A biography for Edith Bowmanhasn’t been written yet.
“I guess, for me, it's almost a religion; watching music live is more often than not a spiritual experience for me.”
“My parents have been incredibly supportive of me. They've always stood by me, whatever my decisions. When I was younger, I was like a butterfly flitting from one thing to the next - be it gymnastics, karate or piano lessons. They never forced me into anything.”
“Finding good chilcare is a massive thing.”
“Combining a live event with the option of streaming means that everyone can enjoy the beauty, emotion and exuberance of watching their favourite artist play live.”
“To be honest, I didn't really enjoy much of uni life. I turned up for lectures, I got my degree - the rest of the time was spent at the radio station.”
“The lead singer of Ocean Colour Scene told me I looked like David Beckham when I interviewed him for MTV. I had short hair, was early in my career and still trying to find my confidence. Being a Man United fan, I should have taken it as a compliment; but it was meant unkindly.”
“I'd like to cook for Stephen Fry. I can't think of a better dinner table companion.”
“Christine Boar, who gave me my first screen test at MTV, saw something in me others hadn't. She liked my accent and didn't ask me to change it.”
“When we travel as a family, there needs to be a cultural element or sporty, outdoorsy things to keep us occupied.”
“I would love to get solar panels installed to help us work towards generating our own energy supply.”
“I love my job but there is a lot of travelling involved.”
“Mum and Dad ran a seaside hotel in Anstruther in Fife. It was a family run business, so I worked in the kitchen and helped out as a chambermaid and waitress.”
“I don't sit and watch things back that I've done.”
“Having presented a few travel shows, I have become less lazy on holiday; it has encouraged me to go out and explore.”
“Having kids reminds you not to take things too seriously.”
“I love snowboarding and being in the mountains.”
“There's an ongoing discussion around equality, and age is one thing that has a very different presence around women than it does around men.”
“I have to watch quite a lot of films for work and I really enjoy going to the cinema and watching someone's creative work.”
“Japan was this wonderful unexplainable sensual explosion - everything about it I found fascinating. There's a real dichotomy between the 'Blade Runner'-esque Tokyo to visiting a Buddhist monastery in the countryside.”
“I do a really good crab linguine.”