Porter appeared topless in the documentary to undergo a breast examination and breast screening. Porter has her own television production company Hot Patootie TV. On 11 November 2011, Porter made an appearance in Derren Brown – The Experiments entitled "The Secret of Luck" and later filmed six episodic advertisements for Andrex Washlets. She appeared in E4 drama Skins and has appeared on the television show Balls of Steel. In 2012, Porter organised an Oxfam "get together" alongside friend Gemma Cairney, and raised money for Oxfam by selling clothing previously owned by celebrities. In 2014 Porter hosted and co-produced a series for Channel 4 called This Old Thing exploring vintage clothing. Porter hosts Soul Food on Munchies for Vice. Her production company Trilogy Films struck an overall deal with Industrial Media in April 2021. Writing career O'Porter writes for many publications, on feminism and aspects of women's lifestyle. In 2006, she published Diaries of an Internet Lover. In May 2013, she released her first novel, Paper Aeroplanes, the fictional tale of an intense female friendship loosely inspired by her own childhood in Guernsey. Her publication, The Cows, was released in 2016 and has since been featured on the Sunday Times Best Sellers list. In October 2019, HarperCollins published her novel, So Lucky. Charity work O'Porter was one of the founding members of the charity Help Refugees (now called Choose Love). Personal life In August 2012, Porter married Chris O'Dowd and changed her name to Dawn O'Porter. In January 2015, O'Porter gave birth to a son, Art, in Los Angeles, where they live. In 2017, O'Porter gave birth to a second son, Valentine. References External links 1979 births Living people British television presenters British television producers British women television producers Guernsey women Alumni of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts British expatriates in the United States People from Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire Guernsey writers