Sophie McDonnell

Sophie McDonnell (born 3 February 1976) is an English 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.

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

Year Title Role Notes 1999 Eurovision Song Contest Herself Part of girl band Precious 2000 Emmerdale Guest role 2002–06 CBBC Herself Continuity presenter 2004 Stupid! Herself Episode: Human Food 2005 Comic Relief Does Fame Academy Herself Co-presenter of CBBC's coverage 50/50 Herself Main presenter for final series Bamzooki Herself Guest presenter 2006–09 BBC 7 Herself Main presenter