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Layla Anna-Lee
Layla Anna-Lee (2012)
Layla Anna-Lee (2012)
Born
Layla Machado

(1983-03-22) 22 March 1983 (age 41)
London, England
EducationSylvia Young Theatre School
OccupationTelevision presenter
Spouses
Richard Cullen
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(m. 2014, divorced)​
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(m. 2022)​
Children2
Websitehttp://www.laylaannalee.com

Layla Machado Garry (née Machado; born 22 March 1983),[1] better known as Layla Anna-Lee, is an English television presenter, specialising in sports.

Early life

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Anna-Lee was born Layla Machado, in London, the daughter of a Brazilian mother[2] and an English father of Irish and Scottish ancestry.[1][3] She appeared in a commercial for Fairy Liquid when she was six, and attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.[4]

Career

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Anna-Lee has co-presented the Saturday morning children's cooking-based game show The Munch Box for CITV, has presented Nick Kicks on Nickelodeon, and can also be seen on BBC Bitesize helping children learn French. She has hosted OK! Insider since its launch in 2008, presenting red carpet events and interviewing celebrities for the magazine's website.[1] In 2010, she blogged for OK! Magazine Online, covering Big Brother 11, which led to her appearing on Big Brother's Little Brother.[1] She also hosted the Queen's Diamond Jubilee party in front of 20,000 people in Trafalgar Square.[5]

In sports, Anna-Lee was chosen in 2008 to present the BMX European Championships for Eurosport.[6] In 2010, she presented Sky Sports' major road cycling events and National Championships.[4] Her voice was heard by millions around the world announcing the opening ceremony and beach volleyball tournaments at the Summer Olympics in 2012.[4][7][8] Having presented the Goal Line show on Goal.com, she was headhunted by MLS's KickTV and hosted their weekly show The Rumour Mill before hosting KickTV’s coverage of the Confederations Cup in 2013.[1] She hosted the live F2 Show during summer 2016.[9] In 2014 she was in Brazil for the World Cup to host Layla’s World Cup for KickTv, and during the World Cup also hosted adidas' live World Cup show, The Dugout.[10] She hosted O2 Inside Line, following the England rugby union team in an official RFU programme throughout the QBE internationals and 6 Nations. On 23 October 2017, she co-hosted The Best Fifa Football Awards, alongside Idris Elba.[11]

Anna-Lee frequently works with Red Bull TV, hosting live coverage around the world, including Airpower live from Austria, Rio Carnival from Rio de Janeiro and the Wings for Life World Run in Brasilia. She has hosted regular features on ESPN UK and its successor BT Sport ESPN, including the UFC show UFC Connected and Cage Warriors.[12] She co-presents the Champions League show adidas Gameday Plus with Roman Kemp, and recently worked with Star Sports Network anchoring their prime-time football show, Let's Football Live, for the Hero Indian Super League.[13] At the 2018 World Cup, she presented an online video series for NBC Sports, Layla's Occasionally Unbiased Football Show.[14]

Anna-Lee was named in Time Out Magazine's 2012 Hot 100 list of the most influential creatives in Britain,[15] and in 2013 was named to the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World.[16]

Presenting

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Personal life

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Machado's first marriage was to Richard Cullen in early 2014, with whom she has a son.[1]

Machado married Irish mixed martial artist Ian Garry in Las Vegas on 26 February 2022.[18]

In April 2022, it was announced that Machado was pregnant with her second, and the couple's first child.[19] Garry announced they had a son in October 2022.[20]

Bibliography

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  • Anne-Lee, Layla (March 2012). How to be a WAG. Create Digital Publishing. ISBN 978-1-909139-17-6.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Het Ballenmeisje: Layla Anna-Lee". ELF Voetbal (in Dutch). 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Conheça a inglesa-brasileira que roubou a cena no prêmio da Fifa – Veja" [Meet the English-Brazilian who stole the scene in the FIFA award]. VEJA.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ^ Claudia Canavan (9 August 2014). "How To Impress Me: Layla Anna-Lee". Esquire. UK. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Luckhurst, Samuel (26 September 2012) [27 July 2012]. "London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony Announcer Is... Layla Anna-Lee". Huffington Post UK. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  5. ^ Law, Matt (13 September 2012). "Off the Pitch: Interview: Sky Sports presenter Layla Anna-Lee". Sports Mole. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  6. ^ Adams, Elizabeth. "Unchained Chats to Sky Sports Presenter and Ambassador for Cycletta, Layla Anna-Lee". Unchained. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  7. ^ Walter, Glen (27 September 2012). "Exclusive Interview: Layla Anna-Lee – Voice of the London 2012 Olympic Games". FitMeNow. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  8. ^ "My London: Layla Anna-Lee". TNT. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Watch Layla on the F2 Show!". Red 24 Artists. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b "adidas launch live World Cup YouTube show, 'The Dugout'". Digital Sport. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Idris Elba to host The Best, Kasabian to perform". FIFA.com. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Exclusive Layla Anna-Lee Interview". FightPost. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Gamedayplus". Shorty Awards. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  14. ^ @NBCSportsSoccer (14 June 2018). "VIDEO: @LaylaLoves hosts 'Layla's Occasionally Unbiased Football Show' and here is episode 1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "The h.Club 100: the winners: Performance". Time Out. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  16. ^ Ally Sinyard. "FHM 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2013: The full list". FHM. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013.
  17. ^ "I Had Ten Seconds to Brief Neymar Jr". laylaannalee.com. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  18. ^ Corby, Donagh (27 February 2022). "UFC star Ian Garry ties the knot with TV host girlfriend in shotgun Las Vegas wedding". Daily Mirror.
  19. ^ Davies, Harry; Whelan, Vincent (10 April 2022). "Ian Garry reveals wife Layla is pregnant following UFC 273 win". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  20. ^ Shibu, Nidhin (13 May 2023). "Ian Garry name change: Why did the Irish prospect start using the name 'Machado' in his UFC introduction?". FirstSportz. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  21. ^ Pekios, Craig (26 November 2023). "Ian Garry's 40-Year-Old 'WAG' Wife Layla Anna-Lee defends controversial book on how to attract young athletes". LowKickMMA. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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