Is Noel Fielding married and does the Bake Off host have any children? The US Sun

July 25, 2024

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NOEL Fielding is back on our screens with a brand new season of Bake Off.

The popular presenter has been a regular on British television screens for almost two decades.

Who is Bake Off host Noel Fielding and is he married?

Noel Fielding is a comedian and television presenter, born on May 21, 1973, in Westminster.

However, he has also become a successful actor, musician and presenter.

Noel has been dating his long-term girlfriend Lliana Bird since 2010, however, they are not thought to be married.

Lliana is a writer, actress and former radio presenter on Radio X.

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Bird is also a political activist, and was a co-founder of Choose Love, an organization that delivers aid to refugees around the world.

She has starred in various theatre shows, and has appeared as a guest commentator on Sky News and BBC Breakfast.

Lliana’s social media details are as follows: Twitter - @LlianaBird and Instagram - @llianabird

Does Noel Fielding have kids?

In early March 2018, The Sun exclusively revealed Noel and Lliana were expecting their first child together.

They welcomed their newborn, called Dali, in April 2018, who is believed to be named after Noel's favourite artist, the surrealist painter, Salvador Dali.

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The pair welcomed a second daughter, Iggy, born in August 2020.

Opening up about their home life in an episode of Giovanna Fletcher's Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast, Llliana described Noel as a "magical" father.

She said: "He kind of makes the silliest little moments, he makes having breakfast a real moment.

"I think I've just really leaned into that and just going like, 'This is amazing. We're getting to have porridge and it's funny, and it's fun. And we're wearing silly hats, and we're dancing. And that's okay'."

How did Noel Fielding become famous?

Noel shot to fame after teaming up with Julian Barratt to create, write and star in their own show.

Just like in his stand-up routines, Noel played a whole host of different characters in the surreal comedy The Mighty Boosh.

The comedy troupe began in the late 90s, with Noel's brother Michael also a member of the group.

Some of his humorous alter-egos were flamboyant zookeeper Vince Noir, a cockney hitch-hiker called The Hitcher and hermaphroditic merman Old Gregg.

The series also featured a number of famous faces, including Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade.

It aired from 2003-2007 and scooped Shockwaves NME best TV Award three times.

Following the success of The Mighty Boosh, Noel took his series to radio.

He's also appeared on BBC Radio 2 broadcasts, including The Russell Brand Show and Vic Reeves' House Arrest.

Fans of Fielding will be aware of his enthusiasm for music, so it comes as no surprise that he has made appearances in a number of music videos.

He can be spotted in the videos for Kasabian's Vlad The Impaler and You're In Love With a Psycho, as well as Razorlight's In The Morning.

Fielding's repertoire does not end there, as he is also a keen artist.

The comedian has held a number of different exhibitions, including The Jelly Fox, a video installation that was shown at the Saatchi Gallery in 2012.

What other TV shows has Noel Fielding appeared in?

As well as working with Richard Ayoade in The Mighty Boosh, the pair both starred in The IT Crowd.

The popular comic is also known for his work on TV panel shows.

He is a permanent team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks and has made appearances on QI, Taskmaster and The Big Fat Quiz of Everything.

In 2022, Fielding played Dick Turpin in an Apple TV+ comedy series.