Sarah Cawood
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Sarah Cawood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sarah Louise Cawood 7 August 1972 |
| Spouse |
Andy Merry (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
Sarah Louise Cawood (born 7 August 1972[1] in St Pancras, London)[citation needed] is an English television presenter, voice over artist and narrator. She is best known for presenting the BBC children's Saturday morning show Live & Kicking.
Career
Cawood grew up in the
Between 1995 and 1996, she was a presenter for
In 1998, she took on an acting role, appearing as Angel in Todd Haynes's glam-rock drama Velvet Goldmine.
In May 2006, it was while she was presenting the National Lottery Jet Set alongside Eamonn Holmes that Fathers 4 Justice invaded the studio; she however carried on and later claimed it was her training on MTV which allowed her to 'ad-lib'. She won a Celebrity episode of The Weakest Link, beating cricketer Phil Tufnell in the final. In November 2006, she took part in the BBC's Celebrity Scissorhands for Children in Need.
She co-presented
She presented the UK version of the word-based quiz show
She was a panellist on The Wright Stuff in 2007, and returned in early January 2010.
She is also the voice-over on
On 10 November 2010, she and Alice Cooper co-presented the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards at the Roundhouse in London.
On 6 January 2014, Cawood joined Dave Taylor to present the breakfast show on Heart East Anglia from 6 am til 10 am. Sarah Cawood decided to leave the show in December 2014 to look after her children.[3] S
Personal life
In 2008, she was part of the British team that completed Olivia Newton-John's "Great Walk to Beijing".[4]
On 27 March 2012, Cawood gave birth to her first child, a son, named Hunter. In December 2012, Cawood married her long-term partner Andy Merry.[5] In August 2013, Cawood gave birth to her second child, a daughter, named Autumn.
On 22 September 2022, Cawood announced that she had been diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer in August 2021, and that she has managed to make a full recovery.[6]
She is a supporter of Arsenal[citation needed] and remains a popular blogger on issues such as motherhood.[7]
References
- ^ "Sarah Cawood | Unfiltered".
- ^ "Lily Savage's Blankety Blank". 15. Episode 16. 3 June 2001. ITV.
- ^ "New Heart breakfast co-host in East Anglia". 23 December 2014.
- ^ "The Great Walking To Beijing 2008". GreatWalkToBeijing.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Sarah Cawood Marries Andy Merry".
- ^ Brazier, Tori (22 September 2022). "Sarah Cawood reveals that she is "positive" in the face of stage one breast cancer". Metro. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "BabyCentre Blog". 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013.
External links
- Sarah Cawood at IMDb
