Sophie McDonnell


Sophie McDonnell is a 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.
In the summer of 2005 she presented as a guest for two weeks the BBC's flagship Saturday morning programme The Saturday Show. 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Eurovision Song ContestHerselfPart of girl band Precious
2000EmmerdaleGuest role
2002–06CBBCHerselfContinuity presenter
2004Stupid!HerselfEpisode: Human Food
2005The Saturday ShowHerselfGuest presenter/Main reporter
2005Comic Relief Does Fame AcademyHerselfCo-presenter of CBBC's coverage
200550/50HerselfMain presenter for final series
2005BamzookiHerselfGuest presenter
2006–09BBC 7HerselfMain presenter