Pollyanna Woodward
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Pollyanna Woodward | |
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 Pollyanna Woodward in April 2011 | |
| Born | 11 June 1982[1][2] |
| Occupation | Television presenter[1] |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | The Gadget Show[3] Popstars: The Rivals[1] |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
Pollyanna Woodward (born 11 June 1982)[2] is a British television presenter, best known for being a co-presenter on Channel 5's The Gadget Show.[3]
The youngest of six children,[1] 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.[1] She was named Miss Mansfield and Sherwood Forest in 2001.[4][5]
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.[1][6]
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.[1] 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.[2][3] She left The Gadget Show after the Autumn 2013 series.[7] She also writes on technology for various newspapers and magazines, as well as corporate presentation.