Being Gail Porter
For the first time, Gail Porter takes a tell-all journey into her past to understand her rise to celebrity and her fall into depression, anorexia, self-harming and homelessness.
In 1999, Gail Porter was one of the UK’s most sought-after female TV presenters. Most famously, she helped sell over a million copies of FHM magazine after her naked image was projected onto the Houses of Parliament. Then over the next 20 years, things took a turn for the worse: she suffered post-natal depression, alopecia and was sectioned under the mental health act. In 2014 she even ended up sleeping rough on a park bench. How did this happen?
In this documentary, Gail takes a tell-all journey into her past. Travelling to her hometown of Edinburgh, she meets friends, relatives and medical professionals and asks why she has such extremes of emotion? And how can that explain her story? The result is an honest and deeply personal exploration of mental health, self-harm, anorexia and depression, as well as a stark reminder of how the world has changed since her 1990s heyday.
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‘It’s only now I feel able to face up to what I’ve been through’
Gail Porter's deeply personal exploration of depression, self-harm and anorexia.
Personal Stories
First-hand short films about mental health.
Clips
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Ballari: ‘Drawing has helped me find me again’
Duration: 04:10
Music Played
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Blur
Tender
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The Proclaimers
Sunshine on Leith
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Texas
Summer Son
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Blur
Coffee & TV
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Gail Porter |
Producer | Anne-Claire Pilley |
Executive Producer | Harry Bell |
Broadcasts
- Tue 14 Jan 2020 22:00
- Mon 18 May 2020 23:30
- Thu 17 Sep 2020 22:00
- Thu 18 Feb 2021 00:30
- Tue 17 May 2022 23:00
- Sun 25 Feb 2024 22:00
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