Nadia Sawalha (born November 18, 1964 in Wandsworth, London, England) is an English actress and television presenter of Jordanian descent. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (448x626, 51 KB) Summary Picture taken from BBCs Passport to the sun(Screenshot) Licensing This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar with 43 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Wandsworth is a place by the River Thames in south London. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar with 43 days remaining. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Wandsworth is a place by the River Thames in south London. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ...

Nadia is perhaps best known for her role as Annie Palmer in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, though she has also appeared in Celebrity Driving School for Comic Relief and currently presents daytime television. Annie Palmer was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Founded in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company Ltd (a privately owned company), subsequently Incorporated and nationalised in 1927 as The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast on 19 February 1985. ... Driving School was a docusoap that aired on BBC One in 1997, which followed a group of learner drivers around Bristol and South Wales. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

She currently hosts the morning BBC1 show called Living in the Sun, about British ex-pats living in Spain, made by Ricochet. BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ...

She can also be seen on Accidents Can Happen a daytime BBC One programme produced by Twofour, which follows families as they try to rebuild their homes and their lives following disaster. A daytime BBC One programme produced by Twofour. ... Twofour is a UK independent broadcast production company and corporate communications agency. ...

Acting

After training at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Nadia, who hails from a family of successful actors, began her career in theatre. Italia Conti Academy is an acting school in Clapham, London, training actors for the professional stage and screen. ...

In 1997 she got her big break in the BBC soap EastEnders. As the tough-nut business woman Annie Palmer, Nadia became a familiar face in thousands of homes around the UK. She remained in the role until 1999. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Her other acting television credits include Casualty, Second Thoughts, Which Way to the War and the ITV police drama, The Bill. Casualty is a long-running BBC television drama serial, first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted on BBC One. ... Second Thoughts is a 1976 album by New Zealand art rock band Split Enz. ... ITV (Independent Television) is the name given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the channel has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of the... The Bill is a long-running British television police procedural shown on ITV1, at 8PM on Wednesdays and Thursdays. ...

She has also appeared in the films Clockwise, Top Tips, Sleeping with the Fishes and BBC Victorian drama Station Jim. Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...

Change of direction

Aside from acting, Nadia has become a regular personality on daytime TV after presenting the live programmes Loose Women and Live Talk. Loose Women (formerly known as Live Talk) is an ITV daytime programme, which started in 1999, in which a panel of four female presenters talk about topical issues and interview celebrity guests. ...

For the BBC, she has fronted four series of Passport to the Sun, the Total series, TV Mail, Perfect Partner and Family Exchange. She is also a co-host on the live documentary City Hospital.

Nadia has appeared as a guest on Test the Nation and contributed to Comic Relief by taking part in Celebrity Driving School. Test the Nation is a television programme, first broadcast by the BBC in the United Kingdom. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... Driving School was a docusoap that aired on BBC One in 1997, which followed a group of learner drivers around Bristol and South Wales. ...

Nadia co-presents The One Show with Adrian Chiles. This Nationwide-style show launched on BBC1 in the summer of 2006 and features a mix of interviews, factual features and topical stories. The One Show is a television show on BBC One, beginning on August 14, 2006 at 6:55 pm and ending on September 8, 2006. ... Adrian Chiles presents Working Lunch weekdays on BBC Two. ...

Personal life

Nadia is the daughter of the actor Nadim Sawalha, and sister of television star, Julia Sawalha. The three all starred together in Dearest Daddy... Darling Daughter at the Young Vic Theatre in South London in 1997. Nadim Sawalha (Arabic: نديم صوالحة) is a British actor, and father of Julia Sawalha and Nadia Sawalha. ... Julia Sawalha (born 9 September 1968 in London) is a English actress, perhaps best known as Saffron in Absolutely Fabulous, the prim foil for the other outrageous characters. ...

On Christmas day 1997 her first husband Justin Mildwater, committed suicide shortly after Sawalha left him. Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ...

She once dated her EastEnders co-star Marc Bannerman, who played her on-screen love interest Gianni di Marco. She is now married to her second husband, Mark Adderley, and has a daughter called Maddy, who was born on Christmas day 2002. Marc Bannerman Marc Bannerman (born 15 August 1973 in Dublin, Ireland) is a British actor, best known for playing Gianni di Marco in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. ... Gianni di Marco was a fictional character in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

External links

• Nadia Sawalha at the Internet Movie Database