Nadia Sawalha Wiki Biography
Nadia Sawalha (born 18 November 1964) is an English actress and television presenter best known for her role as Annie Palmer in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 1997 until 1999.From 1999 to 2002, she was a regular panellist on the lunchtime chat show Loose Women, returning to the show as a panellist in October 2013.In 2007, Sawalha won Celebrity MasterChef, which led her on to present a number of cookery programmes including Saturday Cookbook alongside Mark Sargeant.From 2011 to 2012, Nadia hosted Lorraine as a stand-in presenter for Lorraine Kelly on Friday mornings. Since 2013, she has co-hosted the Sunday morning chat show Sunday Scoop alongside Kaye Adams.
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Date Of Birth | November 18, 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Wandsworth, London, England, UK |
| Height | 5′ 10½” (1.79 m) |
| Profession | Actress |
| Spouse | Justin Mildwater |
| Parents | Roberta Lane |
| Siblings | Dina Sawalha |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768021 |
| Quote | |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on Madonna] Has she not got a friend that can go “Mutton Alert!”? |
| 2 | [on Paul McCartney] I’m going to be really controversial here: he needs to be wheeled off. As far as I was concerned, he ruined the Olympics at the end with that dreadful singing. He can’t sing anymore. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | The first single she bought was “The Laughing Gnome” by David Bowie. |
| 2 | Is one of 8 EastEnders (1985) actors to have competed on Dancing on Ice (2006). The others, in chronological order, are Gemma Bissix (Clare Bates), Todd Carty (Mark Fowler), Bobby Davro (Vinnie Monks), Danniella Westbrook (Sam Mitchell), Sam Attwater (Leon Small), Laila Morse (Mo Harris) and Matt Lapinskas (Anthony Moon). |
| 3 | Second daughter, Kiki, born in August 2007. |
| 4 | Daughter-in-law of Diane Adderley. |
| 5 | She won the second series of the BBC’s cookery competition, Celebrity Masterchef (2006). |
| 6 | Nadia is currently expecting her second child due Summer 2007. |
| 7 | Niece of Nabil Sawalha |
| 8 | Her daughter, Maddy, was born on Christmas Day 2002. |
| 9 | Daughter of Nadim Sawalha |
| 10 | Older sister of Julia Sawalha. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benidorm | 2015 | TV Series | Melanie |
| The Masseuse | 2014 | Short | Spa Receptionist |
| Station Jim | 2001 | TV Movie | Rosa |
| EastEnders | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Annie |
| Caught in the Act | 1997 | Video | Amanda |
| Privateer 2: The Darkening | 1996 | Video Game | Temessa Ames |
| The Vanishing Man | 1996 | TV Movie | Catherine |
| Viz Top Tips | 1996 | Video | |
| Bottom Fluff | 1996 | Video | Woman in pub |
| Casualty | 1996 | TV Series | Dr. Robyn McCormack |
| Slave of Dreams | 1995 | TV Movie | Ankh |
| Solomon & Sheba | 1995 | TV Movie | 1st Prostitute |
| 99-1 | 1995 | TV Series | Arabella |
| The Bill | 1994 | TV Series | Barbara |
| Second Thoughts | 1992-1994 | TV Series | Gina |
| Which Way to the War | 1994 | TV Movie | Lucia |
| True Crimes | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Lucy |
| Bottom | 1992 | TV Series | Receptionist |
| Clockwise | 1986 | Mandy Kostakis (as Nadia Carina) |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose Women | 1999-2017 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter / Herself |
| Lorraine | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Chef / Herself – Guest / … |
| You’re Back in the Room | 2016 | TV Series | Herself – Special Guest |
| The Chase | 2015 | TV Series | Herself – Contestant |
| Big Brother’s Bit on the Side | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Celebrity Big Brother | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Pride of Britain Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
| Celebrity Squares | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Morning | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Alan Titchmarsh Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Sunday Side Up | 2013 | TV Series | Herself – Sunday Scoop Presenter |
| All Star Family Fortunes | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Wright Stuff | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Herself – Guest Panelist / Herself – Panelist |
| All Star Mr & Mrs | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Kitchen SOS | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Daybreak | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself – Lorraine Presenter / Herself – Diet Expert / Himself – Cooking Expert |
| The Big Red Nose Desert Trek | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Dancing on Ice | 2011 | TV Series | Herself – Contestant |
| Angela and Friends | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
| Instant Restaurant | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Junior MasterChef | 2010 | TV Series | Herself – Judge |
| Something for the Weekend | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| Lifegivers | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| The Estate We’re In | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Narrator (uncredited) |
| H£ir Hunt£rs | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Celebrity Masterchef | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hider in the House | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| Wanted Down Under | 2007 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter |
| The One Show | 2006 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter |
| Behind Bars Live | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| Keeping Up with the Joneses | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
| Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre | 2005 | TV Series | Herself – Presenter |
| Accidents Can Happen | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Presenter |
| Points of View | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Guest Presenter |
| Now You’re Talking! | 2004 | TV Series | Presenter |
| Total Cops | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Presenter |
| The Joy of Christmas | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Test the Nation: The National Relationship Test | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Celebrity Participant |
| Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do | 2003 | TV Special | Herself |
| Celebrity Driving School | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| TV Mail | 2002 | TV Series | Presenter |
| Total Soap | 2001 | TV Movie | Herself – Presenter |
| Live Talk | 2000-2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter / Herself |
| Blankety Blank | 1999-2001 | TV Series | Herself |
| It’s Not the Answer | 2001 | TV Series | Herself – Host |
| Passport to the Sun | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Kelly | 2000 | TV Series | Herself |
| Soap Fever | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself – Presenter |
| This Is Your Life | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| City Hospital | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Presenter |
| Masterchef | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Lunch | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
| Omnibus | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| EastEnders: The Mitchells – Naked Truths | 1998 | Video | Annie |