Pollyanna Woodward

Pollyanna Woodward
Born (1982-06-11) 11 June 1982[1][2]
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England[1][2]
Occupation Television presenter[1]
Years active 2002-present
Known for The Gadget Show[3]
Notable work Finalist, Miss England[4]
Popstars: The Rivals[1][5]
Spouse(s) Lee Clark (m. 2008-2011)[5]
Partner(s) Paul Casey (2011-present; engaged)[6]
Children Son (born 1 September 2014)
Website Official website

Pollyanna Woodward (born 11 June 1982)[2] is an English television presenter, best known for being a co-presenter on Channel 5's The Gadget Show.[3]

Career

The youngest of six children,[1] aged 16 she was offered a place at the Carlton Television Junior Workshop in Nottingham. She then studied performing arts to gain an HND, training as a singer, actress and presenter.[1] After being named Miss Mansfield and Sherwood Forest in 2001,[7][8] she was a finalist in the Miss England beauty competition.[4]

After graduation, she featured in television shows including Ghost Squad and Doctors, and performed as a stunt-double in Eleventh Hour. She also competed in Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, sharing a room with Sarah Harding,[5] getting down to the last 13 female competitors.[1][9]

Transferring to television presenting, after a period on QVC, from 2008-2011 she was the "Booth Girl" on The Wright Stuff, and motorsport presentation for the British Touring Car Championship and British Superbike Championship.[1] Specialising in technology, she is a columnist for How It Works magazine, and was a technology correspondent on TalkSPORT. She joined Techworld.tv in December 2009, before joining The Gadget Show in November 2010.[2][3][4][5][10] She left The Gadget Show after the Autumn 2013 series.[11] She also writes on technology for various newspapers and magazines,[12] as well as corporate presentation.

In January 2014 she was a contestant in series 2 of celebrity television diving show Splash!.[13]

Personal life

Previously married from 2008-2011 to QVC presenter Lee Clark,[5][14] she met golfer Paul Casey whilst co-presenting the Formula 1 Chequered Flag Ball with Eddie Jordan at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[6] The couple got engaged during the Christmas 2013/New Year 2014 period.[6]

On the 1st September 2014, Pollyanna gave birth to a son.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "About". pollyannawoodward.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Polyanna Woodward". FHM. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Pollyanna Woodward". The Gadget Show. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Chris Hall (12 November 2011). "The world according to Pollyanna Woodward". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Jennifer Dunkerley (9 August 2010). "Pollyanna Woodward will have geeks going weak at the knees". Daily Star. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 James Corrigan (6 January 2014). "Paul Casey starts European Tour season by getting engaged to Pollyanna Woodward". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Official Website Launch". teversaltrails.com. October 2001. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Get behind Pollyanna". Mansfield Town F.C. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Beauty queen in final 15 for Popstars band". Chad.co.uk. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  10. ↑ Kirsty Nutkins (31 October 2010). "Pollyanna Woodward - Geek chic". Daily Express. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "ORTIS DELEY RETURNS TO THE GADGET SHOW ON CHANNEL 5 | Channel 5". About.channel5.com. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Jennifer Dunkerley (14 December 2013). "The Gadget Show's Pollyanna Woodward highlights the top 12 techie Christmas gifts". Daily Star. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  13. ↑ Flint, Hanna (24 January 2014). "Blood pours from TV presenter Pollyanna Woodward's nose as she face-plants during diving training for Splash! | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "Peter Andre named in divorce of TV presenter". Daily Mail. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2014.

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