Debbie Greenwood
Born (1959-09-16) 16 September 1959 (age 64)
Liverpool, Lancashire,[note 1] England
OccupationTelevision presenter

Debbie Greenwood (born 16 September 1959) is a British television presenter and a former beauty queen who won the title of Miss Great Britain in 1984.[1][2][3]

Career

Greenwood began her broadcasting career in 1984, presenting regional programmes for Granada Television.[4][5] She then moved on to the BBC's Breakfast Time (1985–1986),[2][3][6][7] which included broadcasting from a special studio outside Buckingham Palace for the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.[2]

During 1987 to 1989, she presented on BBC Radio 2 daytime programmes,[8] beginning with standing in for Gloria Hunniford at Christmas 1987.[9] She later presented Streetwise (1989–1990) for The Channel 4 Daily.[2][10] 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,[11] which aired on BBC1 from 1986 to 1988.[12]

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,[13] and most notably, twelve years presenting for QVC,[5][14][15] starting in 2001.[16]

Personal life

Greenwood is married to broadcaster Paul Coia, with whom she has two daughters.[15][17] She lives in Kingston upon Thames, south-western Greater London.[18] The home contains part of the original red leather sofa used on Breakfast Time, which the BBC gave to Greenwood as a parting gift.[19]

References

  1. ^ Liverpool was part of Lancashire in 1959. It has been part of Merseyside since 1974.


  1. ^ "Miss Great Britain Previous Winners". missgreatbritain.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Jones, Ian (2004). Morning Glory: A History of British Breakfast Television. Kelly. pp. 78, 83, 105, 240, 242. ISBN 9781903053201. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b Pulson, Diana (14 May 1986). "Pretty as a picture is the early morning girl". Liverpool Echo. p. 6. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Screen dispute". The Times (The Times Digital Archive). No. 62157. London, England. 6 June 1985. p. 3. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b "About Debbie Greenwood". Blogs.qvcuk.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  6. ^ West, Roy (13 May 1985). "Debbie comes through smiling". Liverpool Echo. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. ^ Lawson, Mark (1 February 1986). "Long Distance Form 16: Breakfast Television. Just what spinach did for Popeye". The Times (The Times Digital Archive). No. 62359. London, England. p. 7. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. ^ Jones, Tony; Seymour, Anthony (15 November 1989). "Between the Lines - Debbie Greenwood - collecting pennies". Newcastle Journal. Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, England. p. 5. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. ^ Our TV and Radio Correspondent (25 November 1987). "Radio 2 to have new presenters". The Daily Telegraph. No. 41188. London, England. p. 3. Retrieved 20 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Debbie Greenwood: Partying with Gloria Hunniford". Blogs.qvcuk.com. 28 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  11. ^ Gunter, Barrie; McAleer, Jill L.; Clifford, Brian (1991). Children's views about television. Avebury. p. 91. ISBN 9781856280693. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  12. ^ "First Class". UKGameshows.com. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  13. ^ Stevens, Philip (December 2015). "Crafty business". TVB Europe: 20–22. Retrieved 20 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ GRAY, RICHARD (19 December 2010). "Hard Sell Soft Focus". The Sunday Times. London, England. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ a b Stewart, Helen (9 September 2007). "Screen team struck a chord". The Sunday Times. London, England. p. 12. Retrieved 20 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ PHILLIPS, MARTIN (18 July 2013). "Biggest thing on sellyvision". The Sun. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 20 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "Personal". Paul Coia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  18. ^ Robertson, Peter; Edrich, Patrick (5 February 2022). "Liverpool TV presenter thanks James Bond after freak accident at home". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  19. ^ Lloyd, Albertina (18 January 2023). "BBC Breakfast's Jon Kay tracks down the show's original red sofa". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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