Jay Hunt (born 1965) is the managing director of Violet Productions, a London-based video production company. Violet Productions was set up in 2008.[1][2] Before founding Violet Productions, Hunt worked as TV producer for the BBC and UK based indie TV companies. She has previously worked as a celebrity stylist, personal shopper and TV presenter.[3][4]
Hunt has worked in television since 1990, and was a presenter of the dating show Would Like to Meet, dieting show Do Or Diet and was the resident style presenter on Housecalls.[5] She co-wrote the series-accompanying book Would Like to Meet: The Ultimate Dating Makeover in 2002.[6]
She presented the series Style High Club for Discovery Health and has presented four series of Spendaholics for BBC Three.[3]
She is a regular contributor to both TV and radio on subjects varying from style (including Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4), to the credit crunch, in response to which her book Spendsmart was published in February 2009 by Little Brown.[7] She was also the contributing fashion editor for UK monthly women's magazine Eve, with a fashion advice column.[8]
Personal life
editHunt lived in London with her partner, Margot James, MP for Stourbridge from 2010 until 2019.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Violet productions | Meet the video production team". Violet Productions. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Violet Productions Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ a b Jay Hunt: About the Author. 23 February 2016. ASIN 0992792347.
- ^ Plunkett, John (8 March 2005). "Times man turns psychologist for TV show". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Jay Hunt", BBC Relationships Experts, About, 2 July 2009.
- ^ Would Like to Meet: The Ultimate Dating Makeover. 15 August 2002. ASIN 0563488433.
- ^ "Jay Hunt Biography" from VivienneClore.com Archived 2013-02-05 at archive.today (part of the Richard Stone Partnership), 2 July 2009.
- ^ "Jay Hunt" Biography from TVSA.co.za (The South African TV Authority), 2 July 2009.
- ^ "Gay Power: The Pink List 2009", The Independent, 2 July 2009
- ^ "DCMS minister Margot James on promoting diversity in tech". Evening Standard. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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