Carol Patricia Smillie (born 23 December 1961) is a Scottish television presenter and actress, and a former model best known for presenting the award-winning BBC series Changing Rooms, which won a National Television Award for Most Popular Factual Programme in 1998.Smillie has appeared on the BBC television channel, firstly as a reporter on The Travel Show, and then Holiday, often as the programme's presenter. However, it was the DIY programme Changing Rooms that established her name and led to her presenting other primetime shows for the BBC, such as the National Lottery and her own morning chat show Smillie's People.Smillie is known for her smile, which was caricatured by the British impressionist Ronni Ancona in the UK television show Big Impression. Ancona's impression of Smillie used the catchphrase "I’m Smiley Smiley Carol Smillie", which Smillie adopted and has entered into popular culture.
Attended Simshill Primary School and Glasgow School of Art where she studied Art, Design and Fashion.
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Has two older sisters and one older brother.
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Daughter of George Smillie, an electrical engineer, and Isobel Smillie.
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She is a former pupil of the independent Hutchesons' Grammar School.
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She was a guest call taker for the phone lines of the donations to The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live.
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Was one of several celebrity members shown on MENSA's website. She was kicked out when she revealed a friend helped her with the high IQ club's entrance exam.
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Won "Rear of the Year" in 1998.
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She has three children with her husband Alex - a son, Robbie, and two daughters, Christie and Jodi.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Infamy
2008/II
Short
Joan
Postcode Challenge
2007
TV Series
Presenter (2007-2008)
Sooty
2001
TV Series
Brookside
2000
TV Series
Carol Smillie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Golden Rules of TV
2012
TV Series documentary
Herself
Pointless Celebrities
2012
TV Series
Herself
Coronation Street: The Big 50
2010
TV Movie
Herself (uncredited)
3@Three
2010
TV Series
Herself - Host
All Star Mr & Mrs
2010
TV Series
Herself
Loose Women
2000-2009
TV Series
Herself
Strictly Come Dancing
2006-2008
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Audience Member
What Are You Like?
2008
TV Series
Herself
How TV Changed Britain
2008
TV Series documentary
Herself
Hider in the House
2008
TV Series
Herself
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
Breakfast
2006
TV Series
Herself
The National Lottery: Everyone's a Winner
2006
TV Movie
Herself - Regional Host
The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live
2006
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Before They Were Famous
2005
TV Series
Herself
Kelly
2003-2005
TV Series
Herself
Brush with Fame
2005
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
Star Spell
2005
TV Series
Herself
Brainiac: Science Abuse
2005
TV Series documentary
Herself
Shameful Secrets of the 90s
2005
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Paul O'Grady Show
2005
TV Series
Herself
People's Court UK
2005
TV Series
Presenter
29 Minutes of Fame
2005
TV Series
Herself - Guest Panelist
Strictly Ice Dancing
2004
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Contestant
Win, Lose or Draw Late
2004
TV Series
Herself
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2004
TV Series
Herself
Gender Swap
2004
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Today with Des and Mel
2003-2004
TV Series
Herself
Have I Got News for You
2003
TV Series
Herself
V Graham Norton
2003
TV Series
Herself
Fifty Places to See Before You Die
2002
TV Movie documentary
Herself
The Brian Conley Show
2002
TV Series
Herself
It's Only TV... But I Like It
1999-2002
TV Series
Herself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2002
TV Series
Herself
Blankety Blank
1999-2002
TV Series
Herself
Night of a Thousand Faces
2001
TV Special
Herself - Mockstars Contestant
Children in Need
1998-2001
TV Series
Herself
The Teaching Awards 2001
2001
TV Special
Herself - Hostess
A Question of TV
2001
TV Series
Herself
Changing Rooms, Changing Places
2001
TV Movie documentary
Host - UK
80 Years: A Royal Celebration
2001
TV Movie
Herself
So Graham Norton
2000
TV Series
Herself
When Changing Rooms Met Ground Force II
2000
TV Movie
Herself
A Song for Jill
2000
TV Movie
Herself - Presenter
House of Games
2000
TV Movie
Herself
An Audience with Diana Ross
1999
TV Special
Herself - Audience Member
Clarkson
1999
TV Series
Herself
2point4 Children
1999
TV Series
Herself
Star Secrets
1999
TV Series
Herself - Hostess / Herself - Presenter
National Television Awards
1998
TV Special
Herself
Clive Anderson All Talk
1998
TV Series
Herself
This Is Your Life
1998
TV Series documentary
Herself
The National Lottery
1997-1998
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
Television's Greatest Hits
1998
TV Series documentary
Herself
Changing Rooms
1997
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
An Evening with Lily Savage
1996
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Audience Member
Smillie's People
1996
TV Series
Herself - Presenter
Shooting Stars
1996
TV Series
Herself - Guest
An Audience with Freddie Starr
1996
TV Movie
Herself - Audience Member
You Bet!
1995
TV Series
Herself
The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna
1994
TV Series
Herself
Celebrity Squares
1993-1994
TV Series
Herself
Wheel of Fortune
1989-1992
TV Series
Herself - Hostess
Wheel of Fortune
1991
TV Series
Herself - Special Guest
Holiday
1969
TV Series documentary
Presenter
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Clive Dunn: A Tribute
2012
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Interviewer
Thora Hird Tribute
2011
TV Movie
Herself (uncredited)
Hider in the House
2008
TV Series
Herself
TV's Funniest Music Moments
2008
TV Movie
Herself
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters - Volume 2