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Kirsten McStay

Gail Porter opens up on being homeless and sleeping on park bench after TV work dried up

Scots TV presenter Gail Porter has opened up about a difficult time in her life where she was forced to sleep on a park bench after work 'dried up'.

Back in the noughties, Gail was diagnosed with alopecia which she says resulted in people not wanting to work with her as she didn't look 'the same'.

Prior to this the 51-year-old had a successful career, and she hosted TV shows including Top of the Pops, Children in Need, Fully Booked and Dead Famous. Then in 2005, she was diagnosed with alopecia.

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