Pollyanna Woodward (born 11 June 1982) is a British television presenter, best known for being a co-presenter on Channel 5's ''

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''.

Career

The youngest of six children, aged 16 she was offered a place at the Carlton Television Junior Workshop in

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. She then studied performing arts to gain an HND, training as a singer, actress and presenter. She was named ''Miss Mansfield and Sherwood Forest'' in 2001. After graduation, she featured in television shows including '' Ghost Squad'' and '' Doctors'', and performed as a stunt-double in ''

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''. She also competed in '' Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002, sharing a room with

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, getting down to the last 13 female competitors. Transferring to television presenting, after a period on

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, from 2008–2011 she was the "Booth Girl" on ''

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'', and motorsport presentation for the

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and

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. Specialising in technology, she is a columnist for ''

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'' magazine, and was a technology correspondent on TalkSPORT. She joined Techworld.tv in December 2009, before joining ''

'' in November 2010. She left The Gadget Show after the Autumn 2013 series. She also writes on technology for various newspapers and magazines, as well as corporate presentation.

Personal life

Previously married to QVC presenter Lee Clark, Woodward met golfer

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whilst co-presenting the Formula 1 Chequered Flag Ball with

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at the 2011

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. The couple became engaged during the Christmas 2013/New Year 2014 period.

References

External links

Personal website
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Profile @ ''The Gadget Show''
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