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== August 2011 ==

<div style=clear: both></div>[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of [[Special:Contributions/81.178.229.68|your recent edits]], such as the one you made to [[:Noel Edmonds]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Edmonds?diff=447213915 this edit], did not appear to be constructive, and has been [[Help:Reverting|reverted]] or removed. Please use [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|the sandbox]] for any test edits you would like to make, and read the [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Welcome to Wikipedia|welcome page]] to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. [[User:Fluffernutter|A fluffernutter is a sandwich!]] ([[User talk:Fluffernutter|talk]]) 23:10, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

<div style=clear: both></div>[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at [[:Noel Edmonds]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Edmonds?diff=447215760 this edit]. Your edits appear to constitute [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]] and have been [[Help:Reverting|reverted]] or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]]. Thank you. [[User:Wayne Slam|'''Wayne''']][[User talk:Wayne Slam|'''Slam''']] 23:20, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

<div style=clear: both></div>[[File:Nuvola apps important.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] Please stop your [[Wikipedia:Disruptive editing|disruptive editing]]. If you continue to [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalize]] Wikipedia, as you did to [[:Ickham]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ickham?diff=447216589 this edit], you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked from editing]]. [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) 23:25, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

[[File:Stop hand nuvola.svg|30px|alt=|link=]] '''This is your last warning'''. You will be blocked from editing the next time you make a personal attack, as you did with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk%3aMiguel_AG?diff=447216988 this edit] to [[:User talk:Miguel AG]]. [[User:Wayne Slam|'''Wayne''']][[User talk:Wayne Slam|'''Slam''']] 23:28, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

Well Wayne, you will find yourself in plenty of pain if you carry on pissing me off you sad do gooder. Get a fucking life and find some real friends you cunt.

User talk:Hallows AG

2011-08-28T23:28:14Z

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{{Editor review}}
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==Your request for rollback==
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Hi Miguel AG. After reviewing your request for rollback, I have [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=rights&user=&page=User%3A{{urlencode:{{PAGENAME}}}} enabled] rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:
*Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing [[WP:TW|Twinkle]].
*Rollback should be used to revert ''clear'' cases of [[WP:VAND|''vandalism'']] ''only'', and not [[WP:AGF|good faith edits]].
*Rollback should never be used to [[WP:EDITWAR|edit war]].
*If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
*Use common sense.
If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see [[Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback]] (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my [[User talk:Fastily|talk page]] if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! '''[[User:Fastily|<big>F</big>ASTILY]]''' [[User talk:Fastily|(TALK)]] 06:06, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

== BTY ==

Big Thank You :D

I really appreciate your help and thoughts [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel AG]]. And also for the cookies, they tastes good :D

[[User:Rovheel|Rovheel]] ([[User talk:Rovheel|talk]]) 14:17, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

==GOCE drive newsletter==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Newsletters/September 2011}}
Sent on behalf of the [[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]] using [[Project:AWB|AWB]] on 16:46, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

== A brownie for you! ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Hello MiguelAG! I hope you accept this brownie as an amicable greeting from a fellow Wikipedian, [[User:SwisterTwister|SwisterTwister]] [[User talk:SwisterTwister|talk]] 06:08, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
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==Bert Bell==
Please unrevert your edits. I have OVER 800 edits to that article. I have read over 30 books and added all but 1 citation of the 340 odd citations in the article. Thanks. please do so asap. I am in the middle of editing the article and you have produced a conflict. [[Special:Contributions/66.234.33.8|66.234.33.8]] ([[User talk:66.234.33.8|talk]]) 10:41, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
:{{done}} I have reverted my edit [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Miguel AG|Review me!]] 10:59, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

== A cup of coffee for you! ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Hey Miguel AG, I noticed your edit and revert on [[Nonpartisan blanket primary]] earlier today; thanks for the quick revert!
"Fight the trollin', keep patrolin'!"
Peace [[User:Wikibojopayne|Wikibojopayne]] ([[User talk:Wikibojopayne|talk]]) 05:44, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
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== A Barnstar for you! ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Dang you're fast with that Huggle button. :) [[User:Topher385|Topher385]] ([[User talk:Topher385|talk]]) 23:30, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
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== 9/11 Truth Movement ==

The entire page is badly infested with weasel words, POV, and in general unreliable, as below:

"Some of the organizations state that there is evidence that individuals within the United States government may have been either responsible for or knowingly complicit in the September 11 attacks."

Considering that 9/11 Conspiracy theories covers the same grounds and without these problems, redirecting makes more sense than rewriting the entire page. — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/208.75.23.11|208.75.23.11]] ([[User talk:208.75.23.11|talk]]) 09:12, 25 August 2011 (UTC) 
:{{not done}} Please discuss this at the article's talk page. You need a consensus before you can make the redirect. [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Miguel AG|Review me!]] 09:23, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

== It's not vandalism. ==

It's using the proper characters. Spaces, when used in Japanese, are not western spaces, they are ideographic fullwidth spaces. That's a distinct unicode character from what appeares when you hit your spacebar. The same applies to other characters.--[[Special:Contributions/174.51.209.11|174.51.209.11]] ([[User talk:174.51.209.11|talk]]) 23:25, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

== 80.42.232.212 ==

Hi Miguel. Please be a little more careful on Huggle. Have a look at the recent contributions and talk page of {{IP|80.42.232.212}}. He/she is doing a lot of good work on telephone code articles and the edit you reverted was a part of that. I have undone your revert. Best, [[User:Jenks24|Jenks24]] ([[User talk:Jenks24|talk]]) 00:32, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
:I'll be a little more careful from now on. Thanks for telling me. [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Miguel AG|Review me!]] 00:37, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
::Thanks for retracting the warning. Hope you keep up the good work :) Cheers, [[User:Jenks24|Jenks24]] ([[User talk:Jenks24|talk]]) 03:10, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

== Obopay ==

25/08/2011
Hello Miguel, this is regarding the edit @ Obopay. The current entry is outdated, the current CEO is Deepak Chandnani and not Carol Realini. Carol is now the Executive Chairman.
Also "Obopay is a service that allows the transfer of money between mobile phones" is incorrect. Obopay also enables transfer of money from a mobile to a bank account as well.
Please advise how I can correct this information... thanks

26/ 08/ 2011
Hi Miguel,
Would appreciate it if you can reply with a solution soonest as we have are privately held company with multiple investors and this incorrect information reflects poorly on us..
thanks
:{{done}} I have placed Deepak Chandnani as the CEO. You are free to edit the article but I strongly recommend you read [[WP:COI]] and [[WP:ADVERT]] before doing so. Also note that Wikipedia is ''not'' a medium for advertising. And please send messages to my [[User talk:Miguel AG|talk page]] instead of my review page [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Miguel AG|Review me!]] 12:06, 26 August 2011 (UTC).
::Also [[WP:COMPANY]] would be a good read. [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Miguel AG|Review me!]] 12:26, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

== Frozen dinners ==

HI MIGUEL THANKS FOR YOUR MESSAGE. I AM TRYING TO HELP BY POINTING OUT A RIDICULOUS STATEMENT IN THAT ARTICLE (THAT FROZEN DINNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NUCLEAR FAMILIES WORKING AS A SYSTEM, WHICH PREDATES FROZEN DINNERS BY THOUSANDS OF YEARS) AND THAT THE REFERENCE FOR THE STATEMENT IS A BOOK UNRELATED TO THE TOPIC. SORRY I AM NOT GOOD WITH COMPUTERS. IF YOU PREFER TO JUST LEAVE THE ARTICLE AS SCREWED UP THAT REFLECTS POORLY ON YOU AS AN EDITOR AND YOU SHOULD QUIT, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME HAVE A GOOD NIGHT
:{{done}} I have deleted the statement. Next time, please make the edit yourself and post your messages into my talk page. [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Miguel AG|Review me!]] 09:13, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
::YOU DID A GOOD JOB SON AND YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. YOU'LL GO A LONG WAY IN THE EDITING BUSINESS I KNOW BECAUSE I BEEN DOING THIS FOR 57 YEARS HA. I'D MAKE THE EDIT MYSELF BUT I DON'T WORK FOR WIKIPEDIA, I SENT MY RESUME ONCE BUT I NEVER HEARD BACK BUT I'M STILL A FAN OF THE PAGESITE. THANKS AGAIN.
:::Why don't you make an [[WP:ACCOUNT|account]]? [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Miguel AG|Review me!]] 20:41, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

