Lucy Alexander

{{short description|English television presenter}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Lucy Alexander | image = | image_size = | birth_name = Lucy Alexander | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|4|3}} | birth_place = East Dulwich, London, England | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | employer = {{plainlist| * Channel 4 (current) * BBC (former) }} | occupation = {{hlist|Presenter|property expert}} | years_active = 1997–present | spouse = {{marriage|Stewart Castledine|2000}} | children = 2 (Kitty Castledine and Leo Castledine) | parents = | education = | alma_mater = | television = ''Homes Under the Hammer'' }}

'''Lucy Alexander''' (born 3 April 1970)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Shaftesbury Homes And Arethusa Trading Company Limited – Company Information |url=http://www.endole.co.uk/company/02774533/the-shaftesbury-homes-and-arethusa-trading-company-limited |publisher=Endole}}</ref> is an English television presenter. She is known for appearing on the BBC One property show ''Homes Under the Hammer''.

==Early life== Alexander was born in East Dulwich, London, and has an elder sister, Sally.<ref name="HoML">{{cite episode |title=Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman, Series 2 Episode 22 |series=Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman |series-link=Holiday of My Lifetime |credits=Presenter: Len Goodman |station=BBC One |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b072gnsl |airdate=1 March 2016}}</ref> She graduated in drama and dance from the London Studio Centre where one of her friends was actress Tamzin Outhwaite.<ref name="Hola">{{cite web |url=http://www.hola.com/hello/hellonet/2000/he0616s5.htm |title=Lucy Alexander and Stewart Castledine |publisher=Hola! |year=2000 |access-date=5 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913214036/http://www.hola.com/hello/hellonet/2000/he0616s5.htm |archive-date=13 September 2008 }}</ref> In 1991, Alexander appeared in the music video for Chesney Hawkes' single "The One and Only" alongside Saffron (later of Republica fame) and Hawkes himself.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thevisitor.co.uk/lifestyle/chesney-talks-1-1199023 |title=Chesney talks |website=www.thevisitor.co.uk}}</ref>

==Presenting career== Alexander has presented on Nickelodeon as well as Channel 5's morning children's block ''Milkshake!'' and ''It's a Knockout''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.primeperformersagency.co.uk/lucy-alexander |title=Lucy Alexander}}</ref> She was also one of the main presenters on the now-defunct TV Travelshop Channel that was on air from April 1998 to March 2005.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} She co-presented the BBC's ''Homes Under the Hammer'' alongside Martin Roberts from its launch in 2003 until 2016 when she left the programme.<ref name="BBC Online 5 July 2016">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36712822 |title=Lucy Alexander steps down from Homes Under The Hammer |author= |date=5 July 2016 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref>

In July 2016, Alexander presented the first episode of the five-part BBC documentary series ''Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS'' in which she explored the current and historical medical treatment of patients with disabilities in the UK and described her own family's experience of the National Health Service after her daughter was diagnosed with transverse myelitis.<ref name="Matron, Medicine and Me">{{cite episode |title=Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS, Episode 1 |series=Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS |credits=Presenter: Lucy Alexander, Director and Series Producer: Richard Weller |station=BBC One |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07k7pj3 |airdate=28 July 2016}}</ref> In 2017, she appeared in Channel 4's ''Tried and Tasted: The Ultimate Shopping List''.<ref name="Radio Times 6 June 2017">{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-06-06/what-happens-when-you-strip-food-of-the-branding-and-just-rely-on-taste |title=What happens when you strip food of the branding and just rely on taste? |last=Rayner |first=Jay |author-link=Jay Rayner |date=6 June 2017 |work=Radio Times |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref> She began presenting the daytime Channel 4 series ''Best of Both Worlds''<ref name="Messengernewspapers website 8 September 2016">{{cite web |title=New Channel 4 property show Best of Both Worlds needs Trafford househunters |url=http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/14728757.New_Channel_4_property_show_Best_of_Both_Worlds_needs_Trafford_househunters/ |author= |date=8 September 2016 |publisher=messengernewspapers.co.uk |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="Kent Live 17 September 2016">{{cite web |url=http://www.kentlive.news/new-channel-4-show-is-looking-for-househunters-n/story-29725376-detail/story.html| title= New Channel 4 show hosted by Lucy Alexander is looking for house-hunters in Kent |last=Basu |first=Joy |date=17 September 2016 |website=kentlive.news |publisher=Local World |access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref> in 2017, replacing Kirstie Allsopp.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} In 2017, she co-presented ''Lost and Found'' on Channel 4 daytime with Simon O'Brien.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/news-events/blog/taking-rover-the-airways |title=Taking 'Rover' The Airways |website=www.dogstrust.org.uk}}</ref>

==Personal life== Alexander was introduced to ex-Premier League footballer Stewart Castledine by a mutual friend, radio presenter Robin Banks. She married Castledine in 2000 in Richmond, west London<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/900984.stm |title=Cashing in on the big day |publisher=BBC News |date=29 August 2000 |access-date=5 August 2008}}</ref> The couple have two children, Kitty (an actress)<ref>https://enablemagazine.co.uk/getting-independent-with-kitty-and-lucy-alexander/</ref><ref>https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/cuddles-saved-life-tv-presenter-8333585.amp</ref><ref>https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/eastenders-penny-branning-return-new-actress-newsupdate/</ref> and Leo (a footballer).<ref name=athletic>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3924067/2022/11/24/leo-castledine-making-strides-at-chelsea-after-learning-from-dad/|title=Chelsea's 17-year-old midfielder who learned from his Wimbledon dad|first=Simon|last=Johnson|date=24 November 2022|access-date=27 December 2022|website=theathletic.com}} {{subscription required}}</ref> They live in Thames Ditton, Surrey.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/genres/factual/homesandgardens/homes |title=BBC – Programmes categorised as Factual: Homes & Gardens: Homes}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Channel |- | 1997–2000 | ''Milkshake!'' | Presenter | rowspan=2|Channel 5 |- | 1999–2001 | ''It's a Knockout'' | Co-presenter |- | 2003–2018 | ''Homes Under the Hammer'' | Co-presenter | rowspan=2|BBC One |- | 2016 | ''Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS'' | Presenter, 1 episode |- | 2017 | ''Tried and Tasted: The Ultimate Shopping List'' | Celebrity taster | rowspan=3|Channel 4 |- | rowspan=3|2017–present | ''Best of Both Worlds'' | Presenter |- | ''Lost and Found'' | Co-presenter |- | ''Bang on Budget'' | Co-presenter |- | 2020 | ''The Customer Is Always Right'' | Presenter | BBC |- | 2023–present |''A Place in the Sun''<ref>{{cite web |author= |date= |title="Lucy Alexander: A Place in the Sun TV Presenter" |url=https://www.aplaceinthesun.com/tv-show/presenters/lucy-alexander |website=A Place in the Sun |location= |publisher=Freeform Productions |access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref> | Presenter | Channel 4 |- |}

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== *{{IMDb name|1134688}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Lucy}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:English television presenters Category:People from East Dulwich Category:Television personalities from the London Borough of Southwark