Jenny Powell
| Jenny Powell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 1968 Ilford, England, UK |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Spouse | Toby Baxendale (2003-2009) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Jenny Powell (born 8 April 1968 in Ilford, England),[1] is a British television presenter.
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[edit] Early life
Powell's parents are from South Africa,[2] she attended Woodford County High School for Girls in Woodford Green and the Italia Conti school in London.
[edit] Career
Powell began her career in 1986 presenting the BBC2 music programme No Limits [3] and then moved to Saturday morning television for children, first co-presenting UP2U for BBC One during the summers of 1988 and 1989, CITV's Ghost Train and then Gimme 5,[4] again on CITV. In the mid-1990s, she became the hostess on ITV's version of Wheel of Fortune.[5]
More recently, she has presented Soap Fever, Live Talk, Getaway, and Our House for UKTV Style. She tried to make it as a stand-up comedian in Granada Television's Stand Up Jenny, and was a regular on ITV's Loose Women. In 2005, she was one of the competitors in the ITV reality TV show Celebrity Wrestling, competing under the name The Avenger.
In 1997 she appeared on Channel 4's Brass Eye, a satirical spoof documentary show produced by Chris Morris. She talked earnestly about the perils of 'heavy electricity' and warned that the south of England could be catapulted towards Finland if people did not bang on wires with hammers.
Also in the late 1990s she co-presented the program 4 Wheels Good 2 Wheels Better for satellite TV station Granada Plus.
Powell has been a presenter on BBC One's To Buy or Not to Buy, and presented on ITV's Bingo Night Live in June 2008.
From 23 March 2009, she presented a quiz show, Wordplay and Wordplay Plus on Five in the old Going For Gold slots.
In summer 2010, Powell was a contestant on Channel 4's Celebrity Come Dine with Me and BBC One's Celebrity Masterchef.
[edit] Personal life
Powell has two daughters, Constance, born 18 January 2001 and Pollyanna born November 2008. Powell and her daughters live in Cheshire.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | POWELL, Jenny". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/224756. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Masterchef. BBC. BBC 1. 2010-07-22.
- ^ "Cult - I Love 1986 - TV". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1986/tv1.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | POWELL, Jenny". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/224756?view=credit&page=1. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ "Jenny Powell and Zoe Ball become the latest beach babes to show off their figures| Showbiz". This is London. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23430334-details/Jenny+Powell+and+Zoe+Ball+become+the+latest+beach+babes+to+show+off+their+figures/article.do. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ TV Jenny Kicks Out Cheating Husband - Daily Mirror, 10 May 2009
