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Debbie Greenwood (born 16 September 1959 in
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
) is a British television presenter and a former
beauty queen
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...
who won the title of ''
Miss Great Britain
Miss Great Britain is Britain's longest running beauty contest held annually in Britain since 1945. Owner and CEO John Singh made history crowning his first winner and to this date only the first black Miss Great Britain 1996. Singer and dancer A ...
'' in 1984.
Career
Greenwood began her broadcasting career in 1984, presenting regional programmes for
Granada Television.
She then moved on to the
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's ''
Breakfast Time'' (1985–1986),
which included broadcasting from a special studio outside
Buckingham Palace for the
wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
The wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson was held on 23 July 1986, at Westminster Abbey in London, England.
Courtship and engagement
Prince Andrew, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinbu ...
.
During 1987–1989, she presented on
BBC Radio 2 daytime programmes,
beginning with standing in for
Gloria Hunniford
Mary Winifred Gloria Hunniford, OBE (born 10 April 1940) is a Northern Irish television and radio presenter, broadcaster and singer. She is known for presenting programmes on the BBC and ITV, such as '' Rip Off Britain'', and her regular appea ...
at Christmas 1987.
[ ] She later presented ''Streetwise'' (1989–1990) for ''
The Channel 4 Daily''.
She also presented the UK version of the short-lived
game show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, ...
''
Love Me, Love Me Not'' in 1988, as well as the more successful BBC quiz for schoolchildren ''
First Class'',
which aired on BBC1 from 1986 to 1988.
Greenwood has since been seen on a variety of UK-based satellite and cable shopping channels, including
TV Travel Shop,
Bid TV, ''The Craft Channel'',
[ ] and most notably, twelve years presenting for
QVC
QVC (short for "Quality Value Convenience") is an American free-to-air television network, and flagship shopping channel specializing in televised home shopping, owned by Qurate Retail Group. Founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel in West Chester, Pen ...
,
[ ] starting in 2001.
[ ]
Personal life
Greenwood is married to broadcaster
Paul Coia
Paul Coia (born 19 June 1955 in Glasgow) is a Scottish television presenter and continuity announcer who was the first voice to be heard on Channel 4 on its launch in 1982. His career originally began in the late 1970s as a DJ and in the early 19 ...
, with whom she has two daughters.
[ ] She lives in
Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames (hyphenated until 1965, colloquially known as Kingston) is a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England. It is situated on the River Thames and southwest of Charing Cross. It is notable ...
, south-western Greater London. The home contains part of the original red leather sofa used on ''Breakfast Time'', which the BBC gave to Greenwood as a parting gift.
References
1959 births
Living people
English television presenters
Television presenters from Liverpool
English beauty pageant winners
QVC people
BBC Radio 2 presenters
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