Hayley Taylor (presenter)
Hayley Taylor | |
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| Born | Hayley Elaine Wigglesworth 7 February 1967 |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Television | Benefit Busters The Fairy Jobmother |
| Spouses | David Pierce
(m. 1989, divorced)Wayne Ryton
(m. 1991, divorced)Mark Taylor (m. 1996) |
| Children | 1 |
Hayley Elaine Taylor (née Wigglesworth; born 7 February 1967) is an English television presenter and employment expert. After appearing in the Channel 4 documentary Benefit Busters in 2009, she went on to front her own series The Fairy Jobmother on the same network the following year, as well as an American version for Lifetime.
Life and career[edit]
Taylor was born Hayley Elaine Wigglesworth on 7 February 1967 in Wakefield, Yorkshire to Jack Wigglesworth, a miner and his wife Sandra (née Prince).[1][2][3] After leaving school at 16, Taylor enrolled in college and later became a hairdresser, and took evening classes in psychology whilst working full-time.[4] Whilst working in a hair salon which had a training school, Taylor was asked to step in when a tutor was unwell and ultimately decided to work with unemployed learners who wanted to become hairdressers.[4] She was married twice to David Pierce and Wayne Ryton in 1989 and 1991 respectively, both of which ended in divorce, before marrying her third husband Mark Taylor in 1996, with whom she welcomed a daughter Morgan the following year.[4] She later became a manager of unemployed volunteers, and after two years she was asked by the training provider to come and work for their company as an employment advisor, a job she accepted and spent the next three years helping the unemployed gain employment.[5][6]
In 2009, a film crew from Channel 4 arrived at the office she worked at to film training providers who delivered governmental contracts.[4] Taylor's methods caught the eye of the production team and she ultimately featured in a three-part series titled Benefit Busters.[7] Following the show's airing, Taylor was given her own series on the same network titled The Fairy Jobmother that began in July 2010, in which she assisted unemployed families in attempt to motivate them and get them back into employment.[8][9] She discussed the commissioning of the series on BBC Breakfast.[10] American network Lifetime subsequently commissioned a version of the show in the United States, which began in October 2010.[11][12][13] A second series of the show was commissioned for 2011.[14] She has also appeared on shows including The Wright Stuff, This Week and Daybreak, as well The Big Benefits Row: Live.[15][16] [17]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Benefit Busters | Job advisor | [7] |
| 2010 | The Fairy Jobmother | Presenter | [8] |
| 2010 | BBC Breakfast | Guest; 1 episode | [10] |
| 2010 | Good Morning America | Guest; 1 episode | [15] |
| 2010 | The Fairy Jobmother U.S. | Presenter | [11] |
| 2011 | The Wright Stuff | Guest; 1 episode | [16] |
| 2011 | This Week | Guest; 1 episode | [9] |
| 2012 | Daybreak | Guest; 1 episode | [9] |
| 2014 | The Big Benefits Row: Live | "The Fairy Jobmother" | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Meet Hayley Taylor, the new fairy jobmother". The Times. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Hayley Elaine Taylor". freeBMD. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Fairy jobmother gives advice". Salisbury Journal. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Hayley Taylor". Atlantic Speaker Bureau. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Hayley Taylor: 'I've felt what the unemployed feel: losing confidence, staring at four walls'". The Guardian. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Hayley Taylor (Fairy Jobmother) text interview". Channel 4. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Last night's TV: Benefit Busters". The Guardian. 21 August 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "The Fairy Jobmother; Don't Stop Believing; The Cove". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Tonight's TV: The Fairy Jobmother". The Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Hayley Taylor on government employment policy". BBC News. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Lifetime orders US 'Fairy Jobmother'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Q&A: Hayley Taylor talks 'Fairy Jobmother'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "On Hard-Times TV, Dumpster Diving and Résumé Rehab". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Fairy Jobmother". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "My Yorkshire: Hayley Taylor". The Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Hayley Taylor". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Hayley's Story". Lighter Life. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.