Polly James

Background James was born in Cardiff, Wales, and lived in Llanishen, Rhiwbina and Thornhill in the city and then Penarth. She attended Stanwell Comprehensive in Penarth. and Bridge FM. she presented an overnight show on Absolute Radio in the early 2010's, moving to Capital South Wales in 2013. During Capital's restructuring in 2019, her Capital South Wales breakfast show (with Matt Lissack) was cancelled and she moved to Radio X.

She presented for Radio X Friday and Saturday nights in 2019. She has covered darts, rugby, football and boxing as a sports broadcaster, and presented for Unibet on social media.

Personal life James married fellow presenter Allan Lake and they founded a production company, Plush Productions, together in 2011. They divorced in the 2010s. In August 2018, her discovery of a homeless person sleeping on her porch made national headlines, and she rented out the property,

She has spoken out against social media trolls, and in favour of Welsh independence.