== Giant Bomb edit ==

Hi, I reverted your recent reversion of an edit to [[Giant Bomb]]. It seems that really is their new slogan, and by the looks of it, it changes often. [[Special:Contributions/107.10.43.91|107.10.43.91]] ([[User talk:107.10.43.91|talk]]) 20:48, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
:Alright. Thanks for the notice. [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Miguel AG|Review me!]] 20:50, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

== A cookie for you! ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For your anti-vandalism spree! YAY!!! :D [[User:Ezekiel53746|Ezekiel53746]] ([[User talk:Ezekiel53746|talk]]) 01:04, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
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:Thanks! =) [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) [[Wikipedia:Editor review/Miguel AG|Review me!]] 01:05, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

== Anti vandalism. ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For snooping out enemy #1, the dastardly troll, and defeating them. D[[User: D Namtar | Namtar]] 05:01, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
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== Talk:Irene ==

You might be interested in looking at [[Talk:Irene#Temporary redirect to Hurricane Irene (2011)]]. ...Dynamic|[[User:CimanyD|cimanyD]]... ([[User talk:CimanyD|talk]]|klat) [[Special:Contributions/CimanyD|☺]] 12:58, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

== You misunderstood me. ==

Harrold is Harry's real name, not Harold. The Lost Book of Memories confirmed that. http://www.translatedmemories.com/bookpgs/Pg24-25SH1Character.jpg

Also, the game's manual only uses the name Harry, not Harold. With all due respect, get your facts straight before giving me a warning. Thank you. --[[Special:Contributions/68.37.56.163|68.37.56.163]] ([[User talk:68.37.56.163|talk]]) 22:48, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
:Alright, I have retracted the warnings. [[User:Miguel AG|Miguel]] [[Special:Contributions/Miguel AG|AG]]([[User_talk:Miguel AG|talk]]) 22:50, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

== You Complete Tosser ==

I think You are a very sad pervy. You need to get some [[Friends]] you Fucking prick.

Ickham

2011-08-28T23:25:14Z

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|official_name= Ickham
|latitude= 51.2783
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| population = 417
| population_ref = <ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795414&c=ickham&d=16&e=15&g=457298&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 National Statistics] Census 2001</ref> (Parish)
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|shire_district= [[City of Canterbury]]
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|region= South East England
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'''Ickham''' is a [[village]] within the [[civil parish]] of [[Ickham and Well]], five miles east of [[Canterbury]] in [[Kent]], [[South East England]].

The village is centred around a single road with many old gits as well as preserved houses, with the 13th-century Parish Church of [[John the Evangelist|St John the Evangelist]] in the midst. A recent [[archaeology|archaeological]] excavation at Ickham has revealed evidence of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[Metalworking|metalwork]] and [[copper]] [[Brooch|broach]]es.<ref>[http://www.canterbury.co.uk/cgi-bin/buildpage.pl?mysql=355 Canterbury City Council]</ref>
The [[Little Stour|Little Stour river]] runs past the village, on its way to the [[English Channel]].
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[[Image:The Street Ickham.jpg|thumb|left|The Street.]]

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{{Canterbury}}

[[Category:Villages in Kent]]
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Noel Edmonds

2011-08-28T23:19:24Z

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{{Infobox person
| name = Noel Edmonds
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Noel Ernest Edmonds
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|12|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ilford]], [[Essex]], [[England]]
| occupation = [[Presenter|Broadcaster]]
| years_active = 1969–present
| spouse = Gillian Slater (1971–82) (divorced) Helen Soby (1986–2004) (divorced) {{marriage|Liz Davies|23 July 2009}}<ref name="thirdmarriage">Jo Clements, Daily Mail, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1201688/Noel-Edmonds-shows-Deal-No-Deal-make-artist-wife-marrying-time.html Noel Edmonds shows off his Deal or No Deal make-up artist wife after marrying for third time] 24 Jul 2009</ref>
| website = http://www.NoelEdmonds.tv/
}}
'''Noel Ernest Edmonds''', (born 22 December 1948) is a British [[presenter|broadcaster]] and [[Senior management|executive]], who made his name as a [[disc jockey|DJ]] on [[BBC Radio 1]] in the UK. He has presented many light entertainment television programmes, including ''[[Multi-Coloured Swap Shop]]'', ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', ''[[The Late, Late Breakfast Show]]'', ''[[Telly Addicts]]'' and ''[[Noel's House Party]]''. He currently presents the [[Channel 4]] gameshow ''[[Deal or No Deal (UK game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'' and the Sunday edition of [[Sky1]]'s ''[[Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old? (UK)|Are You Smarter Than A Ten Year Old?]]'' and previously the topical Sky1 show, ''Noel's HQ''.

==Early life and radio career==
The son of a headmaster who worked in [[Hainault]], Edmonds attended Glade Primary School and [[Brentwood School (England)|Brentwood School]].<ref name="Cooke2006">Rachel Cooke, The Observer, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jan/29/broadcasting.bbc Noel Edmonds talks to Rachel Cooke], 29 Jan 2006</ref> He was offered a place at the [[University of Surrey]] but turned it down in favour of a job as a newsreader on [[Radio Luxembourg (English)|Radio Luxembourg]],<ref name="Biography">{{Cite web| work=Noel Edmonds Biography |title=Noel Edmonds Biography |url=http://www.noeledmonds.tv/biography.php| accessdate=2006-09-27 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060721202503/http://www.noeledmonds.tv/biography.php  |archivedate = 2006-07-21}}</ref> which was offered to him in 1968 after he sent tapes to [[pirate radio]] stations. In 1969, he moved to BBC Radio 1 where he began by recording trailers for broadcasts and filling in for absent DJs, such as [[Kenny Everett]].<ref name="Biography"/> In April 1970, Edmonds began his own two-hour Saturday afternoon programme, broadcasting from 1pm-3pm, before replacing [[Kenny Everett]] on Saturday mornings from 10am-12pm in July of that year. In October 1971 he was moved to a Sunday morning slot from 10am-12pm before being promoted to Radio 1's prestigious breakfast programme from June 1973 to April 1978, taking over from [[Tony Blackburn]]. Edmonds moved back to Sunday mornings from 10am-1pm in 1978 and also presented ''Talkabout'', an hour long talk show broadcast on Thursday evenings.<ref>{{Cite web| work=Radio Rewind |title=Noel Edmonds at Dingly Dell |url=http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/noel_edmonds_page.htm| accessdate=2006-09-12 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060616191831/http://radiorewind.co.uk/noel_edmonds_page.htm  |archivedate = 2006-06-16}}</ref>

In the late 1970s, his Radio 1 Sunday show used to feature a send-up called "Musty Mind" where a phone-in contestant would be asked ludicrous questions on a parody of a serious subject, such as the "Toad Racing" or, on another occasion, "The Cultural and Social History of Rockall" - [[Rockall]] being a bald lump of uninhabited rock in the eastern Atlantic.

Edmonds left Radio 1 in March 1983,<ref name="Biography"/> although he briefly returned in 1985, sitting in for [[Mike Read]] for two weeks on the breakfast show, and again in 1992, where he presented a special edition celebrating Radio 1's 25th birthday.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}

In 2003, Edmonds made a sandwhich. A radio comeback, taking over the '[[drivetime]]' broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2]] for eight weeks while [[Johnnie Walker (DJ)|Johnnie Walker]] was undergoing treatment for cancer. His stint on Radio 2 lasted from 4 August until 3 October.<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC Radio 2|title=Noel Edmonds Returns To His Radio Roots |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/about/noeledmonds.shtml| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref> In December 2004, Edmonds played a detective on a radio murder mystery play on local station [[BBC Radio Devon]].<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC |title=Noel Edmonds turns detective for BBC Radio Devon's whodunnit.|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/11_november/16/edmonds.shtml| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref>

==Television career==
Edmonds hosted ''Top of the Pops'' at various points between 1970 and 1978, during which time he also presented a phone in programme for teenagers called ''Z Shed'' on [[BBC1]] as well as a programme called ''Hobby Horse''. He hosted the children's Saturday morning programme, ''[[Multi-Coloured Swap Shop]]'', which ran from 1976 until 1982. In 1980, Edmonds took part in the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]'', introducing the UK entry live on stage at the final in The Hague. During ''Swap Shop''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s run, Edmonds had his first brushes with Saturday evening television, presenting ''Lucky Numbers'', a phone-in quiz programme which required viewers to call in and answer questions based on clips of films shown – and a revival of the 1960s [[pop music]] series ''[[Juke Box Jury]]''.

