Meet our Presenters 
Cheryl Baker
Cheryl Baker
A real-life Eastender, Cheryl was born in Bethnal Green on 8th March 1954. Her bubbly personality was evident even in the early days of “Bucks Fizz” when they won the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin in 1981. They went on to gain world-wide recognition with a string of more than 20 hit records including three number ones, “The Land Of Make Believe”, “My Camera Never Lies” and, of course, “Making Your Mind Up”. Throughout this period, it was evident that Cheryl would develop a solo career.
In 1984 she was asked to present the children’s television show, “How Dare You”, which set the ball rolling for her as a TV presenter. Apart from children’s favourites such as Record Breakers and Eggs ‘n’ Baker, she presented daytime current affairs shows, prime-time Saturday evening shows and even dog agility shows. During the 90’s, Cheryl was on TV 6 days a week! All this, and she was still singing with Bucks Fizz. So, at the end of 1993, Cheryl stepped down from Bucks Fizz after twelve years to spend more time with her children and concentrate on her solo career (See attached credit list).
She is hugely popular with the general public, who consider her ‘the girl next door’. Whenever she makes an appearance either in the media or at events, her charm and personality has everyone, young and old, eating from her hand. They relate to Cheryl – she is ‘one of them’. Cheryl is far from perfect and people love her for it!
Cheryl reformed with Mike Nolