Giovanna Fletcher Explained

Giovanna Fletcher
Birth Name:Giovanna Falcone
Birth Date:29 January 1985
Birth Place:Essex, England
Children:3

Giovanna Fletcher (née Falcone, born 29 January 1985) is an English blogger, podcaster, author, actress, and presenter. Since 2019, she has presented the CBeebies series The Baby Club. She won series 20 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[1]

Early life

Fletcher was born in Essex on 29 January 1985 to an Italian father, Mario, and English mother, Kim. She has two siblings: Giorgina and Mario Falcone.[2] She attended the performing arts school Sylvia Young Theatre School in London,[3] followed by the Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance.[4]

Career

Theatre

In December 2016, Fletcher had her professional concert debut, singing on stage in London's West End in Alan Menken's A Christmas Carol at the Lyceum Theatre.[5] In December 2017, she performed in the musical production of her husband's novel The Christmasaurus alongside Tom, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Harry Judd and Matt Willis.[6] In 2021, it was announced that Fletcher would be playing Jenny in the stage play 2:22: A Ghost Story.[7]

Television and film work

Fletcher’s on-screen roles include an uncredited role in The Boat That Rocked, as a guest on Loose Women, as a contestant on All Star Mr & Mrs, and most recently as the presenter of The Baby Club on CBeebies.[8] She has had appearances on ITV's morning TV show Lorraine since 2015, including presenting a segment for the show called Take 5.[9] She participated in series 20 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[10] She was announced winner of the series on 4 December 2020.[11]

Writing

Fletcher's writing career started with an unpublished satirical project entitled Dating McFly is for Dummies.[12] Prior to becoming an author, Fletcher wrote for several magazines, including work experience at Heat, where she wrote book reviews and copy for their website, and an internship at Bliss magazine. Fletcher also worked at Recognise Magazine[12] She also has a regular blog feature on Hello! magazine's website.[13]

Through her blogging and book reviewing work, Fletcher networked with authors and literary folk at book events. It was in one of these events that she spoke to novelist Dorothy Koomson, and it was this pivotal conversation that inspired Fletcher to write a book of her own.[12] Fletcher's debut novel, Billy and Me, was published in May 2013, followed by You're the One That I Want in May 2014. Dream a Little Dream was published in June 2015, and a fourth novel, Always with Love followed in June 2016.[14] In 2017, she published her first non-fiction book, Happy Mum, Happy Baby: My Adventures in Motherhood, and later that same year, released her fifth novel, Some Kind of Wonderful.

Music

Fletcher has sung in musical performances on several YouTube videos, posted to her husband, Tom's, YouTube channel. She has performed duet covers in a series called "Me & Mrs F", covering songs including "How Do You Like Your Eggs In the Morning?",[15] "It Ain't Me Babe", "L-O-V-E",[16] "You Really Got a Hold on Me",[17] "Moon River",[18] "Love Is on the Radio",[19] and "Tonight You Belong to Me".[20] Most of these covers have over half a million views each, with "Love Is on the Radio" having accumulated 1.8 million views over 3 years.

Podcasts

Fletcher is the host of parenting podcast Happy Mum, Happy Baby.[21] The podcast gained national attention when Kate Middleton appeared to discuss her own experiences with motherhood.[22] [23] Fletcher also took the podcast on tour in 2019 with guests such as Helen Flanagan, Gemma Atkinson, Bryony Gordon, Jamelia, Ore & Portia Oduba, Kaytee Jones and Christine McGuinness.[24]

In 2021, Fletcher began hosting a six-part series Journey to the Magic..., an official Walt Disney Travel Company podcast.[25]

