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Holly Willoughby
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Biography
Born: Holly Marie Willoughby on 10 February 1981, in Brighton, East Sussex.
Holly Willoughby is a British television presenter, who started out as an underwear model for various clients including Pretty Polly. She started her television career in 2000, becoming one of the presenters on the short-lived CITV show S Club TV, a spin-off of the British pop band S Club 7. After that, she presented several shows for CBBC including Xchange and also the Fame Academy spin-off show on the CBBC Channel.
In 2005, Willoughby moved back to CITV to co-present the successor to SMTV Live called Ministry of Mayhem, later renamed Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown. Every Saturday morning she was covered in gunge, starred in several sketches and comedic situations and also interviewed special guests, whilst linking to various competitions and cartoons. In 2006 she won the BAFTA children's TV presenter award.
She has since also presented on other ITV programmes, including co-presenting the ITV2 companion show for Celebrity Wrestling with Jack Osbourne, as well as occasionally presenting ITV's flagship music show CD:UK. In 2005, she had to face some of her worst fears for the CITV programme Feel the Fear. She co-presented ITV2 show Lip Service with Spencer Brown. In January 2006, she started hosting the new ITV ice skating show Dancing on Ice with Phillip Schofield, and returned to co-host the show in 2007 and 2008.
Willoughby is married to Dan Baldwin, a former producer of Ministry of Mayhem.
