Pandora Christie
Pandora Christie (born 1982[1]), also known as Pandora, is a British radio presenter. She presents on Heart Radio.
Background
[edit]Christie grew up in South London.[1] Christie's mother suffered from alcoholism and died in front of Christie from a heart attack when Christie was nine years old.[2] Christie has said that her memories of her life before she was nine years old are snapshots; she says that she can remember visits by social services' staff relating to both her, and her sister, being temporarily taken into care. She remembers being aged either five or six when her family were evicted and became homeless.[3] She stated in 2018 that she had stayed close to a family fostered her in her teen years and whose care and support she found particularly helpful.[4]
Career
[edit]Christie originally wanted to become an actor, and did a large number of auditions.[5] Christie was a member of staff promoting Heart 106.2, before she worked at a community radio station;[6] while at Heart, she handed out leaflets promoting the station and was also involved in organising events promoting Heart.[7] She was then given a role by Choice FM, a radio station in London playing Black music, before she was offered a presenting role at Capital FM. She remained at Capital FM for 4 and a half years.[6] She initially presented overnights on Choice FM, before presenting during the day on the station.[8]
Christie joined Kiss FM from Capital in the early half of 2017[9] and presented on Kiss and its sister station, Kisstory. After 18 months of presenting a weekday show on Kiss which followed the breakfast show, Christie stopped presenting the show and was replaced by Neev, who Christie herself had replaced.[9] Kiss broadcast on FM and national digital radio, whereas Kisstory broadcast on national digital radio but not on FM.
In 2019, Christie was presenting on the QLive app game from News UK,[8] and was blogging about beauty,[10] in addition to her other activities within the media.
In April 2019, it was announced that Christie was joining Heart Radio to present a weekday show between 9am and 1pm, the first hour of which would not be broadcast on local Heart stations apart from Heart London; it was also announced that she would present Club Classics on Saturday evenings on Heart.[8]
Christie now no longer presents between 9am and 10am on any Heart station; her show runs from 10am to 1pm on weekdays. She continues to present Club Classics on Saturday evenings nationally.[11] Her weekly audience at Heart Radio is 4.6 million.[12]
In 2022, Christie starred in a single West End theatre performance of the musical & Juliet.[13] In addition to her other media activities, Christie currently plays DJ sets at various events.[12]
Personal life
[edit]In 2022, Christie lived in Fulham, West London; she spoke about her love for Fulham in an interview with the London Evening Standard.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b %5b%5bCategory:articles with short description%5d%5d%5b%5bCategory:Short description with empty Wikidata description%5d%5der/pandora-christie "Pandora Christie". Care Exp Culture. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "I thought my prankster Mum was joking when she died in front of me". Metro. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Heart FM's Pandora: 'Foster care saved me from a life on park benches and in police cells'". ITV News. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "I thought my prankster Mum was joking when she died in front of me". Metro. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Thair, Rebecca. "DJ Pandora Christie". Happiful. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ a b Joses, Joy (2017-05-16). "Spotlight on: Pandora Christie, KISS Presenter/DJ - Melan Magazine". Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Lofthouse, Tina (2020-12-01). "Pandora Christie - the Heart presenter tells us about her life". Time & Leisure. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ a b c "Pandora replaces Toby Anstis on Heart mid-morning show". RadioToday. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ a b "Neev to replace Pandora on KISS mid-mornings". RadioToday. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "'We welcome her back with open arms': Pandora Christie to present Heart mid-morning show". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Heart". Heart. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ a b "Pandora Christie | Alta Loma MGMT". www.altalomamgmt.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Heart's Pandora Christie to star in hit West End musical & JULIET". West End Best Friend. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Bloomfield, Ruth (2022-01-24). "Heart DJ Pandora Christie shares her top local's tips for Fulham". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-11-20.