Angela Scanlon

Angela Scanlon
Born
Angela Marie Scanlon

(1983-12-29) 29 December 1983 (age 40)
EducationTechnological University Dublin
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • journalist
Employers
Television
Spouse
Roy Horgan
(m. 2014)
Children2

Angela Marie Scanlon (born 29 December 1983)[1] is an Irish television presenter and broadcaster for RTÉ and the BBC. She initially broadcast on Irish television, presenting a number of programmes on RTÉ including the documentary Oi Ginger! in 2014.

Since 2016, she has appeared as a reporter on The One Show, and presented in the absence of Alex Jones. She undertook her first role on a major British show as a co-host of Robot Wars with Dara Ó Briain (2016–2018).[2]

In 2023 she was a contestant on the twenty-first series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Carlos Gu and finishing in sixth place.

  1. ^ "Angela Scanlon". rottentomatoes. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Robot Wars presenter line-up for BBC Two revealed and new logo unveiled". www.bbc.co.uk.