Jenny Powell (born 8 April 1968 in Ilford, London, England), is a British television presenter. She began her career in 1986 presenting the BBC2 music programme No Limits. Later, she became the hostess on ITV's version of Wheel of Fortune (produced by Scottish Television).
More recently, she has presented Soap Fever, Live Talk and Getaway for Granada Television, and Our House for UKTV Style. In 2005, she was one of the competitors in the ITV reality TV show, Celebrity Wrestling, competing under the name, The Avenger.
Her single film credit is for the American film 8mm.
She is married to Toby Baxendale and has one daughter called Constance.
Trivia[]
- During a guest appearance on Ministry of Mayhem, she was sawed in half by the show's co-presenter, magician Stephen Mulhern. After she had been sawn in two and her halves separated, her feet were tickled by some of the other regular cast members, causing her to scream with laughter.