TV Career
Having established her credentials as a writer and journalist, Porter first came to widespread public attention when she attempted to slim down to a size zero by using drastic dieting regimes for the BBC documentary Super Slim Me. Porter also presented the product-testing section of How to Look Good Naked on Channel 4.
In 2008, Porter presented a BBC Three series of four documentary films, Dawn..., exploring attitudes to nudity, lesbianism, dating (Dawn Porter Gets Her Man), pregnancy and childbirth. Porter also appeared in Seriously Dirty Dancing, a tribute to her favourite film, for Five.
In 2008 she made a four-part series for Channel 4. The first programme, Dawn Porter: Free Lover, was broadcast on Channel 4 on 30 September 2008. Dawn travelled to Germany to visit Zegg, a German Free love commune. The programme highlighted the world of Free love and included discussions with the people who lived in the commune. It premièred with 1.75m viewers (10.7% share). The second programme, Dawn Porter: Mail Order Bride, was broadcast a week later. Dawn travelled to Ukraine with a group of American men in their search for a partner. The third programme, Dawn Porter: Geisha Girl, saw Dawn travel to Japan and spend a week in a geisha house. The fourth programme, Dawn Porter: Polygamist's Wife, investigated women who are prepared to share their husbands with other women. This included a stay in Centennial Park, Arizona.
In February 2009, Porter narrated the BBC Three series Undercover Princes.
In May 2009, it was announced that Dawn Porter would present a documentary, The Booby Trap, exploring breast cancer, for Sky1. The show aired on 6–7 July 2009 – under the title My Breasts Could Kill Me. It premiered with 181,000 viewers (0.9% share). Porter appeared topless in the documentary to undergo a breast examination and breast screening.
Porter has her own TV production company Hot Patootie TV.
In Nov 2011, Porter made an appearance in Derren Brown's - The Experiments entitled The Secret of Luck and later filmed 6 episodic advertisements for Andrex Washlets. Porter appeared in the ninth episode of the sixth series of E4 teen drama Skins and has also appeared on the TV show; Balls of Steel.
In 2012, Dawn Porter organised an Oxfam "get together" alongside friend Gemma Cairney, and raised money for Oxfam by selling clothing previously owned by celebrities.
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