Edmonds later moved to a Saturday early evening slot, first with ''[[The Late, Late Breakfast Show]]''. The programme was cancelled by the [[BBC]] on 15 November 1986, following an accident two days earlier in which [[The_Late,_Late_Breakfast_Show#Death_of_Michael_Lush|Michael Lush]], a viewer who had been selected to take part in a live stunt for the 'Whirly Wheel' section, died during rehearsals.<ref>{{Cite web| work=Off The Telly |title=The Glory Game - The Rise And Rise Of Saturday Night Telly |url=http://offthetelly.co.uk/lightentertainment/glorygame/part15.htm | accessdate=2006-09-10 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20041118201432/http://offthetelly.co.uk/lightentertainment/glorygame/part15.htm |archivedate = 2004-11-18}}</ref>

Edmonds was one of the original presenters of the BBC's motoring series ''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' during the 1970s. During his time on the programme, he rubbished the Fiat Strada, saying it "wasn't very good", which caused Fiat to threaten to sue the BBC unless he apologised for the comments.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} Edmonds reappeared in one episode of ''Top Gear'' in the 1990s, to road test the classic 1960s [[Ford GT40]] supercar, because current host [[Jeremy Clarkson]] - at {{convert|6|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}} tall - was unable to fit into the cockpit. Edmonds is one of a few people in the UK to privately own a [[GT40]].<ref>{{Cite news| first = Ashley | last =Hollebone | title = Where's Noel going in that odd car?| url = http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/wheres-noel-going-in-that-odd-car-529410.html| work = The Independent |date= 2005-03-22| accessdate = 2009-03-26}}</ref> In September 2006, Edmonds admitted to men's magazine ''[[Loaded (magazine)|Loaded]]'' that he had travelled at speeds of up to {{convert|186|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} in the car in the mid-1980s on the Tring Bypass in [[Hertfordshire]], and to having sex in the back of a [[Range Rover]].<ref>{{Cite web| work=Daily Mirror|title=I DROVE AT {{convert|186|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} .. AND I WAS NAKED|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17840114&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=i-drove-at-186mph----and-i-was-naked--name_page.html| accessdate=2007-11-26}}</ref> In keeping with motor vehicles, Edmonds also starred in an advert for [[Austin Rover]] cars on British [[television]] during the mid 1980s {{Citation needed|date=December 2007}}. In the early 1980s he hosted a series on BBC1 called "The Time Of Your Life", where celebrities recalled the time they were at their happiest professionally. It ran for three seasons from 1981.

===''The Late, Late Breakfast Show''===
{{Main|The Late, Late Breakfast Show}}
A teatime show hosted by Edmonds from 1982–1986, ''The Late, Late breakfast show'' featured members of the public performing stunts as well as Edmonds interviewing music acts. The show ended on the 15 November 1986, after a member of the public, Michael Lush, was rehearsing a bungee jump and plunged 120 ft to his death when his rope came loose. Noel Edmonds quit the show immediately after, although returned to Saturday night TV with his 'Saturday Roadshow', two years later.

===''Telly Addicts''===
{{Main|Telly Addicts}}
Telly Addicts is the name of a [[BBC1]] [[game show]] hosted by Noel Edmonds, broadcast from 3 September 1985 until 29 July 1998. All questions were based on television programmes past and present, and generally took the form of a short clip being shown followed by a series of questions either specifically about the clip or more generally about the programme from which it had been taken. Two teams sat opposite each other on sofas. In 1991, he presented a prime time series called "Noel's Addicts", but the format had no similarity to the Telly Addicts show and ran for only one series.

===''Noel's House Party''===
{{Main|Noel's House Party}}
Edmonds returned to television with ''The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow'' in 1988, after presenting a show called ''Whatever Next?'' earlier in the same year. By 1991, the ''Saturday Roadshow'' morphed into ''Noel's House Party''. This latter series ran for eight years from Edmonds' supposed mansion in the fictional town of Crinkley Bottom. Regular features included NTV, where cameras were secretly hidden in viewer's homes, often in VHS tape cases. There was also the "Gotchas", where celebrities were caught in elaborate and embarrassing setups. In one infamous incident NTV's hidden cameras caught celebrity [[psychic]] [[Uri Geller]] apparently bending a spoon with his hands while demonstrating his "powers" to a member of the public. When then-Radio 1 DJ [[Dave Lee Travis]] was "Gotcha'd", he infamously yelled: "You are a dead man!". He later participated in Noel himself being "Gotcha'd". [[Mr. Blobby]], a yellow and pink spotted character, initially appeared in the "Gotcha" section, and became a regular feature of the programme. The character even achieved the [[List of Christmas number one singles|1993 Christmas No. 1]].<ref>{{Cite web| work=Everything2 |title=UK Number One singles of 1993 |url=http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1341888| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref>

''Noel's House Party'' was a staple of [[BBC1]]'s autumn and spring schedules for more than eight years. Several reformats failed to reverse its declining popularity, and in the final programme, broadcast on 20 March 1999, Edmonds appealed that viewers' memories should be kind to the programme.<ref>{{Cite web| work=TV Cream |title=The TV Cream Guide to Television Presenters |url=http://tv.cream.org/specialassignments/presenters/e.htm| accessdate=2006-09-12}}</ref>

===''Deal or No Deal''===
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Edmonds made his television comeback, presenting the gameshow ''Deal or No Deal'' on [[Channel 4]] (produced by [[Endemol]]), from a format that had already proved popular in numerous countries. The programme is filmed in a set of studios in [[Bristol]] converted from an old warehouse. It began UK transmission on Monday, 31 October 2005, and is broadcast on afternoons six days a week. It has proved to be a massive hit, and at the end of the second series - which finished on 13 July 2007 - had given away over £8 million in 512 programmes, including three winners of the £250,000 jackpot prize. In March 2006, Edmonds had his contract for presenting ''Deal or No Deal'' extended until Autumn 2007, for a fee rumoured at £3 million, making him one of the highest paid personalities on UK television.<ref>{{Cite web| work=Manchester Online |title=Noel Edmonds 'set for TV deal' |url=http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/showbiz/s/208/208592_noel_edmonds_set_for_tv_deal.html| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref> Edmonds was recently nominated for a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] award for his work on the programme but lost out on the night to ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]''.<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC News Online |title=Bafta TV Awards 2006: The winners |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4983252.stm| accessdate=2006-09-10 | date=2006-05-07 | location=London}}</ref>

On 16 March 2007, Edmonds made a [[cameo appearance]] as himself in a sketch with [[Catherine Tate]] who appeared in the guise of her character [[Joannie Taylor|Joannie "Nan" Taylor]] from ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]''. Nan appeared on a special episode of ''Deal or No Deal'', where she ended up cheating. The sketch was made for the BBC [[Red Nose Day]] fund raising programme of 2007.

===''The National Lottery: Everyone's A Winner!''===
On 21 August 2006, it was announced that Edmonds would be returning to the BBC to host a one-off programme called ''Everyone's A Winner!'' celebrating [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] "good causes". The programme was broadcast on 23 September 2006.<ref name="National Lottery Return">{{Cite web| work= The UK National Lottery |title= Noel Edmonds returns to BBC ONE|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/08_august/21/noel.shtml| accessdate=2006-09-27}}</ref>

Edmonds had in fact presented the very first National Lottery in 1994 before handing over to [[Anthea Turner]] and [[Gordon Kennedy (actor)|Gordon Kennedy]].<ref>{{Cite web| work= The UK National Lottery |title= Frequently Asked Questions about The National Lottery Draw television programme |url=http://lottery.merseyworld.com/Info/FAQ_TV.html| accessdate=2006-09-13}}</ref>

===''Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?''===
On 24 May 2007, [[Sky One]] announced that Edmonds would host the UK version of the American hit, ''[[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]'', entitled ''[[Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old? (UK)|Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?]]''. The programme debuted on [[Sky One]] on 7 October 2007, at 6pm. Edmonds hosts the peaktime showing of the programme, whereas the Daily Programme is presented by [[Richard McCourt|Dick]] and [[Dominic Wood|Dom]].

