Jane McDonald

Jane McDonald
Born	(1963-04-04) 4 April 1963 (age 61) Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1]
Occupations	Singer television presenter
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Henrik Brixen ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2003)​ [2][3]
Partner	Walter "Ed" Rothe (2008[3][4]–2021; his death)[5]

Jane Anne McDonald (born 4 April 1963)^[6] is an English singer^[7] and television presenter. She is well known for her TV appearances and for playing Grizabella, the main character of Cats in 2015 as well as being a host of Loose Women.^[8]

McDonald began as a singer performing in local pubs. In 1998, she appeared on a show named The Cruise,^[9] which was about the staff of a cruise ship. McDonald became a celebrity after appearing on the show are released her first album Jane McDonald.^[10]

In recent years, McDonald has become a television presenter hosting many travel shows^[11] and programmes about different countries. She will also replace Phillip Schofield as the host of the British Soap Awards.^[12]

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		UK
Jane McDonald[13]	Released: 1 June 1998 Label: Focus Music International Formats: Digital download, CD	1	BPI: Platinum
Inspiration	Released: 5 June 2000 Label: Universal Music TV Formats: Digital download, CD	6
Love at the Movies	Released: 15 October 2001 Label: Universal Music TV Formats: Digital download, CD	24
You Belong to Me	Released: 24 January 2005 Label: DMG TV Formats: Digital download, CD	21
Jane	Released: 11 August 2008 Label: JMD Formats: Digital download, CD	7
The Singer of Your Song	Released: 14 September 2014 Label: JMD Formats: Digital download, CD	—
Hold the Covers Back	Released: 3 November 2017 Label: JMD Formats: Digital download, CD	69
Cruising with Jane McDonald	Released: 22 June 2018 Label: Channel 5 Broadcasting Formats: Digital download, CD	6
Cruising with Jane McDonald: Volume Two	Released: 28 October 2020 Label: Channel 5 Broadcasting Formats: Digital download, CD	24
Let the Light In	Released: 20 August 2021 Label: JMD Formats: Digital download, CD	21

Books

• Jane McDonald – Follow Your Dreams, autobiography (2000)
• Jane McDonald – Riding the Waves: My Story, autobiography, Virgin Books (2019)

Sources

1. "My Yorkshire: Jane McDonald". The Yorkshire Post. Yorkshire Post Newspapers. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
2. "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 10 July 1998.
3. Amy Hunt (29 March 2019). "Jane McDonald reveals that her second husband left her in order to save her career: 'It wasn't my decision'". Woman magazine. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018.
4. Farquharson, Georgia (4 July 2020). "Is marriage still on the cards for Jane McDonald and Eddie Rothe?". Good to Know. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
5. Yeates, Cydney (7 April 2021). "Jane McDonald's partner Ed Rothe dies after lung cancer battle". Metro. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
6. "Jane McDonald: 7 facts about the cruise singer and TV presenter. She was famous on I'm a celebrity 2019". Smooth Radio. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
7. "Splash - Universal Music On Demand".
8. "'The time is right for me to step aside': Jane McDonald quits Loose Women after 10 years". Metro. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
9. "Extract from BBC The Cruise docusoap". BBC. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
10. "Jane McDonald". Official Charts. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
11. Dosani, Rishma (28 February 2020). "Jane McDonald quits Cruising With Jane McDonald and our hearts are sinking". Metro. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
12. Rackham, Annabel (1 June 2023). "Jane McDonald replaces Phillip Schofield as British Soap Awards host". BBC News. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
13. Jones, Alan (29 June 2018). "Charts analysis: Greatest Showman set to surpass Adele's record-breaking run at top". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 30 June 2018.