Judith Chalmers

Judith Chalmers  OBE (born 10 October 1936) is an  English  television presenter who is best known for presenting the travel programme  Wish You Were Here...? in the 1970s and 1980s, where she often appeared in a bikini. ==Early life and career[ edit| edit source] ==

Chalmers was born in Stockport, and educated at Withington Girls' School, an independent day school in Manchester.

Prior to Wish You Were Here...?, Chalmers presented ballroom dancing competition programme Come Dancing for the BBC from 1961 to 1965. Recently her television appearances have been limited to short spots on chat show programmes such as This Morning and Graham Norton's chat show vehicles. Chalmers has also promoted the Holiday Property Bond since 1990, and has been accredited for contributing towards its success.

In the 1960s, she presented two major BBC radio programmes: Family Favourites and Woman's Hour. Judith also appeared as the original Susan in The Clitheroe Kid, and was a foil for Ken Dodd in his radio show.

During the 1970s, Chalmers regularly presented ITV's daytime magazine programme Good Afternoon and its successors, which included Afternoon Plus and A Plus.

In the 1980s Chalmers was a regular host of the Miss World contest on ITV, also presenting the associated UK beauty pageants such as Miss United Kingdom and the British Beauty Championships. Chalmers was also presenter ofBBC Radio 2's mid-morning show from 1990 to 1992, taking over from Ken Bruce, who took over the show again following Chalmers's departure from the station in 1992.

More recently, in 2011 Judith can be seen on a television commercial for the Circulation Booster V3. ==Personal life<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="transition:color100msease-out,margin100msease-out;-webkit-transition:color100msease-out,margin100msease-out;">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="transition:color100msease-out,margin100msease-out;-webkit-transition:color100msease-out,margin100msease-out;visibility:visible;">] ==

<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Chalmers was married to sports commentator Neil Durden-Smith. She has two children Mark and Emma and lives in North London. Their son, Mark Durden-Smith, is also a television presenter. Chalmers also has six grandchildren. She was made an OBE in 1994.