Pollyanna Woodward

Pollyanna Woodward
Pollyanna Woodward in April 2011
Born (1982-06-11) 11 June 1982 (age 42)[1][2]
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England[1][2]
OccupationTelevision presenter[1]
Years active2002–present
Known forThe Gadget Show[3]
Notable workPopstars: The Rivals[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Children2
WebsiteOfficial website

Pollyanna Woodward (born 11 June 1982)[2] is a British 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] She was named Miss Mansfield and Sherwood Forest in 2001.[4][5]

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, getting down to the last 13 female competitors.[1][6]

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] She left The Gadget Show after the Autumn 2013 series.[7] She also writes on technology for various newspapers and magazines, as well as corporate presentation.

Personal life

Previously married to QVC presenter Lee Clark, Woodward met golfer Paul Casey whilst co-presenting the Formula 1 Chequered Flag Ball with Eddie Jordan at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[8] The couple became engaged during the Christmas 2013/New Year 2014 period.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "About". pollyannawoodward.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Polyanna Woodward". FHM. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Pollyanna Woodward". The Gadget Show. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Official Website Launch". teversaltrails.com. October 2001. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Get behind Pollyanna". Mansfield Town F.C. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Beauty queen in final 15 for Popstars band". Chad.co.uk. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
  7. ^ "ORTIS DELEY RETURNS TO THE GADGET SHOW ON CHANNEL 5 | Channel 5". About.channel5.com. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  8. ^ a b James Corrigan (6 January 2014). "Paul Casey starts European Tour season by getting engaged to Pollyanna Woodward". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2014.