Scarlette Douglas

Scarlette Douglas
Douglas in 2023
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 the 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

Douglas at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Charlotte Patricia Louise Douglas was born on 17 March 1987 in Enfield, London.[1][2] She has two older brothers, Stuart and Andrew, Stuart being a retired professional footballer who 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 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]

In November 2022, she took part in Series 22 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. She placed 10th after fifteen days in the jungle, being the second celebrity to be evicted.[22]

In December 2022, she stood in for Richard Arnold as Good Morning Britain’s Entertainment presenter.[23]

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]
2022 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Contestant Series 22. Finished 10th place [24]
2022 Good Morning Britain Stand-in Entertainment Presenter [25]
2023 Richard Osman's House of Games Contestant [26]

References

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  2. ^ "Charlotte Patricia L Douglas". FreeBMD. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "My Happy Home: Scarlette and Stuart Douglas". House Beautiful. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. ^ "When my brother was brutally stabbed 58 strangers managed to keep him alive". Daily Mirror. 7 May 2016. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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  7. ^ "BoxHuman Meets Scarlette Douglas from A Place in the Sun". BoxHuman. 7 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Scarlette Douglas at Inter Talent Group". InterTalent Group. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. ^ "What this TV presenter did next: five-minute chat with Scarlette Douglas". Melan. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Who are the A Place in the Sun presenters?". Radio Times. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Scarlette Douglas, A Place in the Sun". A Place in the Sun. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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  15. ^ a b "Channel 4 commissions Boomerang to produce three one-hour specials". Channel 4. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Scarlette Douglas talks Holiday Shows and Representation on TV". BBC. 28 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Everything you need to know about Channel 4's Black to Front Project". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  19. ^ "George Clarke's Flipping Fast review – an addictive journey into stupidity". The Guardian. 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Channel 4 commissions Worst House on the Street from South Shore". Channel 4. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Second contestant Scarlette Douglas eliminated from I'm A Celebrity after public vote". independent. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  23. ^ Yeates, Cydney (14 December 2022). "GMB: Scarlette Douglas joins presenting panel line-up after I'm A Celeb". Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  24. ^ "I'm a Celebrity reveals second person leaving camp in emotional exit". Digital Spy. 20 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  25. ^ Yeates, Cydney (14 December 2022). "GMB: Scarlette Douglas joins presenting panel line-up after I'm A Celeb". Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  26. ^ "Richard Osman's House of Games Guests This Week". Beyond The Joke. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.