Lucy Alexander

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Lucy Alexander
Born
Lucy Alexander

(1970-04-03) 3 April 1970 (age 54)
East Dulwich, London, England
Occupations
  • Presenter
  • property expert
Years active1997–present
Employer(s) Channel 4 (current)
BBC (former)
Television Homes Under the Hammer
Spouse
​
(m. 2000)​
Children2; including Leo Castledine & Kitty Castledine

Lucy Alexander (born 3 April 1970) [1] is an English television presenter and property expert. She is known for appearing on the BBC One property show Homes Under the Hammer .

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Early life

Alexander was born in East Dulwich, London, and has an elder sister, Sally. [2] She graduated in drama and dance from the London Studio Centre where one of her friends was actress, Tamzin Outhwaite. [3] In 1991, Alexander appeared in the music video for Chesney Hawkes' single, "The One and Only", alongside Saffron (later of Republica fame) and Hawkes himself. [4]

Presenting career

Alexander has presented on Nickelodeon as well as Channel 5's morning children's block Milkshake! and It's a Knockout . [5] She was also one of the main presenters on the now-defunct TV Travelshop Channel that was on air from April 1998 to March 2005.[ citation needed ] She co-presented the BBC's Homes Under the Hammer alongside Martin Roberts from its launch in 2003 until 2016 when she left the programme. [6]

In July 2016, Alexander presented the first episode of the five-part BBC documentary series Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS in which she explored the current and historical medical treatment of patients with disabilities in the UK and described her own family's experience of the National Health Service after her daughter was diagnosed with transverse myelitis. [7] In 2017, she appeared in Channel 4's Tried and Tasted: The Ultimate Shopping List. [8] She began presenting the daytime Channel 4 series Best of Both Worlds [9] [10] in 2017, replacing Kirstie Allsopp.[ citation needed ] In 2017, she co-presented Lost and Found on Channel 4 daytime with Simon O'Brien. [11]

Personal life

Alexander was introduced to ex-Premier League footballer Stewart Castledine by a mutual friend, radio presenter Robin Banks. She married Castledine in 2000 in Richmond, West London [12] The couple have two children, Leo (a footballer) [13] and Kitty (an actress). [14] [15] [16] They live in Thames Ditton, Surrey. [17]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleChannel
1997–2000 Milkshake! Presenter Channel 5
1999–2001 It's a Knockout Co-presenter
2003–2018 Homes Under the Hammer Co-presenter BBC One
2016Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHSPresenter, 1 episode
2017Tried and Tasted: The Ultimate Shopping ListCelebrity taster Channel 4
2017—Best of Both WorldsPresenter
Lost and FoundCo-presenter
Bang on BudgetCo-presenter
2020The Customer Is Always RightPresenterBBC

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References

  1. ↑ "The Shaftesbury Homes And Arethusa Trading Company Limited – Company Information". Endole.
  2. ↑ Presenter: Len Goodman (1 March 2016). "Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman, Series 2 Episode 22". Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman. BBC One.
  3. ↑ "Lucy Alexander and Stewart Castledine". Hola!. 2000. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  4. ↑ "Chesney talks". www.thevisitor.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Lucy Alexander".
  6. ↑ "Lucy Alexander steps down from Homes Under The Hammer". BBC News. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Presenter: Lucy Alexander, Director and Series Producer: Richard Weller (28 July 2016). "Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS, Episode 1". Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS. BBC One.
  8. ↑ Rayner, Jay (6 June 2017). "What happens when you strip food of the branding and just rely on taste?". Radio Times . Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "New Channel 4 property show Best of Both Worlds needs Trafford househunters". messengernewspapers.co.uk. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  10. ↑ Basu, Joy (17 September 2016). "New Channel 4 show hosted by Lucy Alexander is looking for house-hunters in Kent". kentlive.news. Local World . Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Taking 'Rover' The Airways". www.dogstrust.org.uk.
  12. ↑ "Cashing in on the big day". BBC News. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  13. ↑ Johnson, Simon (24 November 2022). "Chelsea's 17-year-old midfielder who learned from his Wimbledon dad". theathletic.com. Retrieved 27 December 2022.(subscription required)
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