Carol Smillie

Carol Smillie
Smillie performing as Madonna in Hormonal Housewives at the King's Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, November 2011
Born
Carol Patricia Smillie

(1961-12-23) 23 December 1961 (age 62)
Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation(s)Television presenter, actress, entrepreneur, author, model, humanist celebrant
Years active1989–2011
Spouse
Alex Knight
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(m. 1991)​
Children3
Websitewww.carolsmillie.tv Edit this at Wikidata

Carol Patricia Smillie (born 23 December 1961) is a Scottish former television presenter, actress and model. Smillie became famous as a presenter on British TV during the 1990s and early 2000s. She was best known for assisting Nicky Campbell on the UK version of the game show Wheel of Fortune between 1989 and 1994. Between 1996 and 2003, she was the main presenter on the BBC One home makeover show Changing Rooms.[1]

After leaving the Glasgow School of Art, Smillie was a model throughout the 1980s. Her break in television came in 1989 when she auditioned for the role of hostess on Wheel of Fortune After leaving the show in 1994, Smillie appeared on the BBC television channel, firstly as a reporter on The Travel Show, and then the Holiday show, eventually becoming the programme's main presenter. The DIY programme Changing Rooms established her name and led to her presenting other primetime shows for the BBC, such as the National Lottery and her own morning chat show Smillie's People.[2]

In 2012 Smillie decided to leave mainstream TV and created a new business venture, launching a brand of leak-proof underwear for women, named DiaryDoll. This was later changed to Pretty Clever Pants. In 2018 Smillie relinquished control of her business, licensing the brand to the company High Street TV.[3]

As of 2018, Smillie qualified as a humanist celebrant with the Humanist Society Scotland, and is now pursuing a career conducting humanist, non-religious weddings, funerals and baby-namings.[4]

  1. ^ "Carol Smillie". UKGameshows. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Smillie's People (TV Series 1996– ) – IMDb". Internet Movie Database. 1 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Pretty Clever Pants". carolsmillie. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Former Changing Rooms host Carol Smillie becomes Humanist celebrant". Scotsman.com. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2019.