Polly Parsons
{{Short description|English actress, tv presenter (b. 1984)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Polly Parsons
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|02|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bristol, England
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| occupation = Television presenter
actress
glamour model
| yearsactive = 2004–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Thomas Vermaelen|June 12, 2017}}
| partner = Sid Owen (2006–2012)
| children = 2
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| education = Elmhurst School for Dance
| television = Fun Song Factory
Genie in the House
The Real Hustle
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Polly Parsons (born 15 February 1984) is an English television presenter.
Early life
Parsons was born in Bristol, and attended Sacred Heart Convent Primary School and later Redland High School for Girls.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014gpjv|title=BBC Three - The Real Hustle, Series 10: New Recruits, Episode 1|website=BBC}} She then gained A-Levels in Art, Drama and Dance and a Diploma in Performing Arts at Elmhurst School for Dance, Camberley.
Career
Parsons co-presented Fun Song Factory as Paige with Laura Hamilton. She also appeared as Princess Sapphire in Genie in the House, Toonattik, and played Crystal in Disastrous for Nickelodeon. Later, she starred in Don't Get Screwed for BBC Three, and as Becky in Meet the Parents on E4.{{cite web |url=http://www.e4.com/meettheparents/ |title=Meet the Parents - Meet the Parents - E4.com |website=www.e4.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116145737/http://www.e4.com/meettheparents |archive-date=2010-11-16}} She was a presenter on BBC Three's The Real Hustle{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcthree/2011/09/realhustle.shtml|title=BBC - BBC Three - Blog: The Real Hustle's new recruits|website=www.bbc.co.uk}} in 2012.
Personal life
Parsons dated EastEnders actor Sid Owen for six years; the couple were engaged from 2009 to 2012. The year she and Owen parted, she began a relationship with footballer Thomas Vermaelen, with whom she has two sons. The couple married in June 2017.[https://twitter.com/PollyParsonsx/status/874280628648202240 Twitter - Mr and Mrs Vermaelen]
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Category:Television personalities from Bristol
Category:People educated at Redland High School for Girls