Claire Sutton (QVC presenter)

Claire Joanna Sutton (born 25 March 1967 in Leicester, Leicestershire) is a British television presenter. She is a former dancer, actress and model, best known for her current role as home shopping host on the shopping channel QVC UK.

For the character in Yes Prime Minister, see Claire Sutton (Yes Prime Minister).

Career

Sutton studied dance and drama, and has since starred in various commercials and plays.[1] In 1990, she was the hostess for the BBC One game show Takeover Bid alongside Bruce Forsyth.[2] She was also a member of the cheer leading band G-Force, with whom she performed on the Gladiators TV show on ITV in the mid-1990s cheering on the participants.[2]

Ever since September 1997, she has been a full-time TV presenter on the QVC shopping channel,[1] where she is reputed for her bubbly personality.[1]

Personal life

Sutton is the youngest of three children. Her father died when she was 13.[3] She married landscape gardener Daniel Sage in 1999, four years after they met at a taping of Gladiators in which he was attending as a spectator.[2] They have three children.[2][1]

References
  1. "About Claire Sutton". QVCUK.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. "The Box: I shook my pom poms… We fell in love". Birmingham Post and Mail. 2003. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  3. "Me and my Mummy". QVCUK.com. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2012.


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