Suzi Perry
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 Suzi Perry at 2006 "Run for Dreams" Fun Run
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| Birth name | Suzi Perry | |
| Origin |  Wolverhampton, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, columnist | |
| Years active | 1997 - present | |
Suzi Perry, born May 1970, is an English television presenter.
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[edit] Biography
Suzi was born in an RAF hospital in Shropshire, England. She attended Smestow School Wolverhampton, and had a school job as a lighting technician at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre. She went on to study business studies and finance at college.
After college she had a break in modelling and spent 15 months in Japan and 18 months in London. While modelling she had a trial for Sky TV, and resultantly became a pitlane reporter for Sky in Speedway. She is now known as a motor sports correspondent, reporting on motorcycle racing for BBC News and also appears in other sports-related programmes.
Perry appeared on Treasure Hunt where she took the 'skyrunner' role made famous by Anneka Rice. She also helped to cover the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She currently presents Moto GP for the BBC, and The Gadget Show for five
In 2006, she appeared as a celebrity showjumper in the BBC's Sport Relief event Only Fools on Horses. On July 12 2006, after being voted off of the show, she revealed that she had fallen off her horse a total of 12 times.
[edit] Personal life
Perry was married to Steve Bullock for four years, a model from Sheffield, who had introduced her to motorcycles. She then dated and lived with fellow television presenter Nick Knowles.
She currently lives in west London with her boyfriend, an RAF squadron leader[1].
[edit] Trivia
- Her father was a music promoter, and her first love is music.
- She is an ardent supporter of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- She drives a Honda S2000, and rides a Honda Hornet 600 motorbike.
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