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Kathryn Apanowicz ( ; born 3 June 1960,
Bradford,
West Riding of Yorkshire
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), is a British actress and presenter.
Apanowicz grew up in Horsforth, Leeds, with a brother, Stephen. Her father was a
Polish RAF pilot in the
Second World War
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. She first became involved with television at the age of eight when she presented a junior-aimed programme on ITV, before joining ''Calendar'' and then turning to acting.
Apanowicz is best known for her 1980s television appearances in the
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Angels
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'',
where she played Nurse Rose Butchins, and ''
EastEnders'', where she played the caterer
Magda Czajkowski
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Tina Hopkins
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. She has also had minor roles in ''
Emmerdale
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'' and ''
Coronation Street'',
and, as a child, appeared in the film ''
Bugsy Malone
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''. Before being cast in these shows, Apanowicz had worked in children's programmes for
Yorkshire Television
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with
Mark Curry.
In the early 1990s she presented talk-based magazine programme ''Afternoon Live'' for cable channel
Wire TV. In 2000, she enjoyed a regular stint as one of the presenters of
ITV1
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's daytime magazine show for women, ''
Live Talk''. She is both a presenter for
BBC Radio Leeds, and a guest presenter for
BBC Radio York
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It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios in the Bootham area of York.
According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience o ...
.
From 1994 to 2005, Apanowicz was the partner of ''
Countdown
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'' host
Richard Whiteley
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. After his death, she published a biography of Whiteley titled ''Richard by Kathryn.'' Apanowicz donated three pairs of Whiteley's spectacles to optical charity
Vision Aid Overseas (VAO), who sent them with a team of optical professionals to
Ethiopia
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, where they were fitted to three locals with the same prescription. The BBC followed this story on their ''
Inside Out'' programme which was broadcast on 19 September 2007.
Apanowicz became friends with Whiteley's ''Countdown'' co-host
Carol Vorderman
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. In July 2008 Apanowicz made numerous appearances in the British media lambasting Channel 4 bosses for their refusal to negotiate an acceptable pay deal with Vorderman, which had resulted in her departure from the show.
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1960 births
Living people
People from Horsforth
English people of Polish descent
English soap opera actresses
English television presenters
English radio personalities
People educated at St. Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford