'Very proud' Janet Street-Porter reveals shock as she receives CBE from the Queen
JANET STREET-PORTER was made a CBE earlier today and she has now spoken out about receiving the honour, with her admitting that it came as a "surprise" because of her past comments about the Royal Family.
Janet Street-Porter received a CBE from the Queen
Janet beamed from ear-to-ear after she received Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her service to her industry at Buckingham Palace.
The Loose Women panellist - who donned a stripy colourful dress for the outing - said that because she's always been so outspoken about the Royals in the past, she didn't think that she'd be top of the list to receive the award.
Janet revealed: "It was a surprise because I've been quite outspoken about the Royal Family over the years - but never about the Queen.
"I don't want to be too negative today but I said there were too many members of the Royal Family, but I think actually they've made loads of economies."
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I've been quite outspoken about the Royal Family over the years.
"But I'm here today because of my career in journalism and broadcasting and I accepted the award because I wanted to show women from my background what they can achieve," she continued.
Janet also took to Twitter to post: "Big day! Received my CBE from Her Majesty the Queen, very proud x"
The presenter is famed as much for her strong accent and protruding teeth as for her forthright views and at the height of her fame was a comic target for the likes of Kenny Everett, Pamela Stephenson and others.
Big day! Received my CBE from Her Majesty the Queen, very proud x pic.twitter.com/hwitGVaYet
— Janet Street-Porter (@The_Real_JSP) October 25, 2016
Loose Women panellist beamed as she posed outside the Palace
She came from a working-class west London family and thrived in the media industry, working in a variety of roles on national newspapers, commercial radio and television - finding fame in front of the camera presenting a succession of LWT programmes in the mid-1970s.
Later in her career she was head of youth and entertainment features at the BBC before becoming editor of the Independent on Sunday and going on to become a panellist on the popular ITV show Loose Women.
Janet said of her career: "I think my success is down to being very single-minded; it's not about luck, it's about working hard. I still haven't got a degree - I've been given honorary degrees."