Laura Hamilton

Laura Hamilton (born 24 April 1982) is an English television presenter. She participated in series six of Dancing on Ice in 2011, finishing in second place. She is currently a presenter on Channel 4's A Place in the Sun and also Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs for Channel 5.

Biography

Early career

After gaining A-Levels at Dartford Grammar School for Girls, she turned down an offer to study Law and Psychology at university, for a one-year contract at Channel 4 television as a runner making tea for Dermot O'Leary. She gained enough "experience" to leave and left Channel 4 after her contract ended.

She then began working as a freelance Assistant Floor Manager, in doing so, she worked on a variety of productions including Top of the Pops, The Buckingham Palace Jubilee Celebrations, The Games, T4, Party in the Park, Robbie Williams at Knebworth and Big Brother. Hamilton then went on to work as a 2nd/3rd Assistant Director on TV shows such as Family Affairs, The Bill, and films including Harry Potter and Stardust with the skills she acquired previously. Overall, she worked "behind the camera lens" for 4 years in assistant roles before her first on-screen TV debut.