Talk:Sue Perkins

Photo
I added a pic! 82.2.173.61 17:38, 3 April 2006 (UTC)/

Thanks. Unfortunately you haven't stated the source, is it your own work? Unless you tell us the source, and if possible their terms of use, we can not verify your claim that it has been placed in the public domain, and we can not use the photo. Joe D (t) 18:37, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

um, why is there a photograph of a topless man as her photo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by B33p (talk • contribs) 03:33, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

"John Snow"
I remember hearing that fact, but the current link leads to a disambiguation page. I presumed she was referring to Jon Snow the newsreader, which would make the current spelling wrong. Anyone know? Amo 19:54, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Radio
"...currently appearing every day.." Currently when? Notreallydavid 04:54, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Private life
Why doesn't she seem to have one? She was outed by accident on TV by Rhona Cameron, with whom she had once had a longterm relationship. That counts as a private life, last time I had one. Nuttyskin (talk) 14:13, 28 December 2007 (UTC)


 * It's... nuanced. We can't put the genie back in the bottle, and that information is in the public domain now. It shouldn't be noteworthy, but we're not living in Star Trek yet, so it is notably non-default.  In the 2008 Supersizers run, Sue has voluntarily referred to her sexuality several times on camera, so presumably she's OK with it being a topic for public debate.  Rogerborg (talk) 23:33, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Why should her sexual preferences be "up for debate"? 90.193.146.80 (talk) 01:19, 25 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Because we are planning to have a vote on them. --84.57.240.76 (talk) 09:13, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

It's offensive to say she was "outed" as a lesbian. She was revealed to be a lesbian. Since there's nothing wrong with being a lesbian, that's not "outing". When you "out" someone for some reason, you are revealing some secret that shows them in an unflattering light. For instance, certain zealots at Wikipedia could be, for example, hypothetically, in an imaginary universe, "outed" for (IF such a shocking thing had ever actually occurred) banning posters whose criticisms of Wikipedia texts are fair and accurate.74.64.104.99 (talk) 17:55, 8 March 2020 (UTC)Christopher L. Simpson

QI
Pretty sure it was Alan Davies who responded by calling Stephen "Hugh." Temporary video link. O0drogue0o (talk) 10:46, 7 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Whoever it was, a source is required. -- Red rose64 (talk) 13:11, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Why should her sexual preferences be "up for debate"? 90.193.146.80 (talk) 01:17, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

The Great British Baking Challenge
Shouldn't Wikipedia lives up to its normal credentials for being up-to-date, and mention how she has, in September 2010, presented "The Great British Baking Challenge" with Mel Giedroyc? ACEOREVIVED (talk) 18:49, 21 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Why not add it yourself? Provided that it meets WP:BLP, WP:NOR, WP:NPOV and WP:V, then there shouldn't be an immediate problem. -- Red rose64 (talk) 19:54, 21 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the advice. I have just seen it is added, although as the series ended on September 21, the pertinent section (it is about the final sentence under the sub-heading "Television" will need to be made past tense. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 23:22, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

And to make sure that Wikipedia continues to be up-to-date, I have put the section on "The Great British Bake Off" in past tense, as the second series has began now (August 2011). I think that the programme on tonight (August 23 2011) will be on tarts. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 15:20, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Food quiz on Channel Four
Does any one remember the food quiz which she used to present on Channel Four on a Friday night? If any one does, information about it could go in the article. Guests were celebrities, such as celebrity chef Hugh_Fearnley-Whittingstall (talk) 15:22, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

The programme was called "The Big Food Fight" and was on air during September and October 2009. There might be information about it on the Channel Four website. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 15:44, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Probably the best external link is:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-big-food-fight/episode-guide/series-1

As can be seen from that, the programme ran for five episodes, and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was a regular team captain on the programme. I think that I only saw it once, where people were asked to name x number examples of a food, such as cheese or lettuce. Clicking on the link above will give information about the guest who appeared on the programme, including Heston Blumenthal, Charlotte Church, Greg Wallace and Sophie Dahl. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 20:43, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Cambridge dates
Can anyone clarify whether it is correct that she graduated from Cambridge in 1990 (as the Independent says) and was president of a university society in academic year 1990/91 (as the Footlights' web-site says)? If this is correct, can anyone explain the circumstances? Havelock Jones (talk) 21:01, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Sue Perkins is five years younger than me (within a few days). Assuming that, like me, Perkins went through school at the normal rate, she would have left school and gone to University five years after me (1983), which would be 1988. Assuming also that her Cambridge degree took the normal time of three years that would make her graduation the summer of 1991. Perhaps the Independent report should have read "graduating in 1990-91 with a degree". Headlines are not normally written by the column writers but by sub-editors, who may not have read the writer's notes properly. -- Red rose64 (talk) 00:09, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Place of birth
In the intro paragraph and infobox, she was born in Dulwich, London. In the Early life and education section she was born in Croydon. Which is correct, and can a reliable source be cited to confirm this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.1.153.139 (talk) 15:27, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

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Change to use of past tense
I hope no one minds, but I have changed "presents Japan with Sue Perkins" to "presented Japan with Sue Perkins" as the series has broadcast episodes on BBC One and this will need to be changed to past tense after September 2019. Vorbee (talk) 17:15, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

Sacred Spaces
Was she the narrator of the BBC Two series "Sacred Spaces", looking at important places in the world religions? If so it could be added to the "Television" section of this article. Vorbee (talk) 07:59, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Just A Minute
It was recently (in the summer of 2021) announced that Sue Perkins is going to be the new host of Just A Minute. The article does mention this, but should this be mentioned in the first paragraph? YTKJ (talk) 21:55, 1 August 2021 (UTC)