Angela Marie Scanlon was born on 29 December 1983 and is an Irish television presenter and broadcaster for RTE and the BBC.
20 Facts About Angela Scanlon
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Angela Scanlon undertook her first role on a major British show as a co-host of Robot Wars with Dara O Briain.
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Angela Scanlon's father worked in construction and her mother worked in administration.
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Angela Scanlon planned to set up a fashion shop upon returning to Ireland.
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Angela Scanlon has worked as a stylist and a journalist, before moving into television.
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Angela Scanlon wrote for Tatler, Grazia, Company, U Magazine, and Sunday Times Style magazine.
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Angela Scanlon wrote the column "Out of the Closet" for the Irish Independent's Weekend magazine.
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Angela Scanlon was named as the "one to watch" by Vogue in 2013, and was cited in The Observers regular Why We're Watching feature as the UK's new onscreen fashion queen.
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Angela Scanlon was featured on Republic of Telly's Ginger is the New Black in October 2014.
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In 2017, Angela Scanlon was appointed as a Garnier ambassador, alongside Holly Willoughby and Davina McCall.
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Angela Scanlon did not appear as part of the advertising campaign in 2018, leaving Willoughby and McCall to continue to work with the brand.
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From 2018 to 2021, Angela Scanlon hosted her own BBC Radio 2 show on Sunday mornings from 4 to 6am.
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Angela Scanlon covered for Sara Cox while Sara was covering for Chris Evans on The Radio 2 Breakfast Show in 2018.
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In 2019, Angela Scanlon started presenting for BBC Two Your Home Made Perfect, a home renovation series.
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In 2022, Angela Scanlon appeared on BBC1's The Wheel as a guest expert on redheads.
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In 2023, Angela Scanlon competed on the twenty-first series of Strictly Come Dancing and was partnered with professional dancer Carlos Gu.
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Head judge Shirley Ballas was alone in voting for Angela Scanlon to remain in the dance competition.
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Angela Scanlon said she was "really gutted" to leave the competition.
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In 2024, Angela Scanlon is the current face of Verisure television advertisements.
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Angela Scanlon has been married to Roy Horgan since 2014; they have two daughters.