===''Noel's HQ''===
[[Sky1]]'s autumn 2008 season saw Edmonds host ''Noel's HQ'', a new live entertainment show with a philanthropic purpose, with his fees going to a charitable trust.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7883485.stm Edmonds fronts TV show for free]</ref><ref>{{Cite web| work= VirginMedia.com |title= Noels broken Britain call |url=http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/entertainment/2008/07/02/noels_broken_britain_call| accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> This was later developed into a series. The show received negative reviews.<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/columnists/ally_ross/article1761787.ece Noel reaches for turquoise trackie]</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/feb/14/noels-hq-television-charlie-brooker Charlie Brooker's screen burn]</ref> Sky edited a repeat broadcast after Edmonds launched an extended verbal attack on a council press officer.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/13/noel-edmonds-threat-to-quit-sky Editing of tirade against council]</ref> In March 2009 Sky1 announced the cancellation of the show.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7966659.stm Noel Edmonds show dropped by Sky] from [[bbc.co.uk]]</ref>

===Other television appearances===
Edmonds was involved in the historic [[Live Aid]] concerts in 1985, transporting stars to and from the Wembley concert via helicopter and appearing on stage at Wembley to introduce the set by [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[Phil Collins]]. Edmonds also took Collins to [[Heathrow Airport]], where Collins boarded Concorde to fly to America to perform at the Philadelphia concert.

''Noel's Christmas Presents'' was an annual broadcast made on [[Christmas Day]] in which Edmonds delivered special presents to various people. Some of the gifts included arranging trips to [[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]] for ill or disadvantaged children, or arranging family reunions.<ref>{{Cite news| first = Paul| last = Whitelaw| title = The nightmare over Christmas| url = http://living.scotsman.com/tv.cfm?id=2419582005 | work = The Scotsman|date=2005-12-17| accessdate = 2006-09-16}}</ref> ''Noel's Christmas Presents'' returned to UK screens courtesy of Sky One on 23 December 2007 and again on 21 December 2008 and 20 December 2009 and 18 December 2010.<ref>[http://www.skyone.co.uk/programme/pgefeature.aspx?pid=126&fid=995 Sky One]</ref>

In 1997, Edmonds was involved in an episode of the [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]] spoof documentary series ''[[Brass Eye]]'', in which he unwittingly pledged his allegiance on camera to a campaign to rid the country of a new killer drug, the entirely fictitious 'cake', which apparently made 10 seconds appear as a few hours to a user.<ref>{{cite video | people = Chris Morris |date= 1997 | title = Brass Eye, Series 1, Episode 6: Decline | medium = Television series}}</ref>

''The Curse of Noel Edmonds'', a documentary tracing the rise and fall of his showbiz career, was transmitted by [[Five (channel)|Five]] on 9 November 2004, with former Radio 1 DJ Mike Read being one of the contributors to the programme.<ref>{{Cite web| work=imdb.com |title=The Curse of Noel Edmonds (2004) (TV) |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437950/| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref>

He was also a guest host for the fourth-series episode of ''[[The Friday Night Project]]'', broadcast on 26 January 2007.<ref>The Channel 4 programme ''[[The Friday Night Project]]'', 26 January 2007</ref>

Noel was a guest on [[BBC One]] [[The One Show]] on Wednesday 10 September 2008.

He was visited by [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]] in 1993 in the introduction of the 30 year [[Doctor Who]] anniversary [[Children in Need]] special [[Dimensions in Time]], during which The Doctor mentioned that Noel would still be on television in the year 2010.

==Unique Group==
In 1985, Edmonds formed the Unique Group, which now consists of various operations. The "[[UBC Media Group|Unique Broadcasting Company Media Group]]" plc (UBCMG) is an independent producer of audio programming in the UK, supplying [[BBC Radio|BBC]] and independent radio. [[Michael Peacock]] was an executive of the group between 1989 and 2005, and former Radio 1 controller [[Johnny Beerling]] joined the group following his departure from the network in 1993. It owned [[Classic Gold Digital Network|Classic Gold Digital]] before selling the stations back to [[GCap Media]] who merged them into the [[Gold (radio)|Gold]] network.<ref>{{Cite web| work=UBC Media Group plc |title=Radio Stations Overview |url=http://www.ubcmedia.com/view.php?p=2| accessdate=2006-09-12}}</ref> Edmonds resigned as non-executive director of UBCMG in March 2006 as a direct result of the success of ''Deal or no Deal''.<ref>{{Cite web| work=UBC Media Group plc |title=Directorate Change |url=http://www.ubcmedia.com/pressview.php?ID=45| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref> Edmonds also has interests in Unique Motor Company, a producer of small off road vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web| work=The Independent Online |title=The Verdict: Qpod |url=http://motoring.independent.co.uk/road_tests/article321873.ece| accessdate=2006-09-18}}</ref>

==Theme parks==
Edmonds-licensed [[theme park]] attractions based on Crinkley Bottom and Mr Blobby were set up in existing parks at [[Cricket St Thomas]] in Somerset and [[Pleasurewood Hills]] Theme Park in [[Lowestoft]] Suffolk. A park was also built in [[Morecambe]] on the site of the former Happy Mount Park. Following disappointing visitor numbers, and in the case of Morecambe, legal disputes with the local council, the deal was scrapped and the park closed. The two existing parks reverted to their previous state. Edmonds was said to be very critical of [[Lancaster, England|Lancaster]] City Council's management of the Morecambe park.<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC News Online |title=Council broke law in Blobby park failure |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2711393.stm| accessdate=2006-09-12 | date=2003-01-31 | location=London}}</ref> A report by the District Auditor found that the council had behaved 'unlawfully' in its dealings with Edmonds, which cost £2.5m, and two former senior officers were found to have committed 'misconduct', although this was not deemed to be 'wilful'.<ref>{{Cite web| work=This is Lancashire |title=Council got it wrong says auditor |url=http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2003/2/6/568681.html| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref> The affair was dubbed 'Blobbygate' by the media.<ref>{{Cite web| work=The Westmoreland Gazette |title=Blobbygate report 'fair'|url=http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/display.var.291555.0.blobbygate_report_fair.php| accessdate=2006-09-18}}</ref>

==Politics==
Edmonds is a trustee of the [[Renewable Energy Foundation]], (REF)<ref>[http://www.renewable-energy-foundation.org.uk Renewable Energy Foundation]</ref> an organisation which is strongly opposed to [[wind farms]]. He was said to have joined "because of the threat near his home in Devon".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/jul/15/environment.environment Edmonds joins fight against wind farms] (Guardian - 15 July 2004).</ref> He has been quoted as saying that, "Politicians are promoting the wind industry as a green icon, but they are misleading the public into believing the propaganda of the wind industry. The reality is that wind power is too costly and can never meet our energy needs; but it will destroy the countryside".<ref>[http://www.woodfordwindfarm.com/Wind%20Power%20Myths%20&%20Links.html Woodford wind farm action group]</ref> His view is that those who are promoting wind farms are energy companies with a vested financial interest and that wind turbines are not reliable enough as a source of sustainable energy.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/06/09/noel-edmonds-on-how-the-government-is-ignoring-the-energy-crisis-115875-20600642/ Noel Edmonds on how the Government is ignoring the energy crisis]</ref>

He coordinated the Heart of Devon campaign to provide information for farmers affected by the foot and mouth epidemic in 2000.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1448800/Edmonds-fights-plans-to-build-wind-farms.html Edmonds fights plans to build wind farms] (Daily telegraph - 8 Dec 2003)</ref>

On the basis that Britain's energy resources are stretched Edmonds has called for a total ban on migrants coming into Britain saying, "I'm very straightforward on immigration - the bus is full."<ref>[http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/article25476.ece Noel Edmonds calls for UK's borders to be shut] (News of the World - 14 Sep 2008.</ref>

==Personal life==
Edmonds was married to Gillian Slater from 1971, but the marriage ended in divorce after eleven years.<ref name="Cooke2006"/> In July 1986, he married Helen Soby, and the couple have four daughters: Charlotte, Lorna, Olivia and Alice. The couple bought an {{convert|855|acre|km2|sing=on}} estate at Jacobstowe, near [[Okehampton]], [[Devon]] as a family home. In 2004, he and Soby divorced, splitting with much [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] publicity due to her extramarital affair.<ref>{{Cite web| work=www.divorce-online.co.uk|title= Noel Edmonds wife had fling with transvestite|url=http://www.divorce-online.co.uk/redirect.asp?goto=/news/newsroom.asp&month=1&year=2005&section=all&keyword=| accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref>

After his second divorce, Edmonds started a relationship with Marjan Simmons, a French estate agent. They dated for a year until summer 2006. Simmons later went to the press, telling how she was left heart-broken after he dumped her, claiming she felt "discarded" by him after he battled to regain his television career.<ref name="Pauline">{{Cite web| work=Sunday Mirror|title=Noel Edmonds exclusive: me & Pauline? It's not the real deal|url=http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=me-%2D-pauline%2D-it%2Ds-not-the-real-deal-%26method=full%26objectid=17933581%26siteid=62484-name_page.html| accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref>

