Background
Melissa Jayne Tindelia was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, the middle of three sisters of Italian-Czechoslovakian parentage. Her father was an importer of luxury Italian motorcars.
Melissa Jayne Tindelia was born in Wythenshawe, Manchester, the middle of three sisters of Italian-Czechoslovakian parentage. Her father was an importer of luxury Italian motorcars.
Mission world Contestants 1995, Mission Australia 1995. After graduating with a degree in Retail Marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University, Porter worked as a marketing manager for Marks & Spencer,Kodak and a brand manager for Playtex. She then worked as a professional relocator for a company based in Knightsbridge.
While on a team building exercise, her colleagues suggested she ought to consider a career in television
Porter put a show reel together and CV, and got her first break in 2002 on Granada television"s Men and Motors. Porter then moved to the British Broadcasting Corporation, presenting a number of shows including Put Your Money Where Your House Is and Get a New Life.
Porter has written on property for the Mail on Sunday and Yahoo. In 2007, Porter presented in the series Countryfile: The Summer Diaries and Escape to the Country.
Porter has also presented new segments on travel, relocation and buying property for Barclaycard on GMTV. She has also presented on Live the Dream: As Seen on television with Nick Barratt.
She has renovated and sold several homes and sold her former Wandsworth house without using an estate agent. In 2009, Porter joined Uber Interiors, a bespoke property design services & resource centre. She is now the frontperson for Oral B toothpaste television advertisements.