Jonathan Ross
- Profession: Television and radio presenter
- Place/Date of Birth: Leytonstone, 17 November 2020
His last hosting job was the , where he shocked the audience by making jokes about Heather Millss McCartney, telling them: "I wouldn’t be surprised if we found out she’s actually got two legs."
The Royal Variety Performance takes place at the London Coliseum on December 4.
Performers include Take That, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, Meatloaf and the Sugababes, plus Paul O’Grady and Noel Edmonds.
Jordan and husband Peter Andre will also take the stage.
There will be performances from the cast of new West End musicals Spamalot and The Sound Of Music.
The annual charity event, which raises money for the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund, will be broadcast on BBC One later next month.
More controversy for Wossy - Oct 31 2006
Jonathan Ross has stepped into the furore over Sir Paul McCartney’s marriage break-up by taking a swipe at Heather Mills at the Q Awards. (see photos of the Q Awards)
The 45-year-old loudmouth hit out at a series of sensational claims disabled Heather has made against her estranged husband in their bitter divorce battle.
"What a f***ing liar! I wouldn’t be surprised if we found out she’s actually got two legs," he said, as he hosted the awards.
His remarks were cheered by a celebrity-packed audience of musicians which included Oasis front man Noel Gallagher, U2, The Who and Boy George.
But John Pring, of Disability Now, said the star’s comment was "unacceptable".
"There are so many offensive words out there. These jokes at the expense of disabled people, they do upset a lot of people. If someone sees Jonathan Ross saying something like this and they feel it’s OK to repeat it then we hear it on the streets.
"There’s no excuse and it’s not acceptable. He’s not setting a good example."
Mr Pring said Ross needed to think about his comments and how they could be perceived by others.
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He began his career in television as a researcher but in 1987 made his mark with The Last Resort With Jonathan Ross, a late night chat show. Over the years he became increasingly popular, hosting Comic Relief, It’s Only TV But I Like It and appearing on They Think It’s All Over.
In 1999 he took over from Barry Norman as the face of Film (insert year here), which allowed him to indulge his love of the big screen and, in particular, Far Eastern cinema. Having previously hosted shows on Virgin and Radio One he is now a regular presenter on Radio Two and was voted as having the Sexiest Male Voice in a survey by Trojan Condoms, despite having a rhotacism (meaning he pronounces an R as W). His controversial BBC salary also covers Ross’ own TV show Friday Night With Jonathan Ross.
Jonathan is married to fellow TV presenter and journalist Jane Goldman, they were hitched in 1988 when Jane was just eighteen. They have three children, Betty Kitty, Harvey Kirby and Honey Kinney and live in London with several bizarre pets, inlcuding sheep and lizards.
October 2007