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Magenta Devine is a British television presenter and journalist. She is best known for her work on the BBC's youth-oriented music show The Chart Show and the Channel 4 series The Word. She has also presented shows on MTV, VH1, and the BBC's Top of the Pops. Devine was born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, on 4 November 1957. She attended the University of Westminster, where she studied journalism. Devine began her career in the early 1980s, working as a presenter on the BBC's youth-oriented music show The Chart Show. She then moved to Channel 4, where she presented the music show The Word from 1990 to 1995. She also presented shows on MTV, VH1, and the BBC's Top of the Pops. Devine has also written for a number of publications, including The Guardian, The Independent, and The Sunday Times. She has also written several books, including The Word: The Unofficial Biography of The Word (1995) and The Word: The Unofficial Biography of The Word (1996). Devine is currently a freelance journalist and presenter. She is also a patron of the charity Music for All. As of 2021, Magenta Devine's net worth is estimated to be approximately $2 million.

Popular As Kim Taylor
Occupation Television presenter and journalist
Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 4 November, 1957
Birthday 4 November
Birthplace Hemel Hempstead, England
Date of death 6 March 2019,
Died Place London, England
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2019

Devine died on 6 March 2019, after a short illness for which she was undergoing treatment at a central London hospital. She was 61 years old.

2004

Devine appeared on Richard & Judy in 2004, and on Extreme Celebrity Detox in 2005. Her voice-over work included advertisements for Peugeot, Motorola, Toyota, and Sea France. In 2006, Devine fronted an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) campaign that urged consumers in the travel market to book with a member of Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA). In 2001, she narrated a BBC Four programme, The New Romantics - A Fine Romance, on the New Romantic movement.

1998

Apart from being a television presenter, she also served as UN Goodwill Ambassador in 1998, and campaigned for women's equality and reproductive rights.

1990

Devine sought treatment in the 1990s for heroin addiction and depression. In 2003, she was declared bankrupt by London's High Court.

1986

Devine originally worked for Tony Brainsby, a publicist for Queen, Thin Lizzy, and Whitesnake. While still living with boyfriend Tony James, she became the music promoter for James's new band Sigue Sigue Sputnik. She began her television career in 1986 as a presenter of BBC Wales's pop music show Juice. Following her breakup with James, producer Janet Street-Porter booked Devine to be a presenter on Channel 4's youth programme Network 7. She then moved after Street-Porter to BBC2 to present DEF II, of which Rough Guide was a feature before it became a separate programme.

1957

Magenta Devine (born Kim Taylor; 4 November 1957 – 6 March 2019) was a British television presenter, journalist and music promoter best known for presenting the travel programme Rough Guide and youth programme Reportage on BBC2 in the 1990s. She later presented Young, Gifted and Broke for ITV.

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