About Angela Scanlon
Angela Marie Scanlon (born 29 December 1982) is an Irish television presenter and broadcaster for RTÉ and the BBC. She initially broadcast on Irish television, presenting a number of programmes on RTÉ including the documentary Oi Ginger! in 2014. On British television, she has appeared as a reporter on The One Show since 2016, and presented in the absence of Alex Jones. She was a co-host of Robot Wars with Dara Ó Briain (2016–2018). In 2023 she was a contestant on the twenty-first series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Carlos Gu and finishing in sixth place. In 2026, she commentated for the UK at Eurovision during the semi-finals, alongside Rylan. == Early life == Angela Marie Scanlon was born on 29 December 1982 in Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland. Her father Phalim, is from County Mayo and worked in construction and her mother Marian, from Galway worked in administration. She has three sisters. Scanlon attended mixed-sex, primary and secondary schools and went on to study business at Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin).
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