Debbie Greenwood

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Debbie Greenwood
Born (1959-09-16) 16 September 1959 (age 64)
Liverpool, England
NationalityBritish
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • wedding celebrant
Years active1984–present
Spouse
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(m. 1992)​
Children2 daughters
Website https://www.debbiegreenwoodceremonies.com/

Debbie Greenwood (born 16 September 1959) is a British television presenter and wedding celebrant. [1] [2] [3] She won the title of Miss Great Britain in 1984. [4] [5] [6]

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Career

Greenwood began her broadcasting career in 1984, presenting regional programmes for Granada Television. [7] [8] She then moved on to the BBC's Breakfast Time (1985–1986), [5] [6] [9] [10] which included broadcasting from a special studio outside Buckingham Palace for the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. [5]

During 1987 to 1989, she presented on BBC Radio 2 daytime programmes, [11] beginning with standing in for Gloria Hunniford at Christmas 1987. [12] She later presented Streetwise (1989–1990) for The Channel 4 Daily . [5] [13] 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 , [14] which aired on BBC1 from 1986 to 1988. [15]

Greenwood has since been seen on a variety of UK-based satellite and cable shopping channels, including TV Travel Shop, Bid TV, The Craft Channel, [16] and most notably, twelve years presenting for QVC, [8] [17] [18] starting in 2001. [19]

Personal life

Debbie grew up in Liverpool with her mum Rosalie, a doctor's receptionist, her dad Ron, a police sergeant, and her sister. [20] Greenwood is married to broadcaster Paul Coia, with whom she has two daughters. [18] [21] She lives in Kingston upon Thames, south-western Greater London. [22] The home contains part of the original red leather sofa used on Breakfast Time, which the BBC gave to Greenwood as a parting gift. [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Debbie Greenwood". Association of Independent Celebrants. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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  4. ↑ "Miss Great Britain Previous Winners". missgreatbritain.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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