Helen Paul

Alias: Helen Le Paul

Radio/gospel/media background: 20 years working for Newspapers and Magazine and Radio; 2 years at Radio 210; 10 year at Hospital Radio hosting own show and head of production; 3 years at Choice fm 2 years as producer and one year co hosting with Dave P on Sunday Mornings, then 1 year co hosting with Dave P on Colourful Radio. Currently working for a large media company as a trainer/coach.

About Arise N Shine with Dave P & Helen Le Paul: Husband and wife team with a banter, humour and well as serious topics, interviews and cutting edge gospel music. Contemporary and Classics. Up and coming and well known artists. Competition and requests.

Happiest when: Many things, playing music or enjoying a great film, laughing with friends, walking for miles in beautiful surroundings with favourite person. Eating chocolate.

Earliest childhood memory: Dancing in my brother's swimming trunks, on the dining room table all the way through Tops of the Pops and sitting in my pram in the front garden.

Can't live without mobile, Facebook or iPod? Mobile phone

3 guests for dinner and why: Chris Evans, Joyce Myer and Dave P – All have very strong personalities and opinions and I would like to see how they all gel and what conversation we will have and Dave so we can talk about it for ages afterwards

Secret phobia: Don't like the dark very much, hate spiders.