Pollyanna Woodward
{{short description|British television presenter (born 1982)}}
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Pollyanna Woodward (born 11 June 1982) is a British television presenter, best known for being a co-presenter on Channel 5's The Gadget Show.
Career
The youngest of six children, aged 16 she was offered a place at the Carlton Television Junior Workshop in Nottingham. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.teversaltrails.com/gallery.htm |title=Official Website Launch |publisher=teversaltrails.com |date=October 2001 |accessdate=19 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911034404/http://www.teversaltrails.com/gallery.htm |archivedate=11 September 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.mansfieldtown.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10325~280825,00.html|title=Get behind Pollyanna|publisher=Mansfield Town F.C.|date=17 November 2004|accessdate=19 May 2012}}
After graduation, she featured in television shows including Ghost Squad and Doctors, and performed as a stunt-double in Eleventh Hour. She also competed in Popstars: The Rivals in 2002, sharing a room with Sarah Harding, getting down to the last 13 female competitors.{{cite web|url=http://www.pollyannawoodward.com/about/|title=About|publisher=pollyannawoodward.com|accessdate=11 January 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chad.co.uk/news/local/beauty-queen-in-final-15-for-popstars-band-1-695266|title=Beauty queen in final 15 for Popstars band|publisher=Chad.co.uk|date=1 October 2002|accessdate=19 May 2012}}
Transferring to television presenting, after a period on QVC, from 2008–2011 she was the "Booth Girl" on The Wright Stuff, and motorsport presentation for the British Touring Car Championship and British Superbike Championship. Specialising in technology, she is a columnist for How It Works magazine, and was a technology correspondent on Talksport. She joined Techworld.tv in December 2009, before joining The Gadget Show in November 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/pollyanna-woodward |title=Polyanna Woodward |publisher=FHM |accessdate=19 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430005400/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/pollyanna-woodward |archivedate=30 April 2012 }}{{cite web|url=https://gadgetshow.channel5.com/profiles/PollyWoodward |title=Pollyanna Woodward |publisher=The Gadget Show |accessdate=11 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111215816/https://gadgetshow.channel5.com/profiles/PollyWoodward |archivedate=11 January 2014 }} She left The Gadget Show after the Autumn 2013 series.{{cite web |url=http://about.channel5.com/node/1925 |title=ORTIS DELEY RETURNS TO THE GADGET SHOW ON CHANNEL 5 | Channel 5 |publisher=About.channel5.com |date=30 January 2014 |accessdate=29 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203115227/http://about.channel5.com/node/1925 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |url-status=dead }} 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 Paul Casey whilst co-presenting the Formula 1 Chequered Flag Ball with Eddie Jordan at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The couple became engaged during the Christmas 2013/New Year 2014 period.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/europeantour/10554422/Paul-Casey-starts-European-Tour-season-by-getting-engaged-to-Pollyanna-Woodward.html|title=Paul Casey starts European Tour season by getting engaged to Pollyanna Woodward|author=James Corrigan|publisher=The Telegraph|date=6 January 2014|accessdate=11 January 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.pollyannawoodward.com/ Personal website]
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- [http://gadgetshow.channel5.com/profiles/PollyWoodward Profile @ The Gadget Show]
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