It was reported that Edmonds was involved with English teacher and former [[Miss England]] [[Pauline Bull]], who lives in [[Monaco]], close to his £3m home in Magagnosc, near [[Grasse]], in the South of France.<ref>{{Cite web| work=The people newspaper|title=Noel's new date exclusive Big bouquet for teacher Pauline |url=http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17519770&method=full&siteid=93463&headline=noel-s-new-date-name_page.html| accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref> However, Edmonds stated that he was not ready to get seriously involved in a relationship so soon after his second divorce.<ref name="Pauline"/>

On July 23, 2009 Edmonds' married his third wife, Liz Davies a make-up artist on the programme [[Deal or No Deal (UK game show)|Deal or No Deal]] in [[Lower Slaughter]] [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="thirdmarriage" />

As a result of his success on ''Deal or No Deal'', Edmonds purchased a new home in [[Devon]], a £1.7 million Grade-II manor house.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=424101&in_page_id=1773] Daily Mail, accessed 27/11/07</ref>

Edmonds is a licensed [[helicopter]] pilot, and one of his early personal aircraft was registered G-NOEL<ref>{{Cite book|last = Gill| first = Rosemary |coauthors=Crispin Evans | title = Swap Shop: Book 4 |publisher = British Broadcasting Corporation| year = 1981 | isbn = 0-563-17989-9}}</ref> He was president of the [[British Horse Society]] between 2004 and 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bhs.org.uk/content/Abt-President.asp |title=The British Horse Society - About Us: President |accessdate=2006-09-16 |work=The British Horse Society |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060825045647/http://www.bhs.org.uk/content/Abt-President.asp |archivedate = 2006-08-25}}</ref> Edmonds was one of the trio [[Brown Sauce (band)|Brown Sauce]], along with [[Maggie Philbin]] and [[Keith Chegwin]], who released the single "I Wanna Be a Winner" in 1981, reaching number 15 in the UK singles chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vinylsingles.co.uk/iwannabeawinner.htm |title=Label and Recording info. |accessdate=2007-09-02 |work=vinylsingles.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://saturdaymornings.co.uk/svgallery.shtml?show=swapshop |title=Sound and Video Gallery:Multi-Coloured Swap Shop|accessdate=2007-09-02 |work=saturdaymornings.co.uk}}</ref>

Edmonds has engaged in [[Real estate development|property development]]. Edmonds bought a country house in [[Devon]] that was in need of repair in order to develop new properties on the land. After disagreements, with two business partners over payments Edmonds is suing for a reported £400,000.<ref>{{Cite web|last = Griffiths |first = Sophie |title = Noel Edmonds sues former pals after property venture goes sour |publisher = Building.co.uk |date = 2009-02-26 |url = http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=284&storycode=3134813&c=3 |accessdate = 2009-02-26}}</ref>

==TV licence boycott==
Edmonds claimed that he had stopped payment on his TV licence in early 2008, in response to the sometimes controversial methods used to enforce collection of the licence. Edmonds declared that it is wrong to "threaten" and "badger" people, in response to the collection authority's common assumption that the non-possession of a licence can mean licence avoidance, as well as the large fines which can be used as enforcement for non-payment.<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC News|title= Edmonds begins TV licence boycott|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7613938.stm|date=2008-09-13| accessdate=2008-09-13 | location=London}}</ref> TV Licensing later claimed that he actually did possess a valid current TV licence, but this claim was denied by a spokesman for Edmonds who said that TV Licensing had their facts wrong.<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC News|title=Edmonds 'does have a TV licence'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7623684.stm|date=2008-09-18| accessdate=2008-09-21 | location=London}}</ref>

==Spiritualism==
For many years Edmonds has been a believer in [[Spiritualism]], in particular the concept of [[Cosmic ordering]] a subject he became interested in after being introduced to the book ‘The Cosmic Ordering Service - A Guide to Realising Your Dreams’ by his [[Reflexology|reflexologist]]<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2006/04/04/hcosmos04.xml&sSheet=/health/2006/04/04/ixhmain.html Need a lover or a house? Call on the cosmos] [[The Daily Telegraph]] April 4th 2006.</ref>. He had not worked on TV since the end of his BBC TV show ‘Noel's House Party’ in 1999. One of his wishes was for a new challenge. Later he was offered the chance to return to TV to work on ''[[Deal or No Deal]]''<ref name=daily>[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16895144&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=dear-cosmos--can-i-have-a-hit-show---name_page.html DEAR COSMOS, CAN I HAVE A HIT SHOW?] [[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]], April 3rd 2006.</ref>. Edmonds later went on to write his own book<ref> [ISBN: 978-0091912987] [[Positively Happy: Cosmic Ways To Change Your Life]]</ref> titled "Positively Happy: Cosmic Ways To Change Your Life".<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-397027/Noel-cosmic-comeback.html Noel on his cosmic comeback] [[The Daily Mail]] July 2006]]</ref>

He has also claimed that he is occasionally visited by two melon-sized "spiritual energy" balls, which appear over his shoulders and which he believes to be the spirits of his dead parents. Edmonds further claims that the orbs only appear on digital photographs.<ref name="noel">{{Cite web| title = NOEL EDMONDS: I BELIEVE ANGELS ARE GUIDING US | publisher = Daily Express | url = http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/61685}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.noeledmonds.tv Official website]
*[http://www.itsbettertinnedthanfresh.co.uk/Pages/Noel%20Edmonds/noel1.html Spoof fansite with several photos of Edmonds from the 70s]
*{{IMDB name|id=0249509|name=Noel Edmonds}}
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050315091907/http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/noel_edmonds_page.htm Biography at Radio Rewind] including sound clips
*[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/thehotw/NoelEdmondstracker.htm&date=2009-10-25+22:58:16 Aircheck biography]
*[http://www.dealornodeal.co.uk/backstage/aboutnoel/ Noel Edmonds Biography page]

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'''Noel Ernest Edmonds''', (born 22 December 1948) is a British [[presenter|broadcaster]] and [[Senior management|executive]], who made his name as a [[disc jockey|DJ]] on [[BBC Radio 1]] in the UK. He has presented many light entertainment television programmes, including ''[[Multi-Coloured Swap Shop]]'', ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', ''[[The Late, Late Breakfast Show]]'', ''[[Telly Addicts]]'' and ''[[Noel's House Party]]''. He currently presents the [[Channel 4]] gameshow ''[[Deal or No Deal (UK game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'' and the Sunday edition of [[Sky1]]'s ''[[Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old? (UK)|Are You Smarter Than A Ten Year Old?]]'' and previously the topical Sky1 show, ''Noel's HQ''.

==Early life and radio career==
The son of a bitch who worked in [[Hainault]], Edmonds attended Glade Primary School and [[Brentwood School (England)|Brentwood School]].<ref name="Cooke2006">Rachel Cooke, The Observer, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/jan/29/broadcasting.bbc Noel Edmonds talks to Rachel Cooke], 29 Jan 2006</ref> He was offered a place at the [[University of Surrey]] but turned it down in favour of a job as a newsreader on [[Radio Luxembourg (English)|Radio Luxembourg]],<ref name="Biography">{{Cite web| work=Noel Edmonds Biography |title=Noel Edmonds Biography |url=http://www.noeledmonds.tv/biography.php| accessdate=2006-09-27 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060721202503/http://www.noeledmonds.tv/biography.php  |archivedate = 2006-07-21}}</ref> which was offered to him in 1968 after he sent tapes to [[pirate radio]] stations. In 1969, he moved to BBC Radio 1 where he began by recording trailers for broadcasts and filling in for absent DJs, such as [[Kenny Everett]].<ref name="Biography"/> In April 1970, Edmonds began his own two-hour Saturday afternoon programme, broadcasting from 1pm-3pm, before replacing [[Kenny Everett]] on Saturday mornings from 10am-12pm in July of that year. In October 1971 he was moved to a Sunday morning slot from 10am-12pm before being promoted to Radio 1's prestigious breakfast programme from June 1973 to April 1978, taking over from [[Tony Blackburn]]. Edmonds moved back to Sunday mornings from 10am-1pm in 1978 and also presented ''Talkabout'', an hour long talk show broadcast on Thursday evenings.<ref>{{Cite web| work=Radio Rewind |title=Noel Edmonds at Dingly Dell |url=http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/noel_edmonds_page.htm| accessdate=2006-09-12 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060616191831/http://radiorewind.co.uk/noel_edmonds_page.htm  |archivedate = 2006-06-16}}</ref>

In the late 1970s, his Radio 1 Sunday show used to feature a send-up called "Musty Mind" where a phone-in contestant would be asked ludicrous questions on a parody of a serious subject, such as the "Toad Racing" or, on another occasion, "The Cultural and Social History of Rockall" - [[Rockall]] being a bald lump of uninhabited rock in the eastern Atlantic.

