# Magenta Devine {#magenta-devine .reader-title} :::: meta-data ::: {.reader-estimated-time dir="ltr"} 5--6 minutes ::: :::: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ :::::::: content ::::::: {.moz-reader-content .reader-show-element} :::::: {#readability-page-1 .page} ::::: {#mw-content-text dir="ltr" lang="en"} +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Magenta Devine | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Born | Kim Taylor | | | | | | \ | | | 4 November 1957^\[1\]^\ | | | | | | <div> | | | | | | Hemel Hempstead, England^\[1\]^ | | | | | | </div> | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Died | 6 March 2019 (aged 61)^\[1\]^ | | | | | | London, England | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Occupations | Television presenter and journalist | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Years active | 1986--2019 | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Notable credit(s) | *Network 7*,\ | | | *Rough Guide*,\ | | | *Reportage*,\ | | | *Young, Gifted and | | | Broke*^\[1\]\[2\]^ | +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ 'Magenta Devine' (born 'Kim Taylor';^\[3\]\[4\]^ 4 November 1957 -- 6 March 2019)^\[1\]^ was a British television presenter,^\[3\]^ journalist^\[5\]^ and music promoter^\[6\]^ best known for presenting the travel programme *Rough Guide* and youth programme *Reportage* on BBC2 in the 1990s.^\[7\]\[1\]^ She later presented *Young, Gifted and Broke* for ITV.^\[2\]\[1\]^ Devine originally worked for Tony Brainsby, a publicist for Queen, Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake.^\[8\]^ While still living with boyfriend (ex-Generation X bassist) Tony James, she became the music promoter for James\'s new band Sigue Sigue Sputnik.^\[9\]^ She began her television career in 1986 as a presenter of BBC Wales\'s pop music show *Juice*.^\[10\]^ Following her breakup with James, producer Janet Street-Porter booked Devine to be a presenter on Channel 4\'s youth programme *Network 7*.^\[1\]\[9\]\[11\]^ She then moved after Street-Porter to BBC2 to present *DEF II*, of which *Rough Guide* was a feature before it became a separate programme.^\[1\]\[9\]^ Devine appeared on *Richard & Judy* in 2004, and on *Extreme Celebrity Detox* in 2005.^\[5\]^ Her voice-over work included advertisements for Peugeot, Motorola, Toyota, and Sea France.^\[12\]^ In 2006, Devine fronted an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) campaign that urged consumers in the travel market to book with a member of Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA).^\[13\]^ In 2001, she narrated a BBC Four programme, *The New Romantics -- A Fine Romance*, on the New Romantic movement.^\[2\]\[14\]^ Apart from being a television presenter, she also was UN Goodwill Ambassador in 1998, and campaigned for women\'s rights.^\[5\]^ <div> # Later life and death {#Later_life_and_death} </div> Devine sought treatment in the 1990s for heroin addiction and depression.^\[1\]\[9\]^ In 2003, she was declared bankrupt by London\'s High Court.^\[12\]^ Devine died on 6 March 2019, after a short illness for which she was undergoing treatment at a central London hospital. She was 61 years old.^\[9\]^ <div> # Television programmes {#Television_programmes} </div> - BBC Wales\'s pop music show *Juice*, presenter^\[10\]^ - Channel 4\'s youth programme *Network 7* (1987)^\[1\]\[2\]\[9\]\[11\]^ - BBC2\'s *DEF II*^\[1\]\[15\]^ - BBC2\'s *Rough Guides to the World*^\[1\]\[2\]\[9\]\[13\]^ - BBC2\'s *Reportage* (1988---94)^\[16\]\[*[better source needed]{title="This claim needs references to better sources. (October 2021)"}*\]^ - *Young, Gifted and Broke* ITV documentary series^\[1\]\[2\]\[9\]^ - *This Morning* with Richard & Judy (1996) interviewee^\[2\]^ - *Extreme Celebrity Detox* (2005)^\[2\]\[5\]^ - BBC Four programme *The New Romantics -- A Fine Romance* (2001) on the New Romantic movement as narrator^\[2\]\[14\]^ - *Big Mouth* (2005), an aftershow of *Big Brother*, as guest panellist^\[2\]\[5\]^ ::::: :::::: ::::::: ::::::::