Carol Smillie (born December 23, 1961) is a Scottish television personality, best known for presenting the BBC series Changing Rooms. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and is the author of Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook. After a period on local radio in Scotland, her presenting career began in 1992 when she joined the team on BBC2's Holiday show. From there she became co-presenter of Scottish Television's Wheel of Fortune game show. In 1996 she was one of the original presenters of BBC2's new DIY show Changing Rooms. In 2004 she took part in a reality television/documentary called Gender Swap for UK television station five. Using cleverly-applied silicon prosthetic makeup, she was transformed from female to male and ex-EastEnders actor Shaun Williamson male to female. They were then given the challenge of attending a speed dating event as their new opposite sex selves. Also in 2004, she became one of the celebrities to take part in Strictly Ice Dancing, a one-off ice dance version of Strictly Come Dancing. She joined ITV1 in 2005 as presenter of the reality show A Brush With Fame, a search for the UK's best amateur portrait artist. She was also the presenter of the short-lived ITV1 daytime show The People's Court. |