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Sophie McDonnell (born 3 February 1976) is an English television/radio presenter and former singer. She was a member of the group Precious, the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999 at which they placed 12th. She later presented children's television for CBBC until 2006.

Biography

Sophie McDonnell was born in Preston, Lancashire and worked as a model and actress before joining girl band Precious. She has acted in Emmerdale, which is a British soap opera.

She presented in-vision links on the CBBC channel up until summer 2006, and presented The Big Toe Radio Show on BBC7 from 2006 to 2009. She presented the final series of 50/50 on CBBC and co-hosted the channel's coverage of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy in 2005.

In 2007, McDonnell starred in a production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Kings Theatre, Southsea.

Filmography

References

1. "Precious... Sophie's date with Eurovision". Lancashire Telegraph. 21 May 1999. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
2. "Britain's Eurovision Song Contest entries: where are they now?". The Telegraph. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
3. Hannam, John (17 December 2007). "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs review at Kings Southsea | Review | Pantomime". The Stage. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

External links

• Sophie McDonnell at IMDb

• 1976 births
• Living people
• English radio presenters
• English television presenters
• British women television presenters
• Musicians from Preston, Lancashire
• Precious (band) members
• 21st-century English women singers
• 21st-century English singers
• English women radio presenters
• Mass media people from Preston, Lancashire
• People from Preston, Lancashire