Debbie Greenwood | |
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Years active | 1984–present |
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Children | 2 daughters |
Website | https://www.debbiegreenwoodceremonies.com/ |
Debbie Greenwood (born 16 September 1959) is a British television presenter and wedding celebrant. [1] [2] She won the title of Miss Great Britain in 1984. [3] [4]
Greenwood grew up in Liverpool.[ citation needed ]
Greenwood began her broadcasting career in 1984, presenting regional programmes for Granada Television. [5] [6] She then moved to the BBC's Breakfast Time (1985–1986), [4] [7] which included broadcasting from a special studio outside Buckingham Palace for the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. [4]
From 1987 to 1989, Greenwood presented on BBC Radio 2 daytime programmes, [8] beginning with standing in for Gloria Hunniford at Christmas 1987. [9] She later presented Streetwise (1989–1990) for The Channel 4 Daily . [4] [10] She also presented the UK version of the short-lived game show Love Me, Love Me Not in 1988, as well as the more successful BBC quiz for schoolchildren First Class , [11] which aired on BBC1 from 1986 to 1988. [12]
Greenwood has since worked for a variety of UK-based satellite and cable shopping channels, including TV Travel Shop, Bid TV, The Craft Channel, and twelve years presenting for QVC, [6] starting in 2001.
Greenwood is married to broadcaster Paul Coia, with whom she has two daughters. [13] She lives in Kingston upon Thames, south-western Greater London. [14] The home contains part of the original red leather sofa used on Breakfast Time, which the BBC gave to Greenwood as a parting gift. [15]