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Charlie Dimmock (born 10 August 1966 in Romsey, Hampshire, England) is a british gardening expert and presenter. She first came to the public's attention in 1998, when she joined the gardening series Ground Force. She achieved a certain level of fame for wearing no supportive bra under her T-shirt. [1] (http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/tv_and_radio/presenterbiogs_d.shtml) August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Location within the British Isles. ... Hampshire is a county on the south coast of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Gardening is an activity—the art and craft of growing plants—most often taking place in or about ones residence, in a space referred to as the garden. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who is known for introducing or hosting television programmes. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Ground Force is a BBC lifestyle or makeover television programme in which a team of gardeners descend on an individuals garden and remake it for the cameras, within two days, against the clock, while that individual is lured away on some pretext. ... Bra has several meanings: Short for brassiere Bra, a town in Italy. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ...


Since then, she has presented such programmes as The Joy of Gardening, Charlie's Garden Army and she has also presented coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show. In 2004, she appeared in the channel 4 reality tv show, the Games. The Chelsea Flower Show is a garden show held each year for four days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society, Chelsea, London, England. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Channel 4 is a television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... 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. ... The Games is a Channel 4 reality TV show, in which 10 celebrities compete against each other, by doing Olympic style events, such as weight lifting, gymnastics and diving. ...


Her mother and step father were both killed in the 2004 Asian tsunami. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For related articles, including charities accepting donations, see Category:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. ...


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Charlie Dimmock pictures captured from Ground Force - the BBC's popular gardening programme (144 words)
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