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Sarah Cawood (born 7 August 1972 in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
) is an English
England

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 television presenter. She grew up in the Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire is a Counties_of_the_United_Kingdom#England in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex, England and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west....
 village of Maxey
Maxey

Maxey is a village in the City of Peterborough in England located between Peterborough & Stamford, Lincolnshire - it is home to nearly 700 residents....
.

was educated at Stamford High School near Peterborough
Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of as of June 2006. For ceremonial counties of England purposes it is in the Counties of England of Cambridgeshire....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Between 1995 and 1996 she worked as a presenter for Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon UK

Nickelodeon UK, Nick UK for short is a cable and satellite TV network. The United Kingdom version, legally known as Nickelodeon UK, was launched on 1 September 1993....
. In 1997, she moved on to present The Girlie Show
The Girlie Show (Channel 4)

The Girlie Show was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. Its presenters were Sarah Cawood, Claire Gorham, American Model Rachel Williams, and in her first presenting job, Sara Cox....
. From 1998-2000, she presented the Karaoke
Karaoke

is a form of entertainment in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known popular music song which has no lead vocal....
 quiz, Night Fever. She has also presented on MTV
MTV

MTV is an United States cable television network based in Media of New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJ ....
, Live & Kicking
Live & Kicking

Live & Kicking was a BBC Saturday morning children's magazine programme, running from 1993 to 2001. The fourth in a succession of Saturday morning shows, it was the replacement for Going Live!, and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, comedy, competitions and the showing of cartoons....
 and Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running United Kingdom UK Singles Chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006....
.






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Sarah Cawood (born 7 August 1972 in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
) is an English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 television presenter. She grew up in the Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire is a Counties_of_the_United_Kingdom#England in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex, England and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west....
 village of Maxey
Maxey

Maxey is a village in the City of Peterborough in England located between Peterborough & Stamford, Lincolnshire - it is home to nearly 700 residents....
.

Career

She was educated at Stamford High School near Peterborough
Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of as of June 2006. For ceremonial counties of England purposes it is in the Counties of England of Cambridgeshire....
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Between 1995 and 1996 she worked as a presenter for Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon UK

Nickelodeon UK, Nick UK for short is a cable and satellite TV network. The United Kingdom version, legally known as Nickelodeon UK, was launched on 1 September 1993....
. In 1997, she moved on to present The Girlie Show
The Girlie Show (Channel 4)

The Girlie Show was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. Its presenters were Sarah Cawood, Claire Gorham, American Model Rachel Williams, and in her first presenting job, Sara Cox....
. From 1998-2000, she presented the Karaoke
Karaoke

is a form of entertainment in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known popular music song which has no lead vocal....
 quiz, Night Fever. She has also presented on MTV
MTV

MTV is an United States cable television network based in Media of New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJ ....
, Live & Kicking
Live & Kicking

Live & Kicking was a BBC Saturday morning children's magazine programme, running from 1993 to 2001. The fourth in a succession of Saturday morning shows, it was the replacement for Going Live!, and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, comedy, competitions and the showing of cartoons....
 and Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running United Kingdom UK Singles Chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006....
. She has co-presented the midweek and Saturday National Lottery
National Lottery (United Kingdom)

The National Lottery is the largest lottery in the United Kingdom. It is operated by Camelot Group, to whom the licence was granted in 1994, 2001 and again in 2007....
 programmes and is also a reporter on the Channel 4
Channel 4

Channel 4 is a UK Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television broadcaster which began transmissions on 2 November 1982. Although commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the #Channel Four Television...
 show Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy is a United Kingdom magazine/Talk/Chat show that aired on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2008. Presented by married couple Richard and Judy, it often featured the world's most famous stars, along with features that included their Book discussion club, Wine Club and Film Club....
. In addition to this, she presented an information video for Argos
Argos (retailer)

Argos is the largest general-goods retailer in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with over 700 stores. Argos is unique amongst major retailers in the U.K....
 for staff training purposes. In May 2006, it was while she was presenting The National Lottery Jet Set, alongside Eamonn Holmes
Eamonn Holmes

Eamonn Reginald Holmes is an Irish people television and radio presenter based in England. His prolific presenting across many programmes and channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland and hectic schedule was often parodied in the media to the extent that he was said to hold a monopoly....
 that Fathers 4 Justice
Fathers 4 Justice

Fathers 4 Justice began as a Fathers rights organisation in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom branch was temporarily disbanded in January 2006, following allegations of a plot by members to kidnap the son of then-Prime Minister Tony Blair....
 invaded the studio, she however carried on and later claimed it was her training on MTV which allowed her to 'ad-lib' and continue. On 6 November 2006 Sarah introduced Feeder
Feeder

Feeder may refer to:*Feeder , the Welsh rock group*Feeder , someone who gains sexual pleasure from helping another gain weight*Feeder, a regional term for frontage road, or other small road eventually delivering traffic to a larger one...
 on stage at their War Child
War Child

War Child or Warchild can refer to:* War baby, a child born to a native parent and a parent belonging to a foreign military force* War Child , a Dutch, British and Canadian charity, that helps children who are victims of warfare...
 show at the Roundhouse in Camden
Camden Town

Camden Town is the name of an area within the London Borough of Camden, situated in London, England. It is occasionally shortened to Camden....
, London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 shortly after the band gained their 3rd platinum album. In 2006, she won a Celebrity Edition of the Weakest Link
Weakest Link

The Weakest Link is a United Kingdom television quiz show that is broadcast on BBC One. It was devised by doctor and situation comedy writer Fintan Coyle and the comedian Cathy Dunning, and developed for television by the BBC Entertainment Department....
, beating Cricketer Phil Tufnell
Phil Tufnell

Philip Clive Roderick "Tuffers" Tufnell is an England television personality and former cricketer....
 in the final. In November 2006 she took take part in the BBC's Celebrity Scissorhands
Celebrity Scissorhands

Celebrity Scissorhands is a reality show that is part of the BBC's Children in Need charity campaign, in which celebrities attempt to cut people's hair to raise money for the campaign while trained and watched by professional hairdresser Lee Stafford....
 for Children in Need
Children in Need

File:BBC Children in Need.svgBBC Children in Need is an annual United Kingdom charitable organization appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over ?500 million....
. She also co-presented BBC3's coverage of Comic Relief does Fame Academy
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy

Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities sing as students of the Academy. The programme was launched in 2003 to help raise money for the charities supported by Comic Relief , with the final of the show occurring on Red Nose Day....
. On 10 May 2007 Sarah commentated on the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007

The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May....
 alongside Paddy O'Connell
Paddy O'Connell

Guy Patrick Bennett O'Connell , better known as Paddy O'Connell is a United Kingdom television and radio presenter of Irish descent, working mainly for the BBC....
 for viewers in the United Kingdom. Around this time Sarah also starred as the 'hidden' celebrity in an episode of the CBBC show Hider in the House
Hider in the House

Hider in the House is a multi award winning children's show presented by Jason King and Joel Ross . In the programme, a celebrity has to be hidden in a family's house by three children and a parent....
.

Sarah now presents the word based quiz show That's The Question
That's the Question

That's the Question is an United States quiz game show on Game Show Network, hosted by Bob Goen, which premiered in 2006. It was based on a show of the same name originating in the Netherlands, developed by 2waytraffic....
 on Challenge
Challenge

Challenge is a United Kingdom digital TV channel owned by Virgin Media Television. It was originally called The Family Channel from 1 September, 1993 to 31 January, 1997 but it was later re-branded as Challenge TV from 1 February, 1997....
 which began airing on 14 May 2007.

Personal life

She is 5' 1" tall and stood on a raised platform throughout a celebrity edition of Weakest Link
Weakest Link

The Weakest Link is a United Kingdom television quiz show that is broadcast on BBC One. It was devised by doctor and situation comedy writer Fintan Coyle and the comedian Cathy Dunning, and developed for television by the BBC Entertainment Department....
 in 2006. She is dating drummer Emmet Cleaver. She was a bridesmaid, along with Fearne Cotton, at Holly Willoughby's wedding

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