| Martel Maxwell | |
| Birth Date: | September df=y |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Occupation: | TV presenter, journalist, writer |
Martel Maxwell (born 9 March 1977) has been one of the presenters of the property show Homes Under the Hammer since 2017. She also writes a column for a Dundee paper.
Maxwell was born on 9 March 1977,[1] and was raised in Dundee. She attended the High School of Dundee, before studying law at the University of Edinburgh and then taking a postgraduate diploma in law at the University of Dundee.[2] Instead of continuing with law, Maxwell turned to journalism.[3]
Maxwell's first post was as a graduate intern at The Sun taking a diploma in newspaper journalism at London City University. After seven years at The Sun writing for city, women's news, and showbusiness, she went freelance.[4] [3] Maxwell wrote some freelance opinion pieces for The Scottish Sun and since 2013 has written a weekly column for local paper Evening Telegraph in Dundee.[2]
Maxwell's earliest broadcast job was in 2010 as an occasional reporter on the BBC show The One Show and then a regular entertainment contributor on the ITV show Lorraine and one of the presenters of a short-lived BBC3 consumer affairs programme Don't Get Screwed and BBC Scotland magazine show On the Road.[5] [6] Since 2017, she has been one of the three presenters of the BBC property programme Homes Under the Hammer,[7] replacing Lucy Alexander.
Maxwell was an occasional guest presenter on BBC Radio Scotland and in 2008, had her own show on Edinburgh station Talk 107 until the station folded.[8] In 2021, she provided voiceover narration for the third series of BBC Scotland's documentary Inside Central Station.
Maxwell published a novel, Scandalous, in 2010. Based on her experiences as a showbusiness reporter, The Daily Telegraph considered that it gave "a thrilling insight into the celebrity-baiting world of the kiss and tell" but also considered that "the narrative is weighed down by product placement".[9]
Maxwell lives near Dundee with her husband, Jamie Parret, and their three sons.[3]