Lucy Alexander (born 3 April 1970) is an English television presenter, known for appearing on the

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property show ''

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''.

Early life

Alexander was born in East Dulwich, London. She graduated from the

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in drama and dance. One of her friends there was actress Tamzin Outhwaite. In 1991, Alexander appeared in the music video for Chesney Hawkes hit single The One and Only, alongside

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(later of Republica fame) and Hawkes. She has an older sister, Sally.

Presenting career

Alexander has presented on

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, as well as Channel 5's morning children's block '' Milkshake!'' and '' It's a Knockout''. Alexander was also one of the main presenters on the now defunct TV Travelshop Channel which was on air from April 1998 to March 2005. Alexander co-presented the

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'' alongside Martin Roberts from its launch in 2003 until 2016, when she left the programme. In July 2016, Alexander presented the first episode of the 5-part BBC documentary series ''Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS'' in which she explored the current and historical medical treatment of patients with disabilities in the UK and described her own family's experience of the

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after her daughter was diagnosed with transverse myelitis. In 2017, she appeared in

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's ''Tried and Tasted: The Ultimate Shopping List''. She began presenting the daytime

series ''Best of Both Worlds'' in 2017, replacing Kirstie Allsopp. In 2017, she co-presented ''Lost and Found'' on

daytime with Simon O'Brien.

Personal life

Alexander was introduced to ex-

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footballer Stewart Castledine by mutual friend, radio presenter

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. She married Castledine in 2000 in

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The couple have two children. They live in

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, Surrey.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Lucy 1970 births Living people English television presenters People from East Dulwich Television personalities from London