Personal life

On 18 April 2011, Fletcher was engaged to Tom Fletcher from McFly.[26] They were married on 12 May 2012. It was announced on his YouTube channel on 29 October 2013 that the couple were expecting their first child, with a video titled We Have Some News....[27] On 13 March 2014, their son Buzz Michelangelo Fletcher was born.[28] [29] On 16 February 2016, their second son Buddy Bob Fletcher was born.[30] On 3 March 2018, they announced that they were expecting a third child;[31] On 24 August 2018, they welcomed their third son, named Max Mario Fletcher.[32]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: 2020-12-04. I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! crowns its 2020 winner beating Jordan North and Vernon Kay. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-12-05.
  2. News: Who is I'm A Celebrity's Giovanna Fletcher? Age, career and children revealed. Heart. 27 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Sylvia Young Theatre School - Alumni . sylviayoungtheatreschool.co.uk . 4 April 2024 .
  4. Web site: Tom and Giovanna Fletcher: A love story in pictures. Francis. Anna. 14 November 2014. CelebsNow.co.uk. 25 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Exclusive: Robert Lindsay, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Giovanna Fletcher to star in A Christmas Carol. Hewis. Ben. 25 November 2016. whatsonstage.com. 25 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Tom Fletcher Sets London Cast for THE CHRISTMASAURUS Onstage; Special Musical Edition Released!. 31 October 2017. Broadway World. 4 November 2017.
  7. Web site: Cast | 2:22 a Ghost Story. 27 September 2022 .
  8. Web site: Giovanna Fletcher and Nigel Clarke to host The Baby Club at Home on CBeebies . 3 June 2020 . BBC. 29 November 2020 .
  9. Web site: Giovanna Fletcher Joins The Lorraine Family For Autumn With Take 5 Lorraine . 8 September 2015 . . . 26 February 2017 .
  10. News: I'm A Celebrity 2020: Giovanna Fletcher's unique names for her children - and what inspired them. EssexLive. 23 November 2020.
  11. Web site: I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! crowns its 2020 winner . BBC News . 5 December 2020 . 4 December 2020.
  12. Web site: Coffee with Gi - Becoming an Author . Fletcher . Giovanna . 6 March 2016 . . 26 February 2017 .
  13. Web site: Giovanna Fletcher on Hello! Magazine. Fletcher. Giovanna. 25 February 2017. Hello! Magazine. 25 February 2017.
  14. Web site: 7 on trend books to read this summer – Giovanna Fletcher pens the ultimate beach read. Shields. Danielle. 14 June 2016. OK! Magazine. 12 October 2016.
  15. Web site: Me and Mrs F . Tom Fletcher . Fletcher . Tom . 12 March 2013 . . 26 February 2017 .
  16. Web site: L-O-V-E - Me & Mrs F (cover) . Tom Fletcher . Fletcher . Tom . 14 February 2014 . . 26 February 2017 .
  17. Web site: You Really Got A Hold on Me . Tom Fletcher . Fletcher . Tom . 16 April 2013 . . 26 February 2017 .
  18. Web site: Moon River - Me & Mrs F . Tom Fletcher . Fletcher . Tom . 10 June 2013 . . 26 February 2017 .
  19. Web site: Me & Mrs F - Love Is on the Radio . Tom Fletcher . Fletcher . Tom . 27 November 2013 . . 26 February 2017 .
  20. Web site: Tonight You Belong To Me - Me & Mrs F Cover . Tom Fletcher . Fletcher . Tom . 9 October 2015 . . 26 February 2017 .
  21. https://www.happymumhappybaby.com/
  22. Web site: Prince William Encouraged Kate Middleton Behind the Scenes Before Candid Podcast: 'Don't Worry'.
  23. Web site: Kate Middleton recalls special moments from childhood in parenting interview.
  24. Web site: Live Tour - Podcasts.
  25. Web site: Journey to the Magic...The Official Walt Disney Travel Company Podcast' | Walt Disney Travel Company.
  26. Web site: McFly's Tom Fletcher engaged. 11 April 2012.
  27. Web site: We Have Some News... . Tom Fletcher . Fletcher . Tom . 29 October 2013 . . 26 February 2017 .
  28. Web site: My labour was the most amazingly powerful experience I've ever had. Fletcher. Giovanna. 14 April 2014. Hello! Magazine. 4 November 2017.
  29. Web site: Player 2 . Tom Fletcher . Fletcher . Tom . 3 September 2015 . . 26 February 2017 .
  30. Web site: Bump to Buddy . Tom Fletcher . Fletcher . Tom . 6 March 2016 . . 26 February 2017 .
  31. Web site: Snow Way...we have something to tell you. . Tom Fletcher . Fletcher . Tom . 3 March 2018 . . 6 June 2018 .
  32. Web site: Davies . Megan . Tom and Giovanna Fletcher welcome their third child . Digital Spy . 21 February 2021 . 25 August 2018.

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