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Scarlette Douglas
Douglas (left) in May 2015
Born
Charlotte Patricia Louise Douglas

(1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 37)
Enfield, London, England
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • singer
  • dancer
  • property expert
Years active2008–present
Television
RelativesStuart Douglas (brother)
Websitescarlettedouglas.com

Charlotte Patricia Louise Douglas (born 17 March 1987), known professionally as Scarlette Douglas, is an English television presenter, singer, dancer and television property expert. She is known for being one of presenters on the Channel 4 series A Place in the Sun between 2015 and 2022. She has also been a regular guest reporter on The One Show, Points of View and Jeremy Vine. Since 2022, she has presented George Clarke's Flipping Fast and Worst House on the Street for Channel 4, alongside her brother, Stuart Douglas.

Life and career

Charlotte Patricia Louise Douglas was born on 17 March 1987 in Enfield, London.[1][2] She has two older brothers, Stuart and Andrew, the former of whom is a retired professional footballer that played for Luton Town.[3][4][5] Douglas began her career in musical theatre, appearing in various productions including Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors and I Can't Sing!.[6][7] She also worked as a backing singer and dancer on Thriller – Live and for Electro Velvet at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[8][9]

In 2015, Douglas joined the Channel 4 lifestyle series A Place in the Sun as one of the presenters and property experts.[10][11] She decided to leave the series in August 2022 after seven years to pursue other projects.[12][13] In 2016, Douglas began appearing as a reporter on the BBC One series Points of View.[14] Between 2017 and 2020, she appeared as a regular reporter on the The One Show, as well as being as a guest presenter on the Channel 5 chat and debate show Jeremy Vine from 2019 to 2021.[14] In 2020, Douglas presented Holiday Secrets… is Last Minute Best? on Channel 4.[15][16] In July 2022, Douglas, alongside her brother Stuart, presented Love It or List It as part of Channel 4's "Black to Front" special.[17] In June 2022, the pair began presenting architect George Clarke's series George Clarke's Flipping Fast.[18][19] In August 2022, they began presenting the property development series Worst House on the Street.[20][21]

Filmography

As herself
Year Title Notes Ref.
2015–2022 A Place in the Sun Presenter [11]
2016–2017 Points of View Reporter [14]
2017–2020 The One Show Reporter [14]
2019–2021 Jeremy Vine Guest presenter [14]
2020 Holiday Secrets… is Last Minute Best? Presenter [15]
2021 Love It or List It Presenter [3]
2022–present George Clarke's Flipping Fast Co-presenter [18]
2022–present Worst House on the Street Co-presenter [21]

References

  1. ^ Douglas, Scarlette (17 March 2021). "It's my birthdaaaaaay 🥳". Instagram. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Charlotte Patricia L Douglas". FreeBMD. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "It's sibling rivalry for TV Presenter Scarlette Douglas and her brother Stuart as they go head-to-head in a special edition of Love It Or List It for Channel 4's Black To Front Project". Channel 4. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "My Happy Home: Scarlette and Stuart Douglas". House Beautiful. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. ^ "When my brother was brutally stabbed 58 strangers managed to keep him alive". Daily Mirror. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Scarlette Douglas - About Me". Scarlette Douglas. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. ^ "BoxHuman Meets Scarlette Douglas from A Place in the Sun". BoxHuman. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Scarlette Douglas at Inter Talent Group". InterTalent Group. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. ^ "What this TV presenter did next: five-minute chat with Scarlette Douglas". Melan. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Who are the A Place in the Sun presenters?". Radio Times. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Scarlette Douglas, A Place in the Sun". A Place in the Sun. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Scarlette Douglas on the joy of airport lounges: 'I want to rediscover my love affair with the airport lounge'". Daily Telegraph. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  13. ^ "The real reason A Place in the Sun presenter Scarlette Douglas has quit Channel 4 show revealed". Hello!. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Scarlette Douglas - CDX". BBC. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Channel 4 commissions Boomerang to produce three one-hour specials". Channel 4. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Scarlette Douglas talks Holiday Shows and Representation on TV". BBC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Everything you need to know about Channel 4's Black to Front Project". Channel 4. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  18. ^ a b "Scarlette and Stuart Douglas and George Clarke sign up to host property competition Flipping Fast". Channel 4. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  19. ^ "George Clarke's Flipping Fast review – an addictive journey into stupidity". The Guardian. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Channel 4 commissions Worst House on the Street from South Shore". Channel 4. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  21. ^ a b Golby, Joel (30 July 2022). "Worst House on the Street: is this the most ill-advised property show yet?". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2022.