Magenta Devine | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kim Taylor 4 November 1957[1] Hemel Hempstead, England[1] |
| Died | 6 March 2019 (aged 61)[1] London, England |
| Occupation | Television presenter and journalist |
| Years active | 1986–2019 |
Notable credit(s) | Network 7, Rough Guide, Reportage, Young, Gifted and Broke[1][2] |
Magenta Devine (born Kim Taylor;[3] 4 November 1957 – 6 March 2019)[1] was a British television presenter,[3] journalist[4] and music promoter[5] best known for presenting the travel programme Rough Guide and youth programme Reportage on BBC2 in the 1990s.[6][1] She later presented Young, Gifted and Broke for ITV.[2][1]
Career
Devine originally worked for Tony Brainsby, a publicist for Queen, Thin Lizzy, and Whitesnake.[7] While still living with boyfriend (ex Generation X (band) bassist) Tony James, she became the music promoter for James's new band Sigue Sigue Sputnik.[8] She began her television career in 1986 as a presenter of BBC Wales's pop music show Juice.[9] Following her breakup with James, producer Janet Street-Porter booked Devine to be a presenter on Channel 4's youth programme Network 7.[1][8][10] She then moved after Street-Porter to BBC2 to present DEF II, of which Rough Guide was a feature before it became a separate programme.[1][8]
Devine appeared on Richard & Judy in 2004, and on Extreme Celebrity Detox in 2005.[4] Her voice-over work included advertisements for Peugeot, Motorola, Toyota, and Sea France.[11] In 2006, Devine fronted an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) campaign that urged consumers in the travel market to book with a member of Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA).[12] In 2001, she narrated a BBC Four programme, The New Romantics - A Fine Romance, on the New Romantic movement.[2][13]
Apart from being a television presenter, she also was UN Goodwill Ambassador in 1998, and campaigned for women's equality and reproductive rights.[4]
Later life and death
Devine sought treatment in the 1990s for heroin addiction and depression.[1][8] In 2003, she was declared bankrupt by London's High Court.[11]
Devine died on 6 March 2019, after a short illness for which she was undergoing treatment at a central London hospital. She was 61 years old.[8]
Television programmes
- BBC Wales's pop music show Juice, presenter[9]
- Channel 4's youth programme Network 7 (1987)[1][2][8][10]
- BBC2's DEF II[1][14]
- BBC2's Rough Guides to the World[1][2][8][12]
- Young, Gifted and Broke ITV documentary series[1][2][8]
- This Morning with Richard & Judy (1996) interviewee[2]
- Extreme Celebrity Detox (2005)[2][4]
- BBC Four programme The New Romantics - A Fine Romance (2001) on the New Romantic movement as narrator[2][13]
- Big Mouth (2005), an aftershow of Big Brother, as guest panellist[2][4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Pollock, David. "Magenta Devine, TV presenter known for Network 7 and Rough Guide". HeraldScotland.com. The Herald (Scotland) - Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Magenta De Vine - Filmography". BFI.org.uk. British Film Institute. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ a b McFadyean, Melanie (17 October 1993). "How We Met: Magenta De Vine and David Okuefuna". Independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Mumford, Gwilym (6 March 2019). "Magenta Devine, presenter of Network 7 and Rough Guide, dies aged 61". TheGuardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "'Aylesbury legend' Magenta Devine dies aged 61". BucksHerald.co.uk. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Media hypocrites fuelled by cocaine". Independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Stubbs, David (6 March 2019). "Magenta Devine: an 80s TV icon of effortless style and substance". TheGuardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Magenta Devine, TV presenter, dies at 61". BBC.co.uk. BBC News. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Juice". TVCream.co.uk. TV Cream. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Network 7". TVCream.co.uk. TV Cream. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Rough times for TV's Magenta". Standard.co.uk. Evening Standard. 27 November 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ a b "OFT launches ABTA consumer code of practice". TravelDailyNews.com. TravelDailyNews Media Network. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ a b "BBC One – The New Romantics: A Fine Romance". BBC.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Daly, Rhian (6 March 2019). "TV presenter and former music publicist Magenta Devine has died, aged 61". NME.co.uk. NME. Retrieved 7 March 2019.