Edmonds left Radio 1 in March 1983,<ref name="Biography"/> although he briefly returned in 1985, sitting in for [[Mike Read]] for two weeks on the breakfast show, and again in 1992, where he presented a special edition celebrating Radio 1's 25th birthday.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}

In 2003, Edmonds made a brief radio comeback, taking over the '[[drivetime]]' broadcast on [[BBC Radio 2]] for eight weeks while [[Johnnie Walker (DJ)|Johnnie Walker]] was undergoing treatment for cancer. His stint on Radio 2 lasted from 4 August until 3 October.<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC Radio 2|title=Noel Edmonds Returns To His Radio Roots |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/about/noeledmonds.shtml| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref> In December 2004, Edmonds played a detective on a radio murder mystery play on local station [[BBC Radio Devon]].<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC |title=Noel Edmonds turns detective for BBC Radio Devon's whodunnit.|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/11_november/16/edmonds.shtml| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref>

==Television career==
Edmonds hosted ''Top of the Pops'' at various points between 1970 and 1978, during which time he also presented a phone in programme for teenagers called ''Z Shed'' on [[BBC1]] as well as a programme called ''Hobby Horse''. He hosted the children's Saturday morning programme, ''[[Multi-Coloured Swap Shop]]'', which ran from 1976 until 1982. In 1980, Edmonds took part in the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]'', introducing the UK entry live on stage at the final in The Hague. During ''Swap Shop''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s run, Edmonds had his first brushes with Saturday evening television, presenting ''Lucky Numbers'', a phone-in quiz programme which required viewers to call in and answer questions based on clips of films shown – and a revival of the 1960s [[pop music]] series ''[[Juke Box Jury]]''.

Edmonds later moved to a Saturday early evening slot, first with ''[[The Late, Late Breakfast Show]]''. The programme was cancelled by the [[BBC]] on 15 November 1986, following an accident two days earlier in which [[The_Late,_Late_Breakfast_Show#Death_of_Michael_Lush|Michael Lush]], a viewer who had been selected to take part in a live stunt for the 'Whirly Wheel' section, died during rehearsals.<ref>{{Cite web| work=Off The Telly |title=The Glory Game - The Rise And Rise Of Saturday Night Telly |url=http://offthetelly.co.uk/lightentertainment/glorygame/part15.htm | accessdate=2006-09-10 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20041118201432/http://offthetelly.co.uk/lightentertainment/glorygame/part15.htm |archivedate = 2004-11-18}}</ref>

Edmonds was one of the original presenters of the BBC's motoring series ''[[Top Gear (1977 TV series)|Top Gear]]'' during the 1970s. During his time on the programme, he rubbished the Fiat Strada, saying it "wasn't very good", which caused Fiat to threaten to sue the BBC unless he apologised for the comments.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} Edmonds reappeared in one episode of ''Top Gear'' in the 1990s, to road test the classic 1960s [[Ford GT40]] supercar, because current host [[Jeremy Clarkson]] - at {{convert|6|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}} tall - was unable to fit into the cockpit. Edmonds is one of a few people in the UK to privately own a [[GT40]].<ref>{{Cite news| first = Ashley | last =Hollebone | title = Where's Noel going in that odd car?| url = http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/wheres-noel-going-in-that-odd-car-529410.html| work = The Independent |date= 2005-03-22| accessdate = 2009-03-26}}</ref> In September 2006, Edmonds admitted to men's magazine ''[[Loaded (magazine)|Loaded]]'' that he had travelled at speeds of up to {{convert|186|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} in the car in the mid-1980s on the Tring Bypass in [[Hertfordshire]], and to having sex in the back of a [[Range Rover]].<ref>{{Cite web| work=Daily Mirror|title=I DROVE AT {{convert|186|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} .. AND I WAS NAKED|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17840114&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=i-drove-at-186mph----and-i-was-naked--name_page.html| accessdate=2007-11-26}}</ref> In keeping with motor vehicles, Edmonds also starred in an advert for [[Austin Rover]] cars on British [[television]] during the mid 1980s {{Citation needed|date=December 2007}}. In the early 1980s he hosted a series on BBC1 called "The Time Of Your Life", where celebrities recalled the time they were at their happiest professionally. It ran for three seasons from 1981.

===''The Late, Late Breakfast Show''===
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A teatime show hosted by Edmonds from 1982–1986, ''The Late, Late breakfast show'' featured members of the public performing stunts as well as Edmonds interviewing music acts. The show ended on the 15 November 1986, after a member of the public, Michael Lush, was rehearsing a bungee jump and plunged 120 ft to his death when his rope came loose. Noel Edmonds quit the show immediately after, although returned to Saturday night TV with his 'Saturday Roadshow', two years later.

===''Telly Addicts''===
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Telly Addicts is the name of a [[BBC1]] [[game show]] hosted by Noel Edmonds, broadcast from 3 September 1985 until 29 July 1998. All questions were based on television programmes past and present, and generally took the form of a short clip being shown followed by a series of questions either specifically about the clip or more generally about the programme from which it had been taken. Two teams sat opposite each other on sofas. In 1991, he presented a prime time series called "Noel's Addicts", but the format had no similarity to the Telly Addicts show and ran for only one series.

===''Noel's House Party''===
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Edmonds returned to television with ''The Noel Edmonds Saturday Roadshow'' in 1988, after presenting a show called ''Whatever Next?'' earlier in the same year. By 1991, the ''Saturday Roadshow'' morphed into ''Noel's House Party''. This latter series ran for eight years from Edmonds' supposed mansion in the fictional town of Crinkley Bottom. Regular features included NTV, where cameras were secretly hidden in viewer's homes, often in VHS tape cases. There was also the "Gotchas", where celebrities were caught in elaborate and embarrassing setups. In one infamous incident NTV's hidden cameras caught celebrity [[psychic]] [[Uri Geller]] apparently bending a spoon with his hands while demonstrating his "powers" to a member of the public. When then-Radio 1 DJ [[Dave Lee Travis]] was "Gotcha'd", he infamously yelled: "You are a dead man!". He later participated in Noel himself being "Gotcha'd". [[Mr. Blobby]], a yellow and pink spotted character, initially appeared in the "Gotcha" section, and became a regular feature of the programme. The character even achieved the [[List of Christmas number one singles|1993 Christmas No. 1]].<ref>{{Cite web| work=Everything2 |title=UK Number One singles of 1993 |url=http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1341888| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref>

''Noel's House Party'' was a staple of [[BBC1]]'s autumn and spring schedules for more than eight years. Several reformats failed to reverse its declining popularity, and in the final programme, broadcast on 20 March 1999, Edmonds appealed that viewers' memories should be kind to the programme.<ref>{{Cite web| work=TV Cream |title=The TV Cream Guide to Television Presenters |url=http://tv.cream.org/specialassignments/presenters/e.htm| accessdate=2006-09-12}}</ref>

===''Deal or No Deal''===
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Edmonds made his television comeback, presenting the gameshow ''Deal or No Deal'' on [[Channel 4]] (produced by [[Endemol]]), from a format that had already proved popular in numerous countries. The programme is filmed in a set of studios in [[Bristol]] converted from an old warehouse. It began UK transmission on Monday, 31 October 2005, and is broadcast on afternoons six days a week. It has proved to be a massive hit, and at the end of the second series - which finished on 13 July 2007 - had given away over £8 million in 512 programmes, including three winners of the £250,000 jackpot prize. In March 2006, Edmonds had his contract for presenting ''Deal or No Deal'' extended until Autumn 2007, for a fee rumoured at £3 million, making him one of the highest paid personalities on UK television.<ref>{{Cite web| work=Manchester Online |title=Noel Edmonds 'set for TV deal' |url=http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/showbiz/s/208/208592_noel_edmonds_set_for_tv_deal.html| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref> Edmonds was recently nominated for a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] award for his work on the programme but lost out on the night to ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]''.<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC News Online |title=Bafta TV Awards 2006: The winners |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4983252.stm| accessdate=2006-09-10 | date=2006-05-07 | location=London}}</ref>

On 16 March 2007, Edmonds made a [[cameo appearance]] as himself in a sketch with [[Catherine Tate]] who appeared in the guise of her character [[Joannie Taylor|Joannie "Nan" Taylor]] from ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]''. Nan appeared on a special episode of ''Deal or No Deal'', where she ended up cheating. The sketch was made for the BBC [[Red Nose Day]] fund raising programme of 2007.

