Lucy Alexander
Lucy Alexander | |
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Born |
Lucy Katherine Alexander 27 February 1971 |
Residence | Thames Ditton, Surrey, England |
Nationality | British |
Ethnicity | White British |
Occupation | Presenter |
Years active | 1997-present |
Employer | BBC |
Television | Homes Under the Hammer |
Spouse(s) |
Stewart Castledine (m. 2000–present) |
Children | 2 |
Lucy Katherine Alexander (born 27 February 1971[1]) is an English television presenter.
Early life
Alexander was born in East Dulwich, London.[2] She graduated at the London Studio Centre in drama and dance. One of her friends there was actress Tamzin Outhwaite.[3] She has an older sister, Sally.[2]
Presenting career
She has presented on the Nickelodeon channel, Five's morning programme Milkshake, It's a Knockout and currently co-presents BBC's Homes Under the Hammer with Martin Roberts and Dion Dublin.[4] Alexander was also one of the main presenters on the now defunct TV Travelshop Channel which was on air from April 1998 to March 2005.
Other work
Alexander appeared in the video to The One and Only by Chesney Hawkes playing the friend of the video's protagonist.
Personal life
Alexander was introduced to ex-Premier League footballer Stewart Castledine by mutual friend, radio presenter Robin Banks. She married Castledine in 2000 in Richmond, West London - with Tamzin Outhwaite as Chief Bridesmaid - in an event covered by Hello! magazine.[5] The couple have two children, Kitty[6] (born 2002) and Leo[3] (born 2005). They live in Thames Ditton, Surrey.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.endole.co.uk/company/02774533/the-shaftesbury-homes-and-arethusa-trading-company-limited
- 1 2 Holiday of My Lifetime s2 e22, 1 March 2016
- 1 2 "Lucy Alexander and Stewart Castledine". Hola!. 2000. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ↑ Bio at Arlington Enterprises
- ↑ "Cashing in on the big day". BBC News. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ↑ "Kitty went to school feeling unwell - by lunchtime she'd lost the use of her legs: TV host Lucy Alexander tells how a rare disease left her young daughter confined to a wheelchair". Daily Mail (London).
- ↑ Bio at BBC/homes