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Polly Parsons | |
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Born | Bristol, England | 15 February 1984
Education | Elmhurst School for Dance |
Occupation(s) | Television presenter actress glamour model |
Years active | 2004–present |
Television | Fun Song Factory Genie in the House The Real Hustle |
Spouse | |
Partner | Sid Owen (2006–2012) |
Children | 2 |
Polly Parsons (born 15 February 1984) is an English television presenter.
Parsons was born in Bristol, and attended Sacred Heart Convent Primary School and later Redland High School for Girls. [1] She then gained A-Levels in Art, Drama and Dance and a Diploma in Performing Arts at Elmhurst School for Dance, Camberley.
Parsons co-presented Fun Song Factory as Paige with Laura Hamilton. She also appeared as Princess Sapphire in Genie in the House , Toonattik , and played Crystal in Disastrous for Nickelodeon. Later, she starred in Don't Get Screwed for BBC Three, and as Becky in Meet the Parents on E4. [2] She was a presenter on BBC Three's The Real Hustle [3] in 2012.
Parsons dated EastEnders actor Sid Owen for six years; the couple were engaged from 2009 to 2012. The year she and Owen parted, she began a relationship with footballer Thomas Vermaelen, with whom she has two sons. The couple married in June 2017. [4]
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