Editing Paula Yates (section)

==Career==
In 1979, Yates began her career as a music journalist with a column called "Natural Blonde" in the ''[[Record Mirror]]'', shortly after posing for ''[[Penthouse (magazine)|Penthouse]]'' magazine. She first came to prominence in the 1980s, as co-presenter (with [[Jools Holland]]) of the [[Channel 4]] pop music programme ''[[The Tube (1982 TV series)|The Tube]]'', having been a minor co-host of BBC TV chat shows with presenter [[Terry Wogan]]. She also appeared alongside her friend [[Jennifer Saunders]] in 1987 for a spoof documentary on pop group [[Bananarama]].{{cn|date=December 2022}}

In 1982, she released a version of the [[Nancy Sinatra]] hit song "[[These Boots Are Made for Walkin']]" from the Music of Quality and Distinction Volume One album by B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation). <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/song/6437.html |title=These Boots Are Made for Walkin' |publisher=Secondhandsongs.com |access-date=25 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013143049/http://secondhandsongs.com/song/6437.html |archive-date=13 October 2007 }}</ref> 

After the birth of her daughters, Yates wrote two books on motherhood. She continued with her rock journalism, in addition to being presenter of the cutting-edge music show ''[[The Tube (1982 TV series)|The Tube]]''. 

Yates became known for her "on the bed" interviews on the show ''[[The Big Breakfast]]'', produced by her husband, [[Bob Geldof]].<ref name=knew>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/nov/07/tvandradio.television|work=The Guardian|date=6 November 2000|title=The Paula I knew|access-date=9 April 2018|author=Hodgson, Michael|archive-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171615/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/nov/07/tvandradio.television|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=baby>{{cite web|work=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/baby-baby-baby-paula-yates-the-rock-chick-who-married-bob-geldof-and-interviews-people-in-bed-has-1475902.html|title=Baby, Baby, Baby: Paula Yates, the rock chick who married Bob Geldof and interviews people in bed, has set herself up as an expert on motherhood. Is she serious, or is she just flirting with it, the way she does with everything else?|date=28 February 1993|author=Bedell, Geraldine|access-date=8 April 2018|archive-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171339/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/baby-baby-baby-paula-yates-the-rock-chick-who-married-bob-geldof-and-interviews-people-in-bed-has-1475902.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She casually asked the questions she felt people really wanted the answers to: "Is it true you had an affair with [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]?" (to [[Kylie Minogue]]) — and persuaded [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] to take his trousers off live on air.

At the time of her death in 2000, Yates was working on a book titled ''Sex and Death'', writing about her life from the moment she visited Hutchence's body in the morgue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/paula-yates-channel-4-documentary-series-interview-2023-9gbg62xr9|title=Paula Yates, her untold story|website=The Times|last=Potton|first=Ed|date=2 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/paula|title=Paula|date=13 March 2023|access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref>