Editing Jonathan Ross (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Goldman Ross.jpg|thumb|right|Ross with his wife [[Jane Goldman]] at the [[2009 British Academy Television Awards]]]]

Ross married the author, journalist, and broadcaster [[Jane Goldman]] in August 1988 in [[Las Vegas]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1988-01-01/1988-12-31?basicsearch=jonathan%20ross%20jane%20goldman%20las%20vegas&exactsearch=false&retrievecountrycounts=false}}</ref> They have since had three children: Betty Kitten, Harvey Kirby (named after [[Jack Kirby]], a comic book creator whom Ross especially admires), and Honey Kinny. In 2005, Ross was made an [[OBE]] in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.<ref name="autogenerated2005">{{cite news | title =OBE for broadcaster Jonathan Ross | date =10 June 2005 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4077812.stm | publisher =BBC News | access-date =30 October 2008 | archive-date =11 January 2009 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090111115236/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4077812.stm | url-status =live }}</ref> He celebrated the news by playing [[God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)|"God Save the Queen"]] by the [[Sex Pistols]] on his Radio 2 show.<ref>{{cite news | title=Ross Hails OBE by playing Sex Pistols | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ifs_news/hi/newsid_4080000/newsid_4083500/nb_rm_4083518.stm | publisher=BBC News | access-date=30 October 2008 | date=11 June 2005 | archive-date=15 March 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315195717/http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ifs_news/hi/newsid_4080000/newsid_4083500/nb_rm_4083518.stm | url-status=live }}</ref>

Ross resides in [[Hampstead Garden Suburb]], [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.idealhome.co.uk/news/jonathan-ross-house-london-218123|title = Jonathan Ross' House is a Marvel-lous treat for comic book fans|date = 27 December 2018|access-date = 7 June 2021|archive-date = 7 June 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210607230910/https://www.idealhome.co.uk/news/jonathan-ross-house-london-218123|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=J. C. |date=2020-06-12 |title=Meet the tuneful charity biker who has Jonathan Ross singing her praises |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/community/meet-the-tuneful-charity-biker-who-has-jonathan-ross-singing-her-praises-u0trzdtq |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=The Jewish Chronicle |language=en}}</ref> He owns a second home in [[Swanage]] in [[Dorset]]<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/wossie-the-1m-squire-550622|title = Wossie the £1M Squire|website = [[Daily Mirror]]|date = 18 July 2005|access-date = 7 June 2021|archive-date = 7 June 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210607230909/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/wossie-the-1m-squire-550622|url-status = live}}</ref> and owns property in [[Florida]] in the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/jonathan-ross-i-realised-i-had-to-wheel-and-deal-after-i-turned-50-fndm0j737jx|title = Jonathan Ross:' I realised I had to wheel and deal after I turned 50'|last1 = Crampton|first1 = Robert|access-date = 7 June 2021|archive-date = 7 June 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210607232411/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jonathan-ross-i-realised-i-had-to-wheel-and-deal-after-i-turned-50-fndm0j737jx|url-status = live}}</ref>

Ross and others have used his [[Rhotacism (speech impediment)|rhotacism]] for comic effect, and he is sometimes known as "Wossy",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/celebdaq/news/news/2006/06/29/33339.shtml |title=Unwepentant Wossy |date=29 June 2006 |access-date=27 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212212352/http://www.bbc.co.uk/celebdaq/news/news/2006/06/29/33339.shtml |archive-date=12 December 2008 }}</ref> including on his Twitter feed (@wossy).

Ross is a big [[pop music|pop]] and [[rock music]] fan and maintains a particular interest in British [[punk rock]], which captivated him when he was young.<ref name="Punk and disorderly"/> The first band he saw in concert was punk band [[X-Ray Spex]] at [[Islington]]'s Hope and Anchor pub in [[North London]]. He paid tribute to lead singer [[Poly Styrene]] following her death.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8474012/X-Ray-Spex-singer-Poly-Styrene-dies-aged-53.html | title=X-Ray Spex singer Poly Styrene dies aged 53 | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=James | last=Lachno | date=26 April 2011 | access-date=3 April 2018 | archive-date=4 January 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104225434/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/8474012/X-Ray-Spex-singer-Poly-Styrene-dies-aged-53.html | url-status=live }}</ref> He has described himself as "about as big a fan of [[David Bowie]] as you will find on the planet".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/08/david-bowie-shebang-jonathan-ross | title=Bowie's comeback places him back at the centre of the whole shebang | work=The Guardian | first=Jonathan | last=Ross | date=9 January 2013 | access-date=27 June 2013 | archive-date=20 September 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920021759/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jan/08/david-bowie-shebang-jonathan-ross | url-status=live }}</ref> The [[glam rock|glam]] [[art rock]] band [[Roxy Music]] are one of his all-time favourite acts and were invited to perform on the final episode of ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jul/15/jonathan-ross-final-show-review | title=Jonathan Ross's final Friday Night: an insider review of his last BBC TV show | work=The Guardian | first=Boyd | last=Hilton | date=16 July 2010 | access-date=19 August 2015 | archive-date=8 October 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008100251/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jul/15/jonathan-ross-final-show-review | url-status=live }}</ref>

Ross is a fan of [[science fiction]], including ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He contributed his early memories of the series, which included the 1968 serial ''[[The Invasion (Doctor Who)|The Invasion]]'', to a book which raised funds for [[Alzheimer's Research UK]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-11-04/behind-the-sofa-charlie-brooker-neil-gaiman-and-jonathan-rosss-doctor-who-memories | title=Behind the Sofa: Charlie Brooker, Neil Gaiman and Jonathan Ross's Doctor Who memories | magazine=[[Radio Times]] | first=Paul | last=Jones | date=4 November 2012 | access-date=19 August 2015 | archive-date=24 September 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143055/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-11-04/behind-the-sofa-charlie-brooker-neil-gaiman-and-jonathan-rosss-doctor-who-memories | url-status=live }}</ref>

Ross is a fan of the animation studio [[Studio Ghibli]], especially the works of director [[Hayao Miyazaki]], and has been an early proponent of its works before its international popularity. He first saw ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'' in 1987, which he praises as "massively underrated", and considers ''[[Spirited Away]]'' to be a "masterpiece". He would later interview Miyazaki for ''Japanorama''. Ross provided a minor voice role in one episode of ''[[Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014 TV series)|Ronja, the Robber's Daughter]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Osmond |author-link=Andrew Osmond (journalist) |first1=Andrew |title=Jonathan Ross Talks About His Ghibli Fandom |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-04-26/jonathan-ross-talks-about-his-ghibli-fandom/.146184 |website=Animation News Network |access-date=9 March 2024 |date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>

Ross is also a fan of comic books and co-owned a comic shop in London with [[Paul Gambaccini]]. He released ''[[Turf (Image Comics)|Turf]]'', his first comic book, in 2010, with American artist [[Tommy Lee Edwards]].<ref name=guardianturf>{{cite news |first=Decca |last=Aitkenhead |author-link=Decca Aitkenhead |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/apr/09/jonathan-ross-interview |title=Jonathan Ross: Can I be honest with you? |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=9 April 2010 |access-date=10 April 2010 |location=London |archive-date=4 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204104749/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/apr/09/jonathan-ross-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Ross has attended a fundraiser for the [[James Randi Educational Foundation]] called ''[[The Amazing Meeting]]'' in London in 2009 and 2010. Ross has described himself as a big fan of [[James Randi]] and the other speakers – who were mainly prominent [[Scientific skepticism|sceptics]] – and said that he and his wife had come to have a sceptical view of the world.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.skeptic.org.uk/podcasts/little-atoms/624-tam-london-2010-the-interviews | title = TAM London 2010 – The interviews | date = 31 October 2010 | access-date = 1 November 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101110164334/http://skeptic.org.uk/podcasts/little-atoms/624-tam-london-2010-the-interviews | archive-date = 10 November 2010 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> Ross has been supportive of [[Simon Singh]]'s efforts to defend an accusation of libel by the [[British Chiropractic Association]] and Ross has posed for the ''Geek Calendar 2011'', a fund raiser for [[The Libel Reform Campaign]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/picture-galleries/8076285/The-Geek-Calendar-2011.html?image=1 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101024185759/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/picture-galleries/8076285/The-Geek-Calendar-2011.html?image=1 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 October 2010 | title = The Geek Calendar 2011 | work = The Daily Telegraph |date = 31 October 2010 | access-date =1 November 2010 | location=London}}</ref>

Ross's mother, [[Martha Ross]], died on 14 January 2019, at the age of 79.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.familynotices24.co.uk/com/view/4660626/martha-rossphillips|title=Martha Ross-Phillips obituary|date=24 January 2019|work=The Comet (UK)|via=familynotices24.co.uk|access-date=27 June 2020|archive-date=11 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811012634/http://www.familynotices24.co.uk/com/view/4660626/martha-rossphillips|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2023, Ross was integral to the preservation of the arcade version of ''[[Um Jammer Lammy]]'', previously thought to be [[lost media]], by allowing video game archivists access to his arcade cabinet, thought of as one of the world's last examples.<ref>{{cite web |title=Found the last Um Jammer Lammy NOW! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrwj4lUzKgU |website=[[YouTube]] | date=3 May 2023 |access-date=11 May 2023 |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511181944/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrwj4lUzKgU |url-status=live }}</ref>