About
Pollyanna is a vivacious, confident TV Presenter full of ambition and drive. She is currently filming her fourth series for the hugely successful Gadget Show on Channel 5. Pollyanna joined the show in May 2010 and has slotted easily into The Gadget Show team with Jason, Suzi, Ortis and Jon. She is also a regular guest on TalkSPORT Radio, discussing the latest gadgets available, and is the bi monthly Technology Columnist for “How it Works” magazine.
In the first three series, we have seen her take part in all sorts of tech challenges including some scary scenes whilst bungee jumping in South Africa from the highest commercial bungee jumping bridge at 200 feet high and competing in a power tool drag race, with her own custom made drag car, which she helped build, powered by 4 petrol chainsaw motors.
Since being on the show she has become a complete techno junkie and can’t resist buying lots of the tech that she reviews for the show.
Growing up in the Midlands as the youngest of 6 children, Pollyanna was offered a place at the Carlton Junior Television Workshop in Nottingham at the age of 16. She achieved a HND in Performing Arts which led to featured parts in shows such as Ghost Squad and Doctors, not to mention being a driving stunt double in Eleventh Hour.
As a trained singer Pollyanna got down to the last 13 on ‘Popstars The Rivals’, slimly missing out on being in Girls Aloud. She has also sang with Gareth Gates, performed backing vocals for the Worlds no 1 Elvis tribute, and in 2007 starred in ‘Wannabe’, a show looking to create an over 25 Girls Group to coincide with the comeback of the Spice Girls,
It is to date the most successful show ever on VH1. In April last year, at Gadget Show Live in Birmingham she competed in a performance challenge where she performed as Lady Gaga singing Bad Romance for an audience of 70,000 people over 5 days.
Pollyanna is confortable presenting both live and pre-recorded shows. Before she joined The Gadget Show she co-presented on The Wright Stuff and interviewed the likes of Ralph Fiennes and Dustin Hoffman. She even got Jack Black to do Crazy Feet for the camera, all on the infamous red carpet.
Pollyanna has also spent time on the grid at the Grand Prix, British Touring Car Championships and British Superbikes, which is where she developed her love for Motorsport. In November 2010 she was asked to co- host the Abu Dhabi Chequered Flag Ball with Eddie Jordan. 
Pollyanna’s friendly no nonsense approach makes her a good communicator for hosting events and she was invited to present an award at the Children’s BAFTA in November 2010.
With her model looks and curvy figure, Pollyanna is also an avid follower of fashion, using latest technology to source fashion websites for her purchases. She loves buying glamorous dresses for her red carpet appearances to contrast the ‘tomboy’ image she has on The Gadget Show.
Snow skiing is also a passion for her, having learnt to ski whilst shooting a travel programe in Whistler, Canada for Most Exclusive Television, she also has a love of Golf and is a Patron for the National Golf Club Challenge which raises awareness and funds for Help 4 Heroes through the great game of Golf, after just 12 weeks from first swinging a club she gained her official 36 handicap.
Pollyanna is a young versatile talent who can be an asset to all types of entertainment shows and corporate events.
