Anna Nolan (born 16 October 1970) is an Irish television presenter. She came to prominence in 2000 when she was the first runner up in the first series of the British reality show Big Brother. At the time she described herself as "an easy going, gay, game for a laugh ex-novice nun. , kinky, devilish and dirty deep down, gentle and kind to boot!".She said on Big Brother she was forced to come out as a lesbian to her parents when her grandma caught Anna and her girlfriend Tania kissing in the park. Since then she has presented a number of television programmes, in both Ireland and the UK, and most recently hosted The Afternoon Show on RTÉ One, along with Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh. She announced in August 2006 that she would not be renewing her contract for the third series. She was replaced with first-season host (who was not present in season 2) Sheana Keane. In August 2006 Anna was a presenter on the BBC programme Inside Out when the BBC North East and Cumbria crew filmed Anomalous Phenomena Investigations of Newcastle upon Tyne conducting a paranormal investigation at Hurworth Grange Community Centre in Hurworth-on-Tees. The show aired on 30 October 2006. October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who is known for introducing or hosting television programmes. ... Big Brother UK series 1 in 2000 was the first season of Big Brother in the UK, a reality show shown on Channel 4 in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... For the current series, see Big Brother 2007 (UK). ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... For other uses, see Nun (disambiguation). ... In Ireland, ´ The Afternoon Show ´, is Radio Telefís Éireanns live flagship daytime show. ... RTÉ One (Irish: RTÉ a hAon) is the Republic of Irelands oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann. ... Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh taking part in an Irish campaign. ... Sheana Keane is a presenter on Irelands primary TV station RTE1. ... BBC North East and Cumbria is the BBC English Region covering Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Teesside and the northern part of Cumbria. ... Built in 1875, Hurworth Grange Community Centre in the village of Hurworth-on-Tees, Durham, United Kingdom, has had a long and varied history, from private residence of a wealthy Quaker banking family to its modern-day use as a well-loved community centre. ...

External links

• Anna Nolan at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile on Digital Spy