Career
She later presented "Young, Gifted and Broke" for Independent Television. Devine originally worked for Queen/Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake publicist Tony Brainsby. While still living with boyfriend Tony James, she became the music promoter for James"s new band, Sigue Sigue Sputnik. Her first television exposure was as a presenter of British Broadcasting Corporation Wales"s popular music show, Juice (television Programme), produced in and around the British Broadcasting Corporation studios in Cardiff.
Following her breakup with James, Janet Street-Porter booked Devine, a statuesque upper-class "punk", to be a presenter on Channel 4 youth programme Network 7, before switching channels to present DEF II on BBC2, of which Rough Guide was a feature, before it became a separate programme.
In 2004 she appeared on Richard & Judy and in 2005 she appeared on Extreme Celebrity Detox. She has also done voice-over work, including a dfs advert and writes for the Guardian and the Mail on Sunday.
She presented the film programme "On Screen" for British Broadcasting Corporation World Service. She also supports various charities, as well as speaking at events.
