Sally Meen

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Sally Meen
Born
Sally Jennifer Meen

(1965-06-13) 13 June 1965 (age 59)
Plymouth, Devon, England
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active1988–present
Spouse
Russ Lindsay
(m. 2006)
Children2
Relatives Matthew Goode (maternal half-brother)

Sally Jennifer Meen (born 13 June 1965) is an English television presenter.

Meen has a degree in catering and institutional management, and latterly qualifications in art and design. Her TV career started out as a dancer on Benny Hill, then a continuity announcer on TSW, before becoming a weather presenter on GMTV. She then moved to become the hostess for two years on BBC TV's Jim Davidson's The Generation Game in 1995.

She has presented on talk radio and 963 Liberty Radio in London, as well as appearing on satellite TV stations: TV Travel Shop, Thomas Cook TV, Carlton Food Network.

Personal life

Meen became engaged to Caron Keating's widower Russ Lindsay on Christmas Day 2005. The couple married in September 2006 and have two daughters Tilly Jennifer Lindsay (born 14 March 2008) and Flora Lottie Lindsay (born 8 July 2010). [1] Lindsay has two sons, Charlie (29) and Gabriel (27) from his marriage to Keating. Meen is the maternal half-sister of actor Matthew Goode.

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References

  1. "Sally Meen". IMDb. Retrieved 30 May 2021.