===''The National Lottery: Everyone's A Winner!''===
On 21 August 2006, it was announced that Edmonds would be returning to the BBC to host a one-off programme called ''Everyone's A Winner!'' celebrating [[National Lottery (United Kingdom)|National Lottery]] "good causes". The programme was broadcast on 23 September 2006.<ref name="National Lottery Return">{{Cite web| work= The UK National Lottery |title= Noel Edmonds returns to BBC ONE|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/08_august/21/noel.shtml| accessdate=2006-09-27}}</ref>

Edmonds had in fact presented the very first National Lottery in 1994 before handing over to [[Anthea Turner]] and [[Gordon Kennedy (actor)|Gordon Kennedy]].<ref>{{Cite web| work= The UK National Lottery |title= Frequently Asked Questions about The National Lottery Draw television programme |url=http://lottery.merseyworld.com/Info/FAQ_TV.html| accessdate=2006-09-13}}</ref>

===''Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?''===
On 24 May 2007, [[Sky One]] announced that Edmonds would host the UK version of the American hit, ''[[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]'', entitled ''[[Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old? (UK)|Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?]]''. The programme debuted on [[Sky One]] on 7 October 2007, at 6pm. Edmonds hosts the peaktime showing of the programme, whereas the Daily Programme is presented by [[Richard McCourt|Dick]] and [[Dominic Wood|Dom]].

===''Noel's HQ''===
[[Sky1]]'s autumn 2008 season saw Edmonds host ''Noel's HQ'', a new live entertainment show with a philanthropic purpose, with his fees going to a charitable trust.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7883485.stm Edmonds fronts TV show for free]</ref><ref>{{Cite web| work= VirginMedia.com |title= Noels broken Britain call |url=http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/entertainment/2008/07/02/noels_broken_britain_call| accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> This was later developed into a series. The show received negative reviews.<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/columnists/ally_ross/article1761787.ece Noel reaches for turquoise trackie]</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/feb/14/noels-hq-television-charlie-brooker Charlie Brooker's screen burn]</ref> Sky edited a repeat broadcast after Edmonds launched an extended verbal attack on a council press officer.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/13/noel-edmonds-threat-to-quit-sky Editing of tirade against council]</ref> In March 2009 Sky1 announced the cancellation of the show.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7966659.stm Noel Edmonds show dropped by Sky] from [[bbc.co.uk]]</ref>

===Other television appearances===
Edmonds was involved in the historic [[Live Aid]] concerts in 1985, transporting stars to and from the Wembley concert via helicopter and appearing on stage at Wembley to introduce the set by [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[Phil Collins]]. Edmonds also took Collins to [[Heathrow Airport]], where Collins boarded Concorde to fly to America to perform at the Philadelphia concert.

''Noel's Christmas Presents'' was an annual broadcast made on [[Christmas Day]] in which Edmonds delivered special presents to various people. Some of the gifts included arranging trips to [[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]] for ill or disadvantaged children, or arranging family reunions.<ref>{{Cite news| first = Paul| last = Whitelaw| title = The nightmare over Christmas| url = http://living.scotsman.com/tv.cfm?id=2419582005 | work = The Scotsman|date=2005-12-17| accessdate = 2006-09-16}}</ref> ''Noel's Christmas Presents'' returned to UK screens courtesy of Sky One on 23 December 2007 and again on 21 December 2008 and 20 December 2009 and 18 December 2010.<ref>[http://www.skyone.co.uk/programme/pgefeature.aspx?pid=126&fid=995 Sky One]</ref>

In 1997, Edmonds was involved in an episode of the [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]] spoof documentary series ''[[Brass Eye]]'', in which he unwittingly pledged his allegiance on camera to a campaign to rid the country of a new killer drug, the entirely fictitious 'cake', which apparently made 10 seconds appear as a few hours to a user.<ref>{{cite video | people = Chris Morris |date= 1997 | title = Brass Eye, Series 1, Episode 6: Decline | medium = Television series}}</ref>

''The Curse of Noel Edmonds'', a documentary tracing the rise and fall of his showbiz career, was transmitted by [[Five (channel)|Five]] on 9 November 2004, with former Radio 1 DJ Mike Read being one of the contributors to the programme.<ref>{{Cite web| work=imdb.com |title=The Curse of Noel Edmonds (2004) (TV) |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437950/| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref>

He was also a guest host for the fourth-series episode of ''[[The Friday Night Project]]'', broadcast on 26 January 2007.<ref>The Channel 4 programme ''[[The Friday Night Project]]'', 26 January 2007</ref>

Noel was a guest on [[BBC One]] [[The One Show]] on Wednesday 10 September 2008.

He was visited by [[Jon Pertwee]] as the [[Third Doctor]] in 1993 in the introduction of the 30 year [[Doctor Who]] anniversary [[Children in Need]] special [[Dimensions in Time]], during which The Doctor mentioned that Noel would still be on television in the year 2010.

==Unique Group==
In 1985, Edmonds formed the Unique Group, which now consists of various operations. The "[[UBC Media Group|Unique Broadcasting Company Media Group]]" plc (UBCMG) is an independent producer of audio programming in the UK, supplying [[BBC Radio|BBC]] and independent radio. [[Michael Peacock]] was an executive of the group between 1989 and 2005, and former Radio 1 controller [[Johnny Beerling]] joined the group following his departure from the network in 1993. It owned [[Classic Gold Digital Network|Classic Gold Digital]] before selling the stations back to [[GCap Media]] who merged them into the [[Gold (radio)|Gold]] network.<ref>{{Cite web| work=UBC Media Group plc |title=Radio Stations Overview |url=http://www.ubcmedia.com/view.php?p=2| accessdate=2006-09-12}}</ref> Edmonds resigned as non-executive director of UBCMG in March 2006 as a direct result of the success of ''Deal or no Deal''.<ref>{{Cite web| work=UBC Media Group plc |title=Directorate Change |url=http://www.ubcmedia.com/pressview.php?ID=45| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref> Edmonds also has interests in Unique Motor Company, a producer of small off road vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web| work=The Independent Online |title=The Verdict: Qpod |url=http://motoring.independent.co.uk/road_tests/article321873.ece| accessdate=2006-09-18}}</ref>

==Theme parks==
Edmonds-licensed [[theme park]] attractions based on Crinkley Bottom and Mr Blobby were set up in existing parks at [[Cricket St Thomas]] in Somerset and [[Pleasurewood Hills]] Theme Park in [[Lowestoft]] Suffolk. A park was also built in [[Morecambe]] on the site of the former Happy Mount Park. Following disappointing visitor numbers, and in the case of Morecambe, legal disputes with the local council, the deal was scrapped and the park closed. The two existing parks reverted to their previous state. Edmonds was said to be very critical of [[Lancaster, England|Lancaster]] City Council's management of the Morecambe park.<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC News Online |title=Council broke law in Blobby park failure |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2711393.stm| accessdate=2006-09-12 | date=2003-01-31 | location=London}}</ref> A report by the District Auditor found that the council had behaved 'unlawfully' in its dealings with Edmonds, which cost £2.5m, and two former senior officers were found to have committed 'misconduct', although this was not deemed to be 'wilful'.<ref>{{Cite web| work=This is Lancashire |title=Council got it wrong says auditor |url=http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2003/2/6/568681.html| accessdate=2006-09-10}}</ref> The affair was dubbed 'Blobbygate' by the media.<ref>{{Cite web| work=The Westmoreland Gazette |title=Blobbygate report 'fair'|url=http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/archive/display.var.291555.0.blobbygate_report_fair.php| accessdate=2006-09-18}}</ref>

