin Lewisbut was replaced byRanvir Singh.In 2015, she appeared with her son onBig Star's Little Starwhere they won £14,000 for charity. In 2015, she hostedGuess This House,a daytime game show for ITV. In September 2015, she became a regular panelist onLoose Women,in which she appeared until 2020.[4]In 2015, she appeared on an episode ofPointless Celebrities.

In July 2016, Khan entered theCelebrity Big Brotherhouse and took part in the show'seighteenth series.[5][6]On 9 August, she became the second housemate to be voted out of the Big Brother house. Khan took part in a celebrity edition ofThe Chase,aired in July 2017, being knocked out in the first round byMark Labbett.On 6 January 2018, Khan took part inAnd They're Off!,where she placed fifth. In 2019, Khan took part in theeleventh seriesofDancing on Ice,and finished in ninth place, alongside her professional partner Mark Hanretty.[7]

In January 2021, she announced her imminent departure fromLoose Women,so she could "focus on her skincare business, SairaSkin, and other media projects". Khan has stated that she wanted her place on the panel to go to a gay, transgender, or non-binary person.[8]She competed in the third series ofCelebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.[9]

Personal life

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Khan married her husband, fellow business person Steven Hyde, in December 2004, and had son, Zac, in 2008 throughIVF.[10]In 2011, following a miscarriage and difficulties in trying to conceive a second child, Khan traveled to the Edhi Foundation Orphanage inKarachi, Pakistan,where she adopted her daughter Amara when she was 4 days old.[1][11]Khan described her experience onLoose Womenin 2018,[1]and also documented the adoption process in a documentary onBBC Two,Adopting Abroad: Saira’s Story.[12]In March 2017, Khan appeared on 'This Morning', where she argued for businesses to have the ability to deny people jobs or request their workers to take off religious dress like a headscarf etc. In February 2021, Khan said of her faith in aDaily Mirrorcolumn that "As a 50-year-old educated, independent woman with my own family and life experiences, I now have the courage to say that I’m not practising".[13][14][15]

Awards and nominations

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In January 2013 and 2015, Khan was nominated for the Services to Media award at theBritish Muslim Awards.[16][17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Dancing on Ice Saira Khan: Loose Women host's age, husband, children and more facts".Smooth.Retrieved1 March2019.
  2. ^"Guess this House".ITV Press Centre.
  3. ^"Saira Khan makes surprising revelation about SHOCK Loose Women exit".HELLO!.6 January 2021.Retrieved11 January2021.
  4. ^"Saira Khan has quit Loose Women after five years".Manchester Evening News.2 January 2021.
  5. ^Corner, Natalie (29 July 2016)."Who is Celebrity Big Brother 2016 housemate Saira Khan?".Daily Mirror.
  6. ^Anisiobi, John James (30 July 2016)."Celebrity Big Brother 2016 FULL LIST of contestants revealed".Daily Mirror.
  7. ^"Saira Khan: Who is the Loose Women and Dancing on Ice star?".HELLO!.13 January 2019.Retrieved1 March2019.
  8. ^Randell, Louise (3 January 2021)."Saira Khan asks Loose Women to replace her with 'transgender or non binary' host".mirror.Retrieved3 January2021.
  9. ^"All-Star line-up revealed for third series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins | Channel 4".channel4.
  10. ^Mirror.co.uk (20 May 2016)."Saira Khan and husband Steve Hyde on their sexless marriage".mirror.Retrieved2 February2021.
  11. ^"Loose Women's Saira Khan discusses her children and reveals hopes to adopt again - exclusive".HELLO!.28 November 2018.Retrieved1 March2019.
  12. ^"BBC Two - Adopting Abroad: Saira's Story".BBC.Retrieved1 March2019.
  13. ^Beasley, Tom (7 February 2021)."Saira Khan reveals she is 'no longer a practising Muslim'".Yahoo!.Retrieved7 February2021.
  14. ^Khan, Saira (7 February 2021)."'Why I'm no longer a practising Muslim after feeling guilty and caged'".Daily Mirror.Retrieved7 February2021.
  15. ^"Saira Khan receives threats after saying she is not a practising Muslim".BBC News. 9 February 2021.Retrieved9 February2021.
  16. ^"Winners honoured at British Muslim Awards".Asian Image. 31 January 2013.Retrieved1 November2015.
  17. ^"British Muslim Awards 2015 finalists unveiled".Asian Image. 23 January 2015.Retrieved1 November2015.
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