| Birth name | Jessica Magdalena Therese Almenäs |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 16 November 1975 (age 50) |
| Birth place | Luleå, Sweden |
| Occupation | TV host |
| Partner | Patrik Fahlgren Tony André Hansen Johan Edlund |
Jessica Magdalena Therese Almenäs (born 16 November 1975) is a Swedish TV host, reporter and beauty pageant titleholder. She presents the horse racing show Vinnare V75, and between 2008 and 2016, she presented the celebrity dancing show Let's Dance, both broadcast on TV4.
Almenäs finished first runner-up in Miss Sweden 1998 and went on to represent her country in Miss World that year.[1] She has presented for Nyhetsmorgon.[2] Along with Adam Alsing she presented the football awards show Fotbollsgalan in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.[3] She presented Kristallen in 2008 and was the reporter interviewing the celebrity guests at Kristallen 2014.[4]
In 2011 and 2012, Almenäs presented the show Biggest Loser on TV4.[5] She is a former basketball player and has played at the elite level for Brahe Basket.[6]
In September 2016, Almenäs revealed that she would start to work for Kanal 5 and would end her contract with TV4.[7]
In 2024 she presented Love Is Blind: Sweden.
Personal life
Almenäs was previously in a relationship with Johan Edlund, with whom she has a son, born in 2005.[8] She also has a son born in 2009 [9] and a third son born in 2017 with Patrik Fahlgren.[10] She is a cousin of NHL player Oskar Sundqvist.
References
- ^ "Jessica Almenäs: "Jag gjorde inget annat än nojade över kroppen"". Expressen. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Jessica Almenäs om Nyhetsmorgon söndag". TV4 Play. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Jessica Almenäs - Från Let´s dance till Vinnare V75 - TV4 - tv4.se". tv4.se. Archived 4 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "De leder årets Kristallen-gala - TV - Nöjesbladet - Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. 11 August 2008. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Jessica Almenäs - tv4.se". Archived 19 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Idrottstjejen som blev galaproffs". Sydsvenskan. Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Jessica Almenäs om stödet efter svåra beslutet". aftonbladet.se. 15 September 2016. Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Tillökning – i familjen tv-sporten". Aftonbladet. 12 July 2005. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Jessica Almenäs fick en son". Kristianstadsbladet. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Almenäs nya pojkvän är Patrik Fahlgren". 1 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2025.