Lisa Rogers (born 7 September 1971) is a Welsh

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. She has appeared in films, television programmes, theatre and radio.

Early life

While at school, she took jobs in a

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factory, as a farrier, and, while studying

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, she was a

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and manager of

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's grotto.

Television

Rogers started her television career behind the scenes working as a researcher on shows including

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's ''The Fall Guy'', '' The Girlie Show'', ''Absolutely Animals'' and ''

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'' with fellow researcher

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. While Rogers was working as an assistant producer and not wishing to miss the

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, a friend suggested she audition for the football show ''

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'' on

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. She first starred on Channel 4's ''

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'' in June 2000, when she hosted the "Find Me a Weather Presenter" segment. This resulted in an irregular role, which led to later co-presenting, before the show ended in March 2002. She was also the presenter of the reality television show '' The Block''. She played the character Tanya in the 2000 TV mini series '' Lock, Stock...'', a spin-off from the film ''

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''. From 2002 to 2008, Rogers co-presented the Channel 4 engineering game show ''

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'' alongside

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. To date, Rogers is the show's second-longest standing presenter, after Llewellyn. The duo also presented the spin-off series ''The Scrappy Races'' from 2003 to 2005. In 2003, Rogers also presented the

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documentary series ''Mistresses'', and appeared as a regular panellist on ''

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''. As of 2008, Rogers has most recently been seen as the presenter of ''Sunshine'' for Channel 4, which previewed the new

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film of the same name, and as a regular presenter of

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's motoring programme '' Vroom Vroom''. In August 2008, Rogers presented a documentary that ended up becoming a polemic about genital plastic surgery, ''The Perfect Vagina''. In 2009, she reunited with Llewellyn for an episode of his web-based interview series ''

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''. Rogers is also one of eight celebrities chosen to participate in an intense week learning Welsh in an eco-friendly chic campsite in Pembrokeshire in the series cariad@iaith:love4language shown on

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in May 2012.

Personal life

Rogers' family originates from Trellech near

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."An evening with Lisa Rogers"
- Mutterings for the Minority, 25 April 2012 In the summer of 2000, she started a relationship with actor

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. In 2003, she entered into a two-year relationship with former

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drummer

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; Stuart was married at the time. They were seeing each other at the time he was sacked from the group. She currently lives in

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with her two daughters, Florence and Mimi."The world according to former lads’ mag favourite and party girl Lisa Rogers"
- WalesOnline, 26 May 2012 Rogers married in August 2015."Lisa Rogers wears spectacular headpiece as she walks down the aisle for her beautiful wedding"
- WalesOnline, 10 October 2015

Television appearances

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Lisa 1971 births Living people People from Monmouth, Wales People from Lydney Mass media people from Cardiff Alumni of Loughborough University British television presenters People educated at Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls Scrapheap Challenge