Sophie McDonnell
| Sophie McDonnell | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sophie McDonnell |
| Born |
3 February 1976 Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, radio presenter, singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Sophie McDonnell (born 3 February 1976) is a television/radio presenter and former singer. She was a member of the band Precious, the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999 at which they placed 12th. She later presented children's television for CBBC until 2006.
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.
In the summer of 2005 she presented as a guest for two weeks the BBC's flagship Saturday morning programme The Saturday Show. She presented in-vision links on the CBBC channel up until summer 2006, and now presents The Big Toe Radio Show on BBC7. She presented the final series of 50/50 on CBBC in 2005.
She recently starred in a production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Kings Theatre, Southsea.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Eurovision Song Contest | Herself | Part of girl band Precious |
| 2000 | Emmerdale | Guest role | |
| 2002 | CBBC | Herself | Continuity Presenter |
| 2003 | CBBC | Herself | Continuity Presenter |
| 2004 | CBBC | Herself | Continuity Presenter |
| 2005 | The Saturday Show | Herself | Guest Presenter/Main Reporter |
| 50/50 | Herself | Main Presenter for final series | |
| Bamzooki | Herself | Guest Presenter | |
| CBBC | Herself | Continuity Presenter/ | |
| 2006 | BBC 7 | Herself | Main Presenter |
| CBBC | Herself | Continuity Presenter/left 25 May | |
| 2007 | BBC 7 | Herself | Main Presenter |
| 2008 | BBC 7 | Herself | Main Presenter |
| 2009 | BBC 7 | Herself | Main Presenter |