Rhona Cameron | |
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| Born | (1965-09-27)27 September 1965 (age 60) Dundee, Scotland |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | www |
Rhona Cameron (born 27 September 1965) is a Scottishcomedian, writer and TV presenter. She rose to prominence via the stand-up comedy circuit, and was a regular on British television in the 1990s.
In 1992, she wonSo You Think You're Funny.[1]
In 1993 Cameron presented the late-night music programmeTNT, which was aligned with the Los Angeles radio showKROQ.
She presented theITV game showRussian Roulette and theBBC Two showGaytime TV.[2] Cameron co-wroteRhona with her former partner Linda Gibson.Rhona was asitcom which starred Cameron as Rhona Campbell, a lesbian Scot living alone in London, who has problems similar to those of her straight friends. Only one six-episode series was made, broadcast in July and August 2000 onBBC2.[3][4]
Cameron was a participant in the first series ofI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. She was eliminated 4th on 5 September 2002, placing 5th.
In June 2009, she appeared onCelebrity Wife Swap with her partner,Suran Dickson.[5]
She is the narrator for theChannel 4 seriesFind It, Fix It, Flog It.[6]
In January 2022, she was announced as one of several comedians onGB News' newspaper preview showHeadliners.[7]
She is the author ofNineteen Seventy-Nine: A Big Year in a Small Town, a book about growing up as a lesbian in the small fishing town ofMusselburgh,East Lothian, Scotland, detailing about her teenage years and father's illness.
Her debut novelThe Naked Drinking Club was published by Ebury Press in 2007.[8]
Cameron appeared as the first female Narrator in some performances ofThe Rocky Horror Show UK tour 2003.[9] She has also appeared onLily Savage'sBlankety Blank.[10] Since 2015, she has provided the voice of Bonnie in the video gamePayday 2.
Cameron was born inDundee and is adopted; her birth mother (whose name Cameron keeps secret) was fromNorth Shields and her biological father is shown as "unknown" on the adoption records.[11] She attendedMusselburgh Grammar School.[12]
Cameron previously had relationships with comedianSue Perkins and with writer Linda Gibson.[13]
Cameron is aPatron of bothLGBT Youth Scotland andPride London[14] (the UK's largestlesbian,gay,bisexual andtransgender Pride event). She has stated that she supports theScottish National Party and "the case for Independence".[15]
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