5 Jul 2021

Angela Scanlon

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(744 votes, average: 4.93 out of 5)

 

Angela Scanlon was born in Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland. Her father worked in construction and her mother worked in administration. She has three sisters and attended school in Dunshaughlin, Meath. Angela Scanlon then went on to study business at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin). After graduating, she spent a period of time travelling, including six months in New York (where she worked in an Irish pub), in Australia, and South East Asia. Angela Scanlon planned to set up a fashion shop upon returning to Ireland.

Angela Scanlon has worked as a stylist and a journalist, before moving into television. She wrote for Tatler, Grazia, Company, U Magazine, and Sunday Times Style magazine. She also writes the column “Out of the Closet” for the Irish Independent’s Weekend magazine. She has been featured in magazines including Vogue, Elle Japan, Sunday Times Style, Company and TWIN.

In 2001, Angela Scanlon was a dancer with the O’Shea Irish Dance Company and appeared in the Irish Thunder show at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia USA. In 2012, The Irish Times described Angela Scanlon as one of ’10 Irish Instagrammers You Need to Follow’. Angela Scanlon was named as the ‘one to watch’ by Vogue in 2013 and has been cited in The Observer’s regular Why We’re Watching feature as the UK’s new onscreen fashion queen. The Daily Telegraph also commended Angela’s talents in Who’s That Girl. In 2013, she fronted a campaign for Louis Vuitton.

After working on fashion shows Xpose and Off the Rails for RTE and on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, Scanlon went on to join RTE’s The Movie Show as a reporter and on The Love Clinic in 2012. Angela Scanlon appeared on the popular The Saturday Night Show with host Brendan O’Connor, in 2013 and 2014.

Angela Scanlon joined the panel of Next Week’s News in February 2014 and also put together a Yahoo! 12-part series Work the Look demonstrating how to pull off key essential looks.

Her first major documentary Oi Ginger! was broadcast in 2014. Angela Scanlon: Full Frontal was her follow-up series airing in October 2014, addressing subjects sometimes considered taboo. Angela Scanlon was featured on Republic of Telly’s Ginger is the New Black in October 2014.

In 2014 she hosted London Fashion Weekend for a third time, a job she took over from Caroline Flack after hosting the Vodafone Live Lounge for the British Fashion Council at the event for two years. Scanlon co-hosts BBC Northern Ireland/RTE’s popular holiday programme, Getaways having taken over from Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain. Angela Scanlon also launched Marks & Spencer’s pop-up Halloween shop with Joanna Lumley in aid of Oxfam.

In November 2016, it was announced that Angela Scanlon, along with Michelle Ackerley, would provide maternity cover for Alex Jones and co-present The One Show with Matt Baker in early 2017. In 2016, she presented her own series, Angela Scanlon’s Close Encounters!, and the documentary, Trump’s Unlikely Superfans, for BBC Three.

In 2017, Angela was revealed as a Garnier ambassador alongside Holly Willoughby and Davina McCall. She did not appear as part of the advertising campaign in 2018, leaving Holly Willoughby and Davina McCall to continue to work with the brand.

In 2018, Angela Scanlon hosted her own BBC Radio 2 show on Sunday mornings from 4–6am. Angela covered for Sara Cox while Sara was covering for Chris Evans on 11 and 15–18 October 2018.

On 16 April 2019, Angela Scanlon started presenting a new 15-part TV series for BBC Two called Your Home Made Perfect. This is a home renovation series that pits the architects Laura-Jane Clark and Robert Jamison against each other to see who can come up with the best design for a problem home. In the series, ground-breaking virtual reality technology and VFX are employed to showcase the two potential renovation solutions, with the couple finally choosing which design to proceed with and build. A second series was commissioned and broadcast from 9 October 2019.

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30 Jun 2021

Abi Stephens

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(34 votes, average: 4.32 out of 5)

 

Whether it’s presenting MotoGP live on BT Sport, interviewing boxers ringside on Eurosport or jumping out of a plane whilst hosting The National Sky Diving Championships, Abi Stephens brings exceptional knowledge and an infectious energy to everything she tackles.

Abi’s skill is getting right to the heart of the action, capturing the drama and excitement and especially – in her unique, personable style – eliciting the compelling human stories, which make us care so much.

A graduate of Loughborough University and the prestigious sports school Millfield, Abi is an all round athlete. She’s a passionate runner with an impressive 3:17 marathon and 1:30 half marathon personal best. Whatever the sporting challenge, she’s always seen representing ‘Place2Be’, a childrens’ mental health charity she supports whole heartedly.

Alongside her work in front of the camera, Abi is also a performance coach, helping others to present with greater confidence and authenticity.
She draws on her decade worth of experience presenting live in high pressured environments to offer those she works with concrete practices to make their own.

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30 Jun 2021

Kym Marsh

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(53 votes, average: 4.55 out of 5)

 

Kimberley Gail Marsh is an English actress, television presenter and former singer-songwriter, who rose to fame in 2001 after winning a place in the band Hear’Say, as a result of appearing on the reality television series Popstars. Hear’Say enjoyed brief success, achieving two UK number one singles and a UK number one album, but Marsh left the band in 2002 to pursue a solo career. She released an album titled Standing Tall in 2003, which peaked at number nine in the UK and spawned two UK top ten singles.