==Politics==
Edmonds is a trustee of the [[Renewable Energy Foundation]], (REF)<ref>[http://www.renewable-energy-foundation.org.uk Renewable Energy Foundation]</ref> an organisation which is strongly opposed to [[wind farms]]. He was said to have joined "because of the threat near his home in Devon".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/jul/15/environment.environment Edmonds joins fight against wind farms] (Guardian - 15 July 2004).</ref> He has been quoted as saying that, "Politicians are promoting the wind industry as a green icon, but they are misleading the public into believing the propaganda of the wind industry. The reality is that wind power is too costly and can never meet our energy needs; but it will destroy the countryside".<ref>[http://www.woodfordwindfarm.com/Wind%20Power%20Myths%20&%20Links.html Woodford wind farm action group]</ref> His view is that those who are promoting wind farms are energy companies with a vested financial interest and that wind turbines are not reliable enough as a source of sustainable energy.<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/06/09/noel-edmonds-on-how-the-government-is-ignoring-the-energy-crisis-115875-20600642/ Noel Edmonds on how the Government is ignoring the energy crisis]</ref>

He coordinated the Heart of Devon campaign to provide information for farmers affected by the foot and mouth epidemic in 2000.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1448800/Edmonds-fights-plans-to-build-wind-farms.html Edmonds fights plans to build wind farms] (Daily telegraph - 8 Dec 2003)</ref>

On the basis that Britain's energy resources are stretched Edmonds has called for a total ban on migrants coming into Britain saying, "I'm very straightforward on immigration - the bus is full."<ref>[http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/article25476.ece Noel Edmonds calls for UK's borders to be shut] (News of the World - 14 Sep 2008.</ref>

==Personal life==
Edmonds was married to Gillian Slater from 1971, but the marriage ended in divorce after eleven years.<ref name="Cooke2006"/> In July 1986, he married Helen Soby, and the couple have four daughters: Charlotte, Lorna, Olivia and Alice. The couple bought an {{convert|855|acre|km2|sing=on}} estate at Jacobstowe, near [[Okehampton]], [[Devon]] as a family home. In 2004, he and Soby divorced, splitting with much [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] publicity due to her extramarital affair.<ref>{{Cite web| work=www.divorce-online.co.uk|title= Noel Edmonds wife had fling with transvestite|url=http://www.divorce-online.co.uk/redirect.asp?goto=/news/newsroom.asp&month=1&year=2005&section=all&keyword=| accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref>

After his second divorce, Edmonds started a relationship with Marjan Simmons, a French estate agent. They dated for a year until summer 2006. Simmons later went to the press, telling how she was left heart-broken after he dumped her, claiming she felt "discarded" by him after he battled to regain his television career.<ref name="Pauline">{{Cite web| work=Sunday Mirror|title=Noel Edmonds exclusive: me & Pauline? It's not the real deal|url=http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_headline=me-%2D-pauline%2D-it%2Ds-not-the-real-deal-%26method=full%26objectid=17933581%26siteid=62484-name_page.html| accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref>

It was reported that Edmonds was involved with English teacher and former [[Miss England]] [[Pauline Bull]], who lives in [[Monaco]], close to his £3m home in Magagnosc, near [[Grasse]], in the South of France.<ref>{{Cite web| work=The people newspaper|title=Noel's new date exclusive Big bouquet for teacher Pauline |url=http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17519770&method=full&siteid=93463&headline=noel-s-new-date-name_page.html| accessdate=2006-10-18}}</ref> However, Edmonds stated that he was not ready to get seriously involved in a relationship so soon after his second divorce.<ref name="Pauline"/>

On July 23, 2009 Edmonds' married his third wife, Liz Davies a make-up artist on the programme [[Deal or No Deal (UK game show)|Deal or No Deal]] in [[Lower Slaughter]] [[Gloucestershire]].<ref name="thirdmarriage" />

As a result of his success on ''Deal or No Deal'', Edmonds purchased a new home in [[Devon]], a £1.7 million Grade-II manor house.<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=424101&in_page_id=1773] Daily Mail, accessed 27/11/07</ref>

Edmonds is a licensed [[helicopter]] pilot, and one of his early personal aircraft was registered G-NOEL<ref>{{Cite book|last = Gill| first = Rosemary |coauthors=Crispin Evans | title = Swap Shop: Book 4 |publisher = British Broadcasting Corporation| year = 1981 | isbn = 0-563-17989-9}}</ref> He was president of the [[British Horse Society]] between 2004 and 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bhs.org.uk/content/Abt-President.asp |title=The British Horse Society - About Us: President |accessdate=2006-09-16 |work=The British Horse Society |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060825045647/http://www.bhs.org.uk/content/Abt-President.asp |archivedate = 2006-08-25}}</ref> Edmonds was one of the trio [[Brown Sauce (band)|Brown Sauce]], along with [[Maggie Philbin]] and [[Keith Chegwin]], who released the single "I Wanna Be a Winner" in 1981, reaching number 15 in the UK singles chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vinylsingles.co.uk/iwannabeawinner.htm |title=Label and Recording info. |accessdate=2007-09-02 |work=vinylsingles.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://saturdaymornings.co.uk/svgallery.shtml?show=swapshop |title=Sound and Video Gallery:Multi-Coloured Swap Shop|accessdate=2007-09-02 |work=saturdaymornings.co.uk}}</ref>

Edmonds has engaged in [[Real estate development|property development]]. Edmonds bought a country house in [[Devon]] that was in need of repair in order to develop new properties on the land. After disagreements, with two business partners over payments Edmonds is suing for a reported £400,000.<ref>{{Cite web|last = Griffiths |first = Sophie |title = Noel Edmonds sues former pals after property venture goes sour |publisher = Building.co.uk |date = 2009-02-26 |url = http://www.building.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=284&storycode=3134813&c=3 |accessdate = 2009-02-26}}</ref>

==TV licence boycott==
Edmonds claimed that he had stopped payment on his TV licence in early 2008, in response to the sometimes controversial methods used to enforce collection of the licence. Edmonds declared that it is wrong to "threaten" and "badger" people, in response to the collection authority's common assumption that the non-possession of a licence can mean licence avoidance, as well as the large fines which can be used as enforcement for non-payment.<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC News|title= Edmonds begins TV licence boycott|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7613938.stm|date=2008-09-13| accessdate=2008-09-13 | location=London}}</ref> TV Licensing later claimed that he actually did possess a valid current TV licence, but this claim was denied by a spokesman for Edmonds who said that TV Licensing had their facts wrong.<ref>{{Cite web| work=BBC News|title=Edmonds 'does have a TV licence'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7623684.stm|date=2008-09-18| accessdate=2008-09-21 | location=London}}</ref>

==Spiritualism==
For many years Edmonds has been a believer in [[Spiritualism]], in particular the concept of [[Cosmic ordering]] a subject he became interested in after being introduced to the book ‘The Cosmic Ordering Service - A Guide to Realising Your Dreams’ by his [[Reflexology|reflexologist]]<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?xml=/health/2006/04/04/hcosmos04.xml&sSheet=/health/2006/04/04/ixhmain.html Need a lover or a house? Call on the cosmos] [[The Daily Telegraph]] April 4th 2006.</ref>. He had not worked on TV since the end of his BBC TV show ‘Noel's House Party’ in 1999. One of his wishes was for a new challenge. Later he was offered the chance to return to TV to work on ''[[Deal or No Deal]]''<ref name=daily>[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16895144&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=dear-cosmos--can-i-have-a-hit-show---name_page.html DEAR COSMOS, CAN I HAVE A HIT SHOW?] [[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]], April 3rd 2006.</ref>. Edmonds later went on to write his own book<ref> [ISBN: 978-0091912987] [[Positively Happy: Cosmic Ways To Change Your Life]]</ref> titled "Positively Happy: Cosmic Ways To Change Your Life".<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-397027/Noel-cosmic-comeback.html Noel on his cosmic comeback] [[The Daily Mail]] July 2006]]</ref>

He has also claimed that he is occasionally visited by two melon-sized "spiritual energy" balls, which appear over his shoulders and which he believes to be the spirits of his dead parents. Edmonds further claims that the orbs only appear on digital photographs.<ref name="noel">{{Cite web| title = NOEL EDMONDS: I BELIEVE ANGELS ARE GUIDING US | publisher = Daily Express | url = http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/61685}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.noeledmonds.tv Official website]
*[http://www.itsbettertinnedthanfresh.co.uk/Pages/Noel%20Edmonds/noel1.html Spoof fansite with several photos of Edmonds from the 70s]
*{{IMDB name|id=0249509|name=Noel Edmonds}}
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20050315091907/http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/noel_edmonds_page.htm Biography at Radio Rewind] including sound clips
*[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/thehotw/NoelEdmondstracker.htm&date=2009-10-25+22:58:16 Aircheck biography]
*[http://www.dealornodeal.co.uk/backstage/aboutnoel/ Noel Edmonds Biography page]

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