Q:Facts: - imagesize: 250px - caption: katie . hopkins at the hilton hotel , holland park - birth name: katie olivia hopkins - spouse: damian mckinney 2004 2005 divorced mark cross 2010 - children: 3 - birth date: 13 february 1975 - television: '' ... get me out of here ! '' '' celebrity the big brother '' '' if katie hopkins ruled the world apprentice '' '' '' i 'm a celebrity - name: katie hopkins - occupation: television personality , columnist - birth place: barnstaple , devon , england - alma mater: university of exeter royal military academy sandhurst Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of katie hopkins .
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katie olivia hopkins -lrb- born 13 february 1975 -rrb- is a british television personality and columnist .hopkins first appeared on television as a contestant on the third uk series of the reality television programme '' the apprentice '' in 2007 .she frequently made personal and critical comments to camera , and turned down a place in the series ' final .she subsequently appeared in '' i 'm a celebrity ... get me out of here ! ''on itv and '' celebrity big brother '' on channel 5 .she has written a column for british newspaper '' the sun '' and stood as a candidate in the 2009 european parliamentary election .she has made two appearances on the bbc 's '' question time '' .hopkins has been criticised in the media and by advocacy groups and politicians for her comments about migrants , as well as accusations of classism , and racism .she denies these claims , and states that the comments she makes fall under freedom of speech and freedom of the press .