From April 2006 to December 2019, she portrayed Michelle Connor on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She was named Best Newcomer at the 2007 British Soap Awards and the 2007 National Television Awards, and received the award for Best Female Dramatic Performance at the 2017 British Soap Awards. In 2010, she finished fourth when she competed on Popstar to Operastar, a reality show featuring well-known pop stars being trained to sing opera.

Since October 2020, Marsh has co-fronted the BBC One morning lifestyle programme Morning Live alongside Welsh presenter Gethin Jones.

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30 Jun 2021

Carol Vorderman

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(203 votes, average: 4.71 out of 5)

 

Carol Jean Vorderman is a British media personality, best known for co-hosting the game show Countdown for 26 years from 1982 until 2008, as a newspaper columnist and nominal author of educational and diet books, and hosting the annual Pride of Britain awards. She has written books on detox diets.

Carol Vorderman’s career began in 1982 when she joined Channel 4 game show Countdown. She appeared on the show most recently with Des O’Connor, and previously with Des Lynam and before that Richard Whiteley (from 1982 until his death in 2005). Carol Vorderman left the show in 2008. While appearing on Countdown, Carol Vorderman began presenting other shows for various broadcasters including Better Homes and The Pride of Britain Awards for ITV, as well as guest hosting shows such as Have I Got News for You, The Sunday Night Project and Lorraine.

Carol Vorderman was a presenter of ITV’s Loose Women from 2011 until 2014.

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30 Jun 2021

Sophie Blake

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(34 votes, average: 4.29 out of 5)

 

Sophie Blake is an English television presenter and former model.

Sophie Blake studied drama, and then travelled working in bars and restaurants for a few years. She did some modelling, and put a home-made show-reel together which United Sports picked up, and got her interviewing footballers in the back of limousines. She then worked on Sport on Five on Five, including presenting Techno Games.

Sophie Blake used to work for Sky Sports presenting speedway, she stood down from this role at the end of the 2007 season. She has also interviewed for the Mosconi Cup and the Super Bowl coverage. She has recently used this higher exposure and her looks to appear in a series of “lads mags” including Maxim and Nuts as well as appearing topless in Page Three.

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30 Jun 2021

Sam Hughes

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(14 votes, average: 3.36 out of 5)

 

From an early age Sam Hughes has been surrounded by music, with her father’s talents as a musician and her mother’s as a ballerina, you could say that music was in her blood, and you would not be wrong. Sam Hughes loves music that evokes emotion and appreciates a piece that can bring you to tears, so it will come as no surprise that Romeo & Juliet is her favourite ballet performance. That’s not all there is to Sam, you can also hear her rocking out on the Planet Rock breakfast show every Saturday and Sunday. Sam is now hanging up her red shoes to join Scala having been a proud member of the Virgin Atlantic cabin crew for a number of years, and for that, Sam – we salute you.

Favourite classical composer: This is hard to answer but probably Ravel

Desert island classical piece: Bizet’s Carmen

Absolutely essential film score: The beautiful score to Lawrence of Arabia is pretty special

Classical tune most likely to sing in the shower: I would never do this!!! Would much rather listen to a beautiful piece than ruin it with my own singing!!!!

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30 Jun 2021

Emma Louise Jones

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(78 votes, average: 4.49 out of 5)

 

LEEDS TV presenter Emma Louise Jones sent fans wild after the loss to Liverpool by inviting fans to “check her heart.” Emma Louise Jones’ popularity with the Whites fanbase has continued to soar since making her debut on the channel in 2017.

Emma Louise Jones is tasked with conducting post and pre-match interviews for LUTV – while also working for BBC Radio 5 Live and the Netball Nation podcast. And like many Leeds fans, she was left on the edge of her seat during the dramatic 4-3 defeat against the Premier League champions.

On their return to the big time after 16 years, Leeds pegged Liverpool back three times before Mo Salah bagged the winning goal. Just after the full-time whistle, she teased her 208,000 followers with the message: “Anyone available to check my heart?”

Leeds favourite Jermain Beckford was wise to the question and joked in response: “How many inappropriate messages are you expecting to get on the back of that tweet?!”

Emma Louise Jones never used to be a football fan but is now tasked with following Leeds’ first season back in the Premier League. Speaking to Ourtown magazine, Emma said: “I never used to be a football fan – but since doing Leeds I’ve become one!

“The atmosphere, passion and buzz rubbed off on me very quickly and now I’m the noisiest spectator watching from the gallery.

“Whilst in Hull, I managed to get a job on Leeds United TV, presenting their matchday shows.

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18 Jun 2021

Rosie Wright

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(463 votes, average: 4.80 out of 5)

 

Rosie Wright is a presenter and television news anchor who hosts “Good Morning Europe” every weekday from 6am GMT on Euronews NBC.

A multi award-winning broadcaster and journalist, Rosie Wright has over 2000 hours live speech broadcasting experience, presenting across BBC and commercial radio stations. Including, BBC Radio 4, Love Sport Radio and Premier Radio.

Rosie Wright has extensive experience covering breaking news, presenting topical phone-in programmes, conducting high profile interviews and international field reporting across Europe and Africa

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