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Sarah Louise Cawood (born 7 August 1972 in St Pancras,

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) is an

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broadcaster, best known for presenting the

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Children's Saturday flagship morning show ''

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''.

Career

Cawood grew up in the

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village of Maxey and was educated at Stamford High School,

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. She also attended the

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and Arts Educational Schools London. Between 1995 and 1996, she was a presenter for

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. In 1997, she moved on to co-present '' The Girlie Show''. From 1998 to 2000, she featured on Channel 5's

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quiz show, ''

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''. She has also presented on MTV, ''

'' and ''

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''. She was also a panellist on ''

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'' on 2001 and '' Loose Women'' in 2003. She has also co-presented the midweek and Saturday National Lottery programmes and was also a reporter on the

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show ''

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''. In addition to this, she presented an information video for

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for staff training purposes. In 1998 she took on an acting role, appearing as Angel in

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's glam-rock drama

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. In May 2006, it was while she was presenting the ''National Lottery Jet Set'' alongside

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that

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invaded the studio; she however carried on and later claimed it was her training on MTV which allowed her to 'ad-lib'. She won a Celebrity episode of '' The Weakest Link'', beating cricketer

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in the final. In November 2006, she took part in the BBC's ''

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'' for Children in Need. She co-presented

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's coverage of '' Comic Relief Does Fame Academy''. She also co-commentated on the semi-finals of the

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, 2009 and 2010 alongside

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for viewers in the United Kingdom on

. Additionally, she starred as the 'hidden' celebrity in an episode of the

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show ''

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''. She presented the UK version of the word-based quiz show '' That's the Question'' on Challenge which began airing on 14 May 2007. She was a panellist on ''

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'' in 2007, and returned in early January 2010. She is also the voice-over on ITV's '' Daily Cooks Challenge'' hosted by Anthony Worrall Thompson. On 10 November 2010, she and

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co-presented the

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Roll of Honour Awards at the Roundhouse in London. On 6 January 2014, Cawood joined Dave Taylor to present the breakfast show on Heart East Anglia from 6 am til 10 am. Sarah Cawood decided to leave the show in December 2014 to look after her children. S

Personal life

In 2008, she was part of the

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team that completed

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's "Great Walk To Beijing". On 27 March 2012, Cawood gave birth to her first child, a son named Hunter. In December 2012 Cawood married her long-term partner Andy Merry. In August 2013, Cawood gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Autumn. On 22 September 2022, Cawood announced that she had been diagnosed with stage I

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in August 2021, and that she has managed to make a full recovery. Cawood dated

the Bluetones The Bluetones are an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members are Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Mark's brother Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth m ...

' guitarist Adam Devlin. She is a supporter of Arsenal and remains a popular blogger on issues such as motherhood.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cawood, Sarah 1972 births Living people English television presenters People from St Pancras, London People educated at Stamford High School, Lincolnshire Top of the Pops presenters