Marco's Kitchen Burnout: Donna Air
Donna Air grew up in Gosforth, Newcastle, the daughter of a bus mechanic and a BT receptionist.
For five years from the age of 10, Donna Air acted in Byker Grove and along with Jayni Hoy formed the offshoot pop duet Crush.
She then became a presenter on MTV Select, which led to more hosting jobs including Channel Four's Big Breakfast, and ITV2's Popstars: The Rivals Extra.
Donna Air was the Editor in Chief of the Grown in Britain Cookbook as part of her support for the Soil Association.
She and her former fiancé Damian Aspinall have a daughter Freya.
In 2010 Donna Air was one of the celebrities in Marco's Kitchen Burnout.
