Cherry Kathleen Healey (born 1980 as Cherry Kathleen Chadwyck-Healey) is a British

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, frequently featuring in self-titled lifestyle documentaries on the BBC.

Early life

Healey is the daughter of Nicholas Gerald Chadwyck-Healey (son of Sir Charles Arthur Chadwyck-Healey, 4th Baronet) and Alison Jill, daughter of Dr N. Stevens, of Morris House,

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, Essex. She has three brothers. She attended

Cheltenham Ladies' College Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Consistently ranked as one of the top all-girls' schools nationally, the school was established in 1853 to pr ...

until 1999. She has a Degree in Drama Education/ Drama for Social Change from the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career

Best known for her work with light-hearted documentaries on BBC Three, including studies on drinking, childbirth, body issues, dating, and money, Healey frequently relates documentaries to her own life both during the programmes and on her blog on the BBC website. She presented a mini-series called ''Britain's Favourite Supermarket Foods'' on

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. From 2015 until 2019, Healey presented the E4 spin-off '' The Jump: On the Piste''. Healey has also written for several publications including

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, ''You Me Baby'' magazine, and Cellardoor online. She has co-presented four series of ''

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'' for

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alongside

Gregg Wallace Gregg Allan Wallace (born 17 October 1964) is an English broadcaster, entrepreneur, media personality, writer and former greengrocer. He is known for co-presenting ''MasterChef'', ''Celebrity MasterChef'' and '' MasterChef: The Professionals'', ...

. In 2016, Healey took part in ''

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'' on

. In 2017–2018 her BBC series ''Find My First Love'' is being syndicated in the US on FYI.

Personal life

In Summer 2010, Healey married her long-term partner Roly Allen. They have a daughter, born 2009, and a son, born 2013. The couple later separated and divorced.

Television work

References

Living people 1980 births Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama BBC television presenters British television presenters People educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College Place of birth missing (living people) Chadwyck-Healey family {{UK-TV-bio-stub