- Hunniford's daughter Caron Keating (5 October 1962 - 13 April 2004) died of breast cancer in Kent. Hunniford set up a cancer charity in her daughter's name; the Caron Keating Foundation.
- Her daughter was the late TV presenter Caron Keating.
- Named for legendary actress Gloria Swanson.
- Started out as a singer, then turned to broadcasting (firstly in Northern Ireland) in 1969.
- In 1982 the first woman to host her own daily radio show on BBC Radio 2.
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her serves to Cancer Charities through Breast Screening Services and Cancer Support in Kent, England.
- Hunniford was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to cancer charities.
- In 2005, Hunniford appeared in the third series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, dancing with Darren Bennett and was eliminated from the competition on the third week.
- Hunniford has also appeared on the UK music video of The Muppets' cover version of Fine Young Cannibals song She Drives Me Crazy.
- Hunniford has made a health and exercise video called Fit for Life.
- Hunniford had her own daily radio show on BBC Radio 2, starting with the lunchtime show in January 1982 before moving to an afternoon slot between 2.00pm and 3.30pm in January 1984, where she remained for 11 years until April 1995, when she was replaced by Debbie Thrower 2 months later.
- In August 2010, she appeared as a panellist/presenter on the ITV daytime programme 3@Three.
- Hunniford hosted Sounding Brass, a music phone-in request programme with a live brass band, devised by radio producer Owen Spencer-Thomas.
- In January 2022, Hunniford appeared on the third series of The Masked Singer as "Snow Leopard". She was second to be unmasked.
- After starting off as a singer, Hunniford worked as a production assistant for UTV in Belfast then as a local radio broadcaster for the BBC; it was at UTV that she met her first husband Don Keating, a Catholic.
- In her teens, she spent some time in Canada, a period she considers very important in broadening her outlook.
- In 1985, she sang at the Royal Variety Performance. As part of the film musicals theme, she sang "Secret Love" from Calamity Jane, as originally performed by Doris Day.
- In August 2014, Hunniford was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.
- Hunniford is a Patron of Hope for Tomorrow, a UK charity dedicated to providing Mobile Cancer Care Units (MCCUs).
- Hunniford recorded two albums that were released in the 1970s.
- In 2012, Hunniford presented the BBC One documentary series Doorstep Crime 999.
- She has appeared on many programmes over the years including Lily Savage's Blankety Blank and on Call My Bluff. She also appeared on Blankety Blank with Bradley Walsh in 2021.
- Hunniford was married to Don Keating from 1970 to 1992. They had a daughter, Caron Keating, and two sons. In September 1998, she married hairdresser Stephen Way in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
- From 8 September 2014, Hunniford became a presenter on ITV chat show Loose Women. She was previously a guest panellist in 2003. From September 2014 to July 2015, Hunniford appeared on the panel in 31 episodes of the programme - three of which she anchored. As of 6 April 2017, Hunniford has appeared 93 times, four of which she anchored and two where she was a guest panelist.
- From 1998 to 2003, Hunniford presented Open House with Gloria Hunniford for Channel 5.
- In the 1970s and 1980s, she was the presenter of Good Evening Ulster and on the ITV Network Sunday Sunday and We Love TV.
- She has written an Irish Cookery Book with her sister Lena entitled " Gloria Hunniford's Family Cookbook' .
- Hunniford became a fervent advocate of chakra meditations after meeting a Swarmi backstage on Loose Women. While not converting to esoteric Hinduism fully she nevertheless has been quietly vocal in her support for Tantra ever since.
- Since 2009, Hunniford has co-presented Rip Off Britain, a consumer complaints programme on BBC One with Angela Rippon and, for the first two series, Jennie Bond, and then, for the third series, with Julia Somerville replacing Bond. Together, the trio of Hunniford, Rippon and Somerville also presented Charlie's Consumer Angels.
- Gloria Hunniford was born in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, into a Protestant family; her father was a member of the Orange Order.
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