Melanie Sykes Biography
Melanie Sykes.Sykes first came to public attention as the bikini-clad girl in the Boddingtons beer advertisements with the broad "Northern" accent in the mid 1990s. Amongst other work during the 1990s she also modelled for Berlei lingerie.
Born 7 August 1970 in Mossley, Greater Manchester.Sykes attended Mossley Hollins High School, and studied A Level Religious Studies at Ashton Sixth Form College. Sykes was a member of Ashtonian Brass Band along with her father, mother, and two sisters, playing the baritone.
She was romantically involved with singer Matt Goss for five years and is known to have also dated Max Beesley. She married Italian Daniel Caltagirone in January 2001, and the couple have two children: Roman (born 2002) and Valentino Luca (21 July 2004) and live in Hampstead, North London. In July 2008 it was reported that the couple have separated, with Sykes having "grown apart" from Caltagirone, who has moved out of their London home.On 8th April 2009, Sykes stood-in for Paul O'Grady to present The Paul O'Grady Show, in which she made a brief reference to having 'been married'. On 25th May 2009, Sykes also made reference to her former marriage, during a discussion on Loose Women, which she was presenting that day.
In 2008 she became a judge on The Sofa Factor for GMTV, it is where viewers send in short clips and the winner gets to present TV Pick of the Day plus win a trip to Las Vegas.
Melanie was heard on BBC Radio 2 with Aled Jones sitting in for Steve Wright In The Afternoon on 22, 23 and 24 December 2008.
Sykes filled in for O'Grady once again on 8 April 2009. She has recently featured in a number of ads for Morrisons.