Emma Willis

Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths) is a British television presenter and former model. This article will look at her biography, career achievements and personal life.

Biography of Emma Willis

Emma Willis was born on 18 March 1976 in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England.

Many people confuse Emma Louise Willis (née Griffiths) with Emma Heming-Willis, Bruce Willis's wife, but they are two different actresses.

Emma Willis's youth

Emma Willis attended Wylde Green Primary School and John Willer High School, and later began a career as a model, after which she started working in television.

Siblings

Emma has a brother and sister, but their names do not appear in public sources. They strive to maintain their privacy.

Parents

Emma Willis was born to Paul Griffiths and Jacqueline Griffiths. Her father worked in marketing. Her mother was a homemaker.

Emma grew up in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, and in her conversations with journalists, she has often mentioned that her parents supported her interest in fashion and her desire to get into television from an early age. From her youth, the celebrity was interested in show business and wanted to lead a public life. Her parents encouraged their daughter to participate in school plays and beauty contests for children and teenagers.

In her youth, she danced and participated in theatrical productions. This later gave her confidence in front of the camera.

Once, the celebrity took part in an experiment, giving up her smartphone for 21 days and using a regular push-button phone instead.

Emma Willis' career

Emma Willis' career developed rapidly: first she became successful on the catwalk, then she conquered television, and then radio.

Modelling

Emma's career began in the modelling business, working with such well-known brands as GAP, Chanel and Samsung. The celebrity appeared on the covers of popular magazines:

1. Marie Claire.
2. Elle.
3. GQ.
4. Vogue.

She took to the catwalk in the 1990s and quickly became recognisable. This helped her break into television, where she went on to gain a reputation as one of the most popular British presenters.

Emma's stylist is Louis Byrne, who notes the TV presenter's short hairstyle, which has become her signature look. Willis's decision to go blonde was a successful one, as her natural hair colour is dark brown. The celebrity has experimented with different shades of hair many times. The public likes her pixie cut, which looks neat. Sometimes the TV presenter wears her hair long or in a bun.

Radio

In addition to television, Emma also works in radio: her portfolio includes collaborations with Channel 5, BBC, ITV and Heart FM. She became a radio presenter after establishing herself on television.

Willis has hosted morning and afternoon programmes on popular British radio stations, including Heart FM and Radio X. On Heart FM, she often appears as a co-host alongside other celebrities, hosting light-hearted entertainment shows dedicated to music, pop culture and show business news.

Her style as a radio presenter can be described as warm and relaxed. Thanks to this manner, she has become a favourite of millions of listeners and has established herself as a media personality capable of hosting projects of any format.

TV shows with Emma Willis

In 2002, Emma Willis began working as a presenter on MTV. She rose to fame when she joined the team of the British music show CD:UK.

Since 2013, Willis has been the permanent presenter of the reality show Big Brother and its spin-off Bit on the Side. She replaced Brian Downing. This programme is considered one of the highest-rated projects on British television.

Since 2014, Emma has been the host of The Voice UK and its children's version, The Voice Kids. These projects also have excellent ratings and are watched by the whole country.

In 2023, Emma Willis, along with Oti Mabuse and Rylan Clark, took part in the charity project Frozen: Emma, Oti and Rylan's Red Nose Day Challenge. This is a documentary television project in which they climb to the top of Cairn Gorm in the Scottish Highlands over three days to raise money for Comic Relief and support Red Nose Day.

In 2024, Willis appeared as co-host of the Netflix dating show Love is Blind: UK alongside her husband Matt Willis.

The celebrity has several interesting documentary projects to her credit. In the series Delivering Babies, she appeared as a maternity care assistant at Princess Alexandra Hospital. The project, created by Firecracker Films, aired on UKTV W. It is a documentary series in which Emma Willis immersed herself in the medical environment to learn the intricacies of working in a maternity ward.

Another interesting project she was involved in was Special Births. This is a two-part programme in which Emma returns to the families and babies she met while filming the previous project. Her task was to find out how their lives and daily routines had changed after the arrival of their child. This film was also shown on UKTV W.

Along with Rylan Clark, he joined the team of the popular morning show ‘This Morning’ on ITV He has hosted various segments of the programme, including interviews with celebrities and discussions of current events.

In Life in Lockdown, Emma appeared as a narrator and presenter. The project, filmed for BBC Children in Need, highlighted how children and families were coping with the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

Willis is a versatile television presenter who is equally at home in entertainment projects and serious documentary films on medicine, childbirth and the consequences of the pandemic. She has a wealth of high-rated television programmes to her credit.

Emma Willis's personal life

People are very interested in Emma Willis's personal life. It is known that the actress is married and has three children.

Husband

The TV presenter has been in a relationship with Matt Willis, a member of the band Busted, since 2005. The couple got married on 5 July 2008 at Rushton Hall, Northamptonshire.

They met in 2004 at MTV, where Emma worked as a presenter and interviewed celebrities. One day, the band Busted was her guests.

The TV presenter said that she met her future husband while shopping with Keith Lemon. That was when they first saw each other outside of work. Emma asked a mutual friend to give Matt her phone number. The musician called her back three days later.

In addition to her family and television work, Emma devotes her time to charity work, supporting organisations that specialise in maternal and child health.

Children

Emma Willis is raising three children. Their first child, daughter Isabel, was born in 2009. The couple's second child, son Ace, was born in 2011, and their third and youngest daughter, Trixie Grace, was born in 2016. When the children were babies, Emma struggled to balance her career and family life.

Net worth

The model and TV presenter's net worth is estimated at around £6.5 million. Emma Willis and her musician husband have a combined net worth of over £10 million.

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