Martel is a newspaper columnist, radio and television presenter.

Martel is a regular showbiz expert on ITV's Lorraine, OKTV! and Sky News. She also continues to write for The Scottish Sun.

Her debut novel Scandalous, a romantic comedy, was published by Michael Joseph at Penguin in April 2010 (www.rupertheath.com) and she's currently writing her second novel.

After her apprenticeship, came training in news, features, sport, travel and motoring at the paper's offices in Manchester, Glasgow and London, followed by a stint at the Daily Telegraph in Sydney, Australia. Martel then landed a job as a showbiz reporter which saw her interview hundreds of stars including Tom Cruise, Kylie Minogue, Sir Sean Connery and Nicole Kidman.

Martel is a freelance journalist and still writes a weekly opinion column for The Scottish Sun. Martel has had a story included in the charity anthology The Best Day Of My Life alongside the likes of comedian Alan Carr and Stacey and Gavin actor James Corden, published in October 2008.

Martel gained experience as a showbiz expert on LK Today, MTV and Five before being offered her own show, Scotland's primetime car programme Drivetime. She's in great demand for talking heads shows for her showbiz knowledge and great sense of humour.

Television

Lorraine (ITV1) weekly newspaper reviewer (present)
OK!TV (Channel Five) showbiz expert (present)
Sky News showbiz expert (present)
Don't Get Screwed (BBC3) undercover actor and presenter for consumer show pilot (2009)
The Hour (STV) guest presenter and consumer expert (2009)
Drivetime (STV) co-presenter, primetime car show
(2007)
This Morning (ITV1) entertainment expert (2010)
Most Annoying Celebrities (BBC3), Skinny Stars (Living TV), TV's Hardest Men (Living TV), MTV, showbiz pundit (2007 to present)

Radio

The Music Bed Co-presenter BBC Radio Scotland Friday
Martel Maxwell on Talk 107 Saturdays
1pm Breakfast Show Real Radio
Fred MacAulay Show Guest Co-Presenter BBC Radio Scotland
The Karen Dunbar Show Regular Guest BBC Radio Scotland
Talk 107 Resident Showbiz Expert
Virgin Radio Co-Presenter Guest

Training:

After training to be a lawyer at Edinbugh University, Martel applied for The Sun's first graduate traineeship. She beat 3,000 hopefuls for a two year apprenticeship which started at London's City University at its prestigious postgraduate print school.

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