Background
Air was born in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Air was born in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Following Street Oswald"s Catholic Primary School in Gosforth, she attended Sacred Heart Convent School on Fenham Hall Drive, in Newcastle upon Tyne. Air then graduated from Gosforth Academy, also in Newcastle upon Tyne, where, as a former pupil, she attended the drama school at First Acting Theatre.
Her fellow students at First Acting included Jill Halfpenny and Anthony McPartlin. Donna started her career age 10 on the hit CBBC series Byker Grove. She then became part of popular duo Crush touring the United States, Japan and South East Asia, returned to the United Kingdom after signing to Music Television hosting daily live show - Music Television Select, and later became a presenter of several shows, including, The Big Breakfast for Channel 4, TFI Friday with Huey Morgan (from Fun Lovin" Criminals), Popstars: The Rivals Extra for Independent Television (the show that created Girls Aloud), to name a few.
She has also acted in many television dramas, most recently Hollyoaks and Hotel Babylon, British Broadcasting Corporation television comedy Operation Good Guys, Catherine Cookson"s six-parter A Dinner of Herbs, and Lynda Louisiana Plante"s Supply and Demand.
Air appeared in the films Still Crazy (1998), The Mummy Returns, and Bad Day amongst others Air presented on Five"s early evening, magazine programme Live from Studio Five, alongside regular presenter of the programme, Kate Walsh.
Air is also is a brand ambassador for Health Lottery, Burberry, Next, Westfield, Olay, Cadbury"s and Triumph. Donna has worked with the Soil Association, promoting organic milk, launching the Nursery Food report at Downing Street, and edited the Grown in Britain cookbook.
In January 2013, Air came 4th in the Independent Television programme, Splash! She replaced Jennifer Metcalfe, shortly after Jennifer"s split from Dancing On Ice pro Sylvain Longchambon.