Andrea Vivienne Boardman (born 6 November 1967 in

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) is an English television presenter.

History

In 1985, Boardman represented England in the

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pageant, held in Japan where she reached the semi-finals. Boardman began presenting when ITV's Disney Club launched in the UK in 1988. She was given the role as female presenter after 2,000 hopefuls applied for the job. She went on to present ''Disney Adventures'' (ITV), ''Future Cooks'' (

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), ''Entertainment Express'' (BBC1), ''

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'' (BBC1), ''Prize Time'' (

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), ''Entertainment Today'' (Talk TV) as well as producing/presenting her weekend breakfast show on Liberty Radio. Boardman has been a regular face on TV shows including National Lottery, You Bet, ''

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'', '' Children in Need'', ''Don't Try this at Home'' and many more. After a six-year break from TV to bring up her family, Boardman has recently appeared on ''

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'' and '' Daybreak''. In October 2011, along with her father Stan she appeared on ''

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Personal life

Boardman is married with two children and is the daughter of

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comedian Stan Boardman and twin sister to

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presenter and comedian

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boardman, Andrea 1967 births Living people English television presenters Television presenters from Liverpool Miss International 1985 delegates