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Giles was born in Griffithstown, near Pontypool, Torfaen, the eldest of three sisters.
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She was expelled from boarding school aged 16 for going to see Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel play in Bristol, wearing mufti. Between 1977 and 1982,Giles trained and worked as a secretary, mostly for advertising agencies. During one shoot for Boots No7 cosmetics, royal make-up artist Barbara Daly suggested taking a shot of her, to which she agreed.
The ad agency used the shot for their campaign.
Giles was then signed up by top agency Models One, and became the only British model to be contracted to a major make-up house Max Factor. Giles has had a varied career in television and radio.
Having started her career in the 1990s on Razzmatazz and Night Network, she is best known as co-presenter of Independent Television"s Posh Frocks and New Trousers with Sarah Greene. Giles was the first celebrity to leave the jungle on 1 December.
She was the first to suggest that "Amy Willerton was "playing a game".
Since early 2014, Giles has regularly guested on the Channel 5 chat show, The Wright Stuff hosted by Matthew Wright.
