{"id":42618,"date":"2016-07-18T11:49:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T10:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=42618"},"modified":"2020-12-04T07:31:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T07:31:46","slug":"big-bluff-celebrities-melinda-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/big-bluff-celebrities-melinda-messenger.html","title":{"rendered":"Big Bluff Celebrities: Melinda Messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at partypoker, we believe that anyone can learn how to play poker<\/a>, even if they don\u2019t have the faintest clue about this marvellous game, which is why we\u2019ve launched Big Bluff where four British celebrities are being taught the ropes before being set loose on a live final table held at the Grand Prix Poker Tour Brighton<\/a> leg.<\/p>\n

One of those awesome celebrities is none other than Melinda Messenger.<\/p>\n

Born in Swindon, Wiltshire on February 23, 1971, Melinda is the middle child between two brothers, and a mother of three children.<\/p>\n

Melinda spent six months working as a flight attendant for Britannia Airways, before starting her meteoric rise to fame in 1997 as a model, the same year that Melinda won Rear of the Year! Television roles followed, including starring in Channel 4\u2019s Eurotrash, and being the assistant in Fort Boyard, a gameshow testing contestants\u2019 physical and mental agility.<\/p>\n

After the birth of her first child in April 2000, Melinda left modelling behind and concentrated on developing a career as a television presenter. Two years later, Melinda appeared on Celebrity Big Brother, before roles in Age Swap, To Buy or Not to Buy, Dancing on Ice, Live from Studio Five, hosting the Health Lottery, and Cowboy Builders followed.<\/p>\n