Pollyanna Woodward
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Born |
[1][2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England[1][2] | 11 June 1982
Occupation | Television presenter[1] |
Years active | 2002-present |
Known for | The Gadget Show[3] |
Notable work | Popstars: The Rivals[1] |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 2 |
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] 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
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 got engaged during the Christmas 2013/New Year 2014 period.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "About". pollyannawoodward.com. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Polyanna Woodward". FHM. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Pollyanna Woodward". The Gadget Show. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ "Official Website Launch". teversaltrails.com. October 2001. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Get behind Pollyanna". Mansfield Town F.C. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Beauty queen in final 15 for Popstars band". Chad.co.uk. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "ORTIS DELEY RETURNS TO THE GADGET SHOW ON CHANNEL 5 | Channel 5". About.channel5.com. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- 1 2 James Corrigan (6 January 2014). "Paul Casey starts European Tour season by getting engaged to Pollyanna Woodward". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2014.