Who is Jess Yates?

Jess Yates was an English television presenter and producer who created the religious program Stars on Sunday for Yorkshire Television.

Jess Yates: Age, Parents, Siblings

He was born in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England, on December 20, 1918. He hasn’t revealed anything about his early years. Jess was too secretive about his personal information and did not provide any information about his parents, and siblings.

Death:

He passed away on April 9, 1993, in Llandudno, Wales, the UK  due to a stroke.

Jess Yates: Professional Life, Careers

Yates worked as a movie organist after graduating from high school. Yates was born into a show business family, with his mother working as a booking agent. After the war, he worked as a freelance designer for BBC Television before joining the production side of the corporation in 1949. He appeared on shows like Come Dancing, The Good Old Days, and the Miss World pageant.

In 1968, he was promoted to Yorkshire Television’s Head of Children’s Programming. By the following year, he had begun hosting Stars on Sunday. Yates opened the event while seated in front of a stained-glass window at an electric organ. “We can’t see behind the bend in the road, but God can,” he said at one point.

How Rich is Jess Yates? Net Worth, Salary

He may have amassed a large sum of money from his television career, but his net worth remains a mystery. There is no information about his salary or earnings.

Jess Yates: Personal Life

From 1958 to 1975, Yates was married to actress and novelist Elaine Smith. Heller Toren was his wife’s stage name, and she eventually published under the pseudonym Helene Thornton. His TV presenting career ended in 1974 after it was found that he had been having an affair with young actress Anita Kay, despite the fact that he was separated from his wife at the time.

Yates had to be smuggled out of Yorkshire Television’s studio complex in Leeds in the boot of a car during the uproar.

In addition, a DNA test found that Paula Yates’ biological father was not Jess Yates, as was proven after his death, and that Paula’s father was Hughie Green, a television presenter.

Body Status: Height, Weight

She had blonde hair and brown eyes but her height, weight, etc. are unknown.

Social Media Followers: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

It is hard to know the fact about his personal life as he was very secretive. Also, he was not active in any social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

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