Debbie McGee
English radio and TV performer (born 1958)
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- Debra Ann McGee (born 31 October 1958) is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the assistant and widow of magician Paul Daniels.
- McGee and Daniels married in 1988.
- She presents a Sunday morning show for BBC Radio Berkshire.
- Early life McGee was born on 31 October 1958 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, to Patrick McGee and Lillian Howes.
- When McGee was young her parents ran a corner shop.
Debra Ann McGee (born 31 October 1958) is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the assistant and widow of magician Paul Daniels.
She performed with Daniels from through the 1980s and 1990s on stage and television, including the long-running BBC1 series The Paul Daniels Magic Show. McGee and Daniels married in 1988.
McGee is a former ballet dancer and for three years was artistic director of her own ballet company. She presents a Sunday morning show for BBC Radio Berkshire. McGee was a finalist in BBC's 2017 Strictly Come Dancing and a winner of the 2019 Christmas Special, and has been a recurring member of the Loose Women panel.
Early life
McGee was born on 31 October 1958 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, to Patrick McGee and Lillian Howes. She has two younger siblings, a sister, Donna and a brother, Robert. When McGee was young her parents ran a corner shop. Later, her father worked for a large manufacturing firm making gold rings and other jewellery.
McGee attended Our Lady Immaculate RC Primary School in Tolworth, followed by Tolworth Girls' School, a state secondary school.
Career
Aged 16, McGee auditioned for and won a place at the Royal Ballet School. After graduating, she joined the Iranian National Ballet Company in Tehran. Aged 19, she became part of the Corps de Ballet and later a soloist, but her ballet career was brought to an abrupt halt by the Iranian Revolution. She was forced to flee and returned to the UK with little money or possessions. Seeking new work she auditioned for the Bernard Delfont Organisation, which was responsible for a number of big summer resort shows and touring productions.
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