Sophie McDonnell explained

Sophie McDonnell
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Sophie McDonnell
Birth Date:3 February 1976
Birth Place:Preston, Lancashire, England
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Television presenter, radio presenter, singer
Years Active:1998–present

Sophie McDonnell (born 3 February 1976) is an English television/radio presenter and former singer. She was a member of the group Precious, the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999 at which they placed 12th.[1] She later presented children's television for CBBC until 2006.[2]

Biography

Sophie McDonnell was born in Preston, Lancashire and worked as a model and actress before joining girl band Precious. She has acted in Emmerdale, which is a British soap opera.

She presented in-vision links on the CBBC channel up until summer 2006, and presented The Big Toe Radio Show on BBC7 from 2006 to 2009. She presented the final series of 50/50 on CBBC and co-hosted the channel's coverage of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy in 2005.

In 2007, McDonnell starred in a production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Kings Theatre, Southsea.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Eurovision Song Contest Herself Part of girl band Precious
2000 Emmerdale Guest role
2002–06 CBBC Herself Continuity presenter
2004 Stupid! Herself Episode: Human Food
2005 Comic Relief Does Fame Academy Herself Co-presenter of CBBC's coverage
50/50 Herself Main presenter for final series
Bamzooki Herself Guest presenter
2006–09 BBC 7 Herself Main presenter

Notes and References

  1. News: Precious... Sophie's date with Eurovision . 6 January 2019 . Lancashire Telegraph . 21 May 1999.
  2. News: Britain's Eurovision Song Contest entries: where are they now? . 6 January 2019 . The Telegraph . 2 May 2018.
  3. News: Hannam . John . Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs review at Kings Southsea Review Pantomime . 6 January 2019 . The Stage . 17 December 2007.