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Polly James | |
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| Born | 28 November 1986 Cardiff, Wales |
| Spouse | Allan Lake (2000s–2010s) [1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Station | Radio X |
| Network | Global Media & Entertainment |
| Time slot | Weekend afternoons (2019–present) |
| Station | Capital South Wales |
| Network | Capital (radio network) |
| Time slot | Weekday Breakfast (–2019) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Polly James (formerly Polly Lake; [2] born 1986or1987 [1] ) is a Welsh radio and television presenter. [3] She has presented for Absolute Radio, [1] Radio X, [4] and Capital South Wales. [5] She has been a television sports broadcaster, covering darts for Sky Sports, [6] as well as the Late Night Football Club, BBC One's chat show for the duration of Wales' participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [7] [8]
James was born in Cardiff, Wales, [9] [10] and lived in Llanishen, Rhiwbina and Thornhill in the city and then Penarth. [11] She attended Stanwell Comprehensive in Penarth. [5] She competed for Wales and GB Juniors in athletics at an underage level. [5] [12] [1]
James starting broadcasting in community radio stations like Afan FM, [13] and Bridge FM. [14] After working for Nation Radio Wales, [15] [16] [14] [17] she presented an overnight show on Absolute Radio in the early 2010's, [1] moving to Capital South Wales in 2013. [5] [18] During Capital's restructuring in 2019, her Capital South Wales breakfast show (with Matt Lissack) was cancelled and she moved to Radio X. [19] [11] It was later nominated for Breakfast Show of the year. [20]
She presented for Radio X Friday and Saturday nights in 2019. [21] [22] She has covered darts, [23] rugby, football and boxing as a sports broadcaster, [24] [25] and presented for Unibet on social media. [14]
James married fellow presenter Allan Lake and they founded a production company, Plush Productions, together in 2011. [1] [2] They divorced in the 2010s. [1] [5] She has one daughter and one son. [9] [26] In August 2018, her discovery of a homeless person sleeping on her porch made national headlines, [27] and she rented out the property, [10] with its unusual art collection (giant sheep, shark head, paintings by Ronnie Wood, a statue of Freddy Krueger and a door mural of Tom Jones in his underwear) in 2019. [28]
She has spoken out against social media trolls, [29] and in favour of Welsh independence. [30]