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ressed in black tights, day I was on live afternoon TV. a rigorous six week training
Ugg boots and a I can’t describe the change. I programme organised by
knee-length dark-green thought that I was in a bubble.’ Monarch Air and Lisa Maffia
T-shirt dress, TV presenter Getting the job may have and Mica Paris are two of
Angellica Bell hops out of a been easy, but presenting isn’t the stars taking part. Having
silver Mercedes taxi and as simple as it seems. Like any featured in Channel 4’s The
enters the south London job, practice makes perfect. Games, Lisa is no stranger to
studio where her Flavour cover ‘Hopefully nobody has those reality TV. However this area is
shoot is taking place. In the tapes of the first few months new to Mica. Angellica admits
flesh she is extremely slim and because I was shocking,’ she that confident and feisty Mica
a lot shorter then she appears says laughing reminiscently. is her favourite celebrity taking
on TV. Gone is the short bob Angellica presented the part. ‘She is a diva in a really
she used to have when she prime-time children’s TV slot lovely way, she’s so funny, she
worked on Children’s BBC for six and a half years. If you doesn’t like to be told anything
(CBBC) now she’s sporting can cast your mind back to and she likes her sleep. I love
a long mane of jet-black hair those early days, Angellica her, but everyone on that
which she pushes back off admits that she didn’t look show is brilliant. They’ve all
her shoulder as she greets the like a typical presenter. ‘I was got different strengths.’
waiting Flavour team. fat, I had glasses and I wasn’t Enjoying her current role
She is as infectiously really glam looking. I looked as the hostess with the
chirpy just like she appears on like a bit of a geek.’ mostess she’s having fun,
the box, but she’s no longer but she hasn’t taken her eye
the cute girl that you may Naturally talented off what she wants to do
remember. She is all grown Despite how she looked, it next. ‘I would love to present
up hosting reality and factual was evident that Angellica had Saturday night programming.
entertainment shows and is natural talent and her career Shiny floors, live audience.
ready to show everyone her has flourished ever since. I’d love it,’ she states pausing
sexy side. So that’s exactly During her time at CBBC she for a minute at the thought.
what we let her do. was the main anchor for The ‘Prime time shows and family
Saturday Show, Xchange, entertainment is definitely what
Flirting with the camera 50/50 and Short Change. I want to do as I don’t want
Slipping into a short gold dress Although Angellica will always to alienate my younger
and six-inch purple stilettos be associated with children’s audience. That would be
Angellica shows off a great set TV, she has presented shows amazing. But if I… let’s not try
of pins and she isn’t afraid to including Holiday Hit Squad and jinx it. It will happen, it
flirt with the camera. At ease and Departure Lounge. She will happen,’ she repeats like
with every click, her friendly got her groove on in Dance a mantra, convincing herself.
persona shines through and Xtra for BBC Entertainment,
Just a matter of time
“I was fat, I had glasses and I wasn’t
With many genres of program-
glam looking. I looked a bit of a geek”
ming under her belt, it’s just
a matter of time before
Angellica will get to front her
it’s easy to see why she’s a explored behind the scenes for very own X-Factor or Strictly
successful presenter. EastEnders Xtra and looked at Come Dancing, so she has
For many people their big the abolition of the Slave Trade nothing to worry about. Even
break happens when they tracing her St Lucian family though the popular presenter
least expect it. Sometimes it’s line back to Senegal in has graced our screens for
a matter of being in the right Angellica: Time Traveller. many years, she is still one of
place at the right time and She is currently a roving the very few UK TV hosts that
that’s exactly how Angellica’s reporter on BBC1’s topical we don’t know much about.
dream came true. ‘After daily programme The One So what was life like for
graduating from uni with a Show and a savvy air hostess Angellica growing up?
degree in politics, I started on ITV2’s reality show Celeb Raised by a single mother
temping at the BBC and got Air, which follows 10 celebri- in West London with her two
spotted,’ says the star. ‘One ties as they run an airline. All sisters, life was a far cry away
day I was temping, the next the celebs have undertaken from the world of glitz and
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