Cat Sandion

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Cat Sandion
Born (1985-09-08) 8 September 1985 (age 38) [1]
London, England
OccupationTelevision presenter
Known for Hi-5 (2008)
CBeebies (2013–present)

Catherine "Cat" Sandion (born 8 September 1985) is a British television presenter. She is of Mauritian heritage. She began presenting in 2008, starting a television career as a member of the cast of Hi-5 , the British version of the Australian children's television programme also called Hi-5. Sandion began presenting CBeebies in January 2013. [2] [3]

From 2017-2018, Sandion presented a show on CBeebies called Magic Door. In 2016 she joined the cast of Justin's House for the fourth series.

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References

  1. @catsandiontv (8 September 2013). "Cat shared a picture of her 28th birthday card" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. bbc.co.uk 2013-01-18 "Cat Sandion. You might spot a new face in the CBeebies house this week, as presenter Cat joins the team for the first time. We caught up with ..."
  3. Guardian In praise of kids' television "In a studio at MediaCity in Salford, CBeebies' newest presenter, Cat Sandion, and Sid Sloane are recording a song to link between programmes. "It's bigger than a rabbit and a cow and a pig," sings Cat as she waves an arm, trunk-like, in front of her face and sways. "It squirts water when it gets hot," sings Sid. "Have you guessed what it is! Yes, it's an elephant!""