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Alice Beer (born 17 May 1965) is an
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television presenter and consumer journalist. She is best known for appearing on the British
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programme ''
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'' on
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between 1993 and 1999, and as the consumer presenter on '' This Morning'' since 2014.


Career

Beer trained as a primary school teacher from 1983 to 1987 at
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but her first job in 1987 was as a secretary on the BBC programme ''
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'' She was later a researcher, then a producer, on ''
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'' and '' Gloria Live''. From 1992 until 1999 she was co presenter on the
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consumer programme ''Watchdog'' with
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. After leaving ''Watchdog'' she appeared on programmes including ''Healthcheck'', ''Face Value'' and ''Real Rakeovers'', as well as reporting for ''
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'' and ''Summer Holiday''. She has also appeared as herself on ''
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''. She was a regular presenter on ''
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'', and during two series of '' Hot Property'' for
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. She currently presents a programme for
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. Between December 2004 and February 2005, she presented a promotional video for
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. The looped film ran 19 hours each day on the Top Up TV Sampler channel. The channel was replaced by
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before closing altogether in September 2005. Beer also appears on '' This Morning''. She has been with the programme since 2014. In September 2021, Beer revealed on ''This Morning'' that she is a qualified teacher.


Personal life

Beer and her husband Paul Pascoe live in Wiltshire, and have twin daughters, Phoebe and Dora, born in 2003. Beer is an accomplished pianist and occasionally gives recitals in local venues. (Wiltshire life aug 2003)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beer, Alice 1965 births Living people English television presenters BBC newsreaders and journalists People educated at North London Collegiate School People from Bushey