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Annie Jones toured with P.T. Barnum's circus in the 19th century.

A bearded lady or bearded woman is a woman who has a visible beard. These women have long been a phenomenon of legend, curiosity, ridicule, and more recently, political statement and fashion statement. A small number of women are able to grow enough facial hair to have a distinct beard. In some cases, female beard growth is the result of a hormonal imbalance (usually androgen excess), or a rare genetic disorder known as hypertrichosis.^[1] Sometimes it is caused by use of anabolic steroids. Cultural pressure leads most to remove it, as it may be viewed as a social stigma. Notable exceptions were the famous (and usually fake) bearded women of the circus sideshows of the 19th and early 20th centuries, before so-called freak shows became unpopular.

In fiction[link]

• In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the Weird Sisters have beards, among other strange facial attributes.
• The female dwarves in fantasy fiction are often depicted as having beards; examples include dwarves^[2] of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, and dwarfs of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.
• In the movie Dirty Work, one of the first acts of the main characters' revenge-for-hire business is to shave a bearded lady at the behest of a circus midget that she has been tormenting.
• In the movie SpaceBalls the antagonist Dark Helmet's escape pod is stolen by a bearded lady from the three-ring circus alluded to as being on board the Spaceballs' massive ship.
• The HBO series Carnivàle featured a bearded lady as a performer in the carnival.
• In the Blackadder episode "Born to be King" Blackadder hires a bearded lady as part of the entertainment for the festuval, only to find that she has shaved her beard off. Baldrick is then called upon to wear a dress and wig and pose as a bearded lady.
• The character Babara the Turkey in Strassburg opera The Rake's Progress is described as a bearded lady.
• In Angel, females of Lorne's species, including his mother, are bearded.
• Eleni.

See also[link]

• Jane Barnell as Olga Roderick in Freaks
• Hirsutism
• Annie Jones
• Jennifer Miller
• Wilgefortis
• Julia Pastrana
• Helena Antonia

References[link]

External links[link]

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Holly Willoughby
Born	Holly Marie Willoughby (1981-03-10) March 10, 1981 (age 31) Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Residence	Clapham, London
Nationality	British
Ethnicity	English
Occupation	TV Presenter, Model
Years active	2000–present
Employer	ITV BBC
Television	Presenting: This Morning (2009–present) Celebrity Juice (2008–present) The Voice UK (2012–present)
Spouse	Dan Baldwin (m. 2007) «start: (2007-08-04)»"Marriage: Dan Baldwin to Holly Willoughby" Location: (linkback:http://en-wiki.pop.wn.com/index.php/Holly_Willoughby)
Children	Harry James Baldwin (born 11 May 2009) Belle Baldwin (born 14 April 2011)
Website
OffficialHollyWilloughby.com

Holly Marie Willoughby (born February 10, 1981)^[1][2], is an English television presenter and model, known for her work in presenting children's TV and entertainment shows. In her early career she modelled underwear and went on to present CD:UK. In 2006, she won a BAFTA and was chosen to present Dancing on Ice, a UK celebrity talent show, shown on the ITV network which drew in an average of 8.9 million viewers in the 2010 series. She later stepped down from the role in 2011 due to new commitments and was replaced by Christine Bleakley.^[3] In July 2009, she was selected as a replacement for Fern Britton on This Morning.^[4] She began presenting on This Morning on 14 September 2009, alongside Phillip Schofield. On 23 November 2011, it was announced that Willoughby would be hosting the singing show The Voice UK on the BBC along with Reggie Yates.^[5]

Early life[link]

The younger of two daughters of the manager of a double-glazing company and an air stewardess,^[6] Willoughby was educated at the independent Burgess Hill School For Girls in the town of Burgess Hill in West Sussex. She went on to attend The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham.^{[citation needed]}

In 1995, at the age of 14, Willoughby was spotted by talent scouts at The Clothes Show Live exhibition. Storm Model Management signed her up.^[7] She appeared in teen magazines for girls such as Mizz, Just Seventeen and More!. From 1998, at the age of 17, she started modelling underwear for various clients including Pretty Polly. She appeared in various adverts and posters.

Media career[link]

Children's TV[link]

In 2000, Willoughby won an audition for a show on CITV featuring S Club 7 called S Club TV.^[8] In this show actors represented an alternative S Club.^[9] She also acted in a show called S Club 7: Artistic Differences. She played a character called Zoe alongside the regular members of the band.^[10] and after these shows, she worked as a receptionist for a while and then as a runner for the defunct shopping channel Auction World TV.

She also took on menial jobs and started an Open University course in psychotherapy. Then eventually she found work as assistant manager during which time she persuaded a friend to make a show reel of her. This show reel secured her an agent who then contacted the BBC.^[8] Later in 2000, she presented a factual entertainment programme for children called Xchange. She went on to host several other children's shows for CBBC: X-perimental, and CBBC at the Fame Academy (CBBC's version of the BBC-TV talent show Fame Academy).

Her breakthrough as a children's entertainer came when she re-joined CITV in 2004 to co-present their flagship entertainment show Ministry of Mayhem which was aired on Saturday mornings. It was on this programme that she met her future husband Dan Baldwin, one of the show's producers. In 2006, the show's title was changed to Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown in order to reflect the popularity of its co-presenters, Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern. During the final episode of the show (1 July 2006), Willoughby accidentally revealed one of her breasts during a particularly energetic routine. CITV received a small number of complaints, though the wider audience merely wrote the occurrence off as unfortunate. In 2005 Willoughby presented Feel the Fear, a children's entertainment programme in which the presenters are set unnerving challenges. She has also had a number of minor appearances on other children's programmes and programmes relating to children. She co-presented the final of the children's version of Stars in Their Eyes in 2004. The programmes listed below were broadcast on CITV in 2000

Mainstream TV[link]

Willoughby presented CD:UK for a short while in the spring of 2005, replacing Cat Deeley before Myleene Klass became the regular presenter. Her major breakthrough as a mainstream family entertainer came when she was chosen to co-present the flagship ITV talent show Dancing on Ice, alongside Phillip Schofield, in 2006.^[11] In this show, celebrities from the UK are partnered with professional dancers to learn ice-dancing routines which are then judged by a panel of experts and voted on by the public. She stepped down from the role in 2011 due to new commitments. She was criticised for her choice of costume in January 2008.^[12]

She has presented a number of other ITV programmes, especially spin-off shows such as Celebrity Wrestling: Bring It On, Greased Lightnin and most recently, The Xtra Factor. She has also presented shows exploring celebrity gossip such as Lip Service and the comedy show Celebrity Juice. In 2007, she took over from Davina McCall as the presenter of Streetmate, a dating game show in the UK. She presented sections of The National Television Awards in 2007 and 2008.

She co-presents Holly & Fearne Go Dating alongside Fearne Cotton. In this show the two hosts, who are also best friends, attempt to find dates for single people that they meet in various situations in in UK. She has also presented Here Come the Boys, a show celebrating the achievements of popular UK male singers of the past 50 years.

Willoughby has co-presented ITV's morning show This Morning with Phillip Schofield since September 2009 after she took over the role from Fern Britton.

On 23 November 2011, it was announced that she would present The Voice UK in 2012, along with BBC Radio presenter Reggie Yates.

On 30 March 2012 she won celebrity cleavage of the year^[13] in a competition sponsored by Wonderbra.

Filmography[link]

Guest appearances[link]

• Panel Member Never Mind the Buzzcocks (31 October 2005)
• Contestant Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (29 September 2007)
• Contestant All Star Family Fortunes (3 November 2007)
• Guest presenter This Morning (5 December 2008)
• Contestant All Star Mr and Mrs (2 January 2010)
• Contestant Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (29 November 2010)
• Guest presenter Britain Unzipped (24 April 2012)

Bibliography[link]

Willoughby and Fearne Cotton have written an advice book entitled The Best Friends' Guide to Life published in October 2010

• The Best Friends' Guide to Life. Vermilion. 14 October 2010. ISBN 978-0-09-193540-5. 

Awards[link]

In 2006, Willoughby won a BAFTA in recognition of her abilities as a children’s TV presenter.^[14]

She has also appeared in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women poll every year since 2005, ranking at #51 in 2010, #74 in 2009 and #100 in 2008.^[15]

On March 30th, 2012, on the National Cleavage Day, Holly Willoughby was awarded the title “Best Celebrity Cleavage”,^[16][17] based on a poll of 1000 women who chose her as the first celebrity to get into the Wonderbra Cleavage Hall of Fame.^[18]

Personal life[link]

Holly Willoughby is dyslexic.^[19] Her sister, Kelly, also works in the television industry.^[20]

On 4 August 2007 she married Dan Baldwin, a producer on Ministry of Mayhem. Her son, Harry James Baldwin, was born in May 2009.^[21] Her daughter, Belle Baldwin, was born in April 2011.^[22]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Holly Willoughby on Twitter
• Holly Willoughby on Facebook
• Holly Willoughby at The X Factor
• Holly Willoughby at This Morning
• ITV Celebrity Playlist for Holly Willoughby

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Daniella Pineda is a Mexican-American actress and comedian from Oakland, California.^[1]

Career[link]

In January 2013 it was announced that she was cast as the witch Sophie for episode 4x20 of the CW's hitseries The Vampire Diaries. This episode serves as a backdoor-pilot for a possible spin-off series, revolving around the Originals and taking place in the French Quarter of New Orleans. If the series gets picked up for the 2013-2014 season, she'd be a regular cast member.

Personal life[link]

Pineda graduated from Mills College.^[1]

Filmography[link]

Feature films[link]

• Newlyweds (2011)

Short films[link]

• Vitriolage (2012)
• Jacked (2012)

Television[link]

• Men of a Certain Age (2010) "Same as the Old Boss"
• CH Originals (2010-2011) "POV: Rock Concert"
• Midnight Sun (2012) (NBC pilot)
• The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012)
• Homeland (2012) "Two Hats"

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Daniella Pineda at the Internet Movie Database

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