Ann Sidney

Ann Sidney (born 27 March 1944) is a British actress, television host and beauty queen who won the 1964 Miss World contest representing the United Kingdom.

Early life Sidney moved to Poole when very young. She went to Martin Road School in Parkstone and then Martin Kemp-Welch secondary school, which later became St Aldhelm's Academy, leaving school at fifteen. She featured in several Australian television programs, including the comedy series Birds In The Bush (1972), the war drama Spyforce and later co-hosted an Australian version of the game show, The Better Sex (1978).

Personal life Both before and during her reign as Miss World, Sidney was dating Bruce Forsyth, who at the time was married to Penny Calvert.

In December 1970 Sidney married actor Rod McLennan and moved to Australia; In 2005 Sidney married her fifth husband, the West End producer Duncan Weldon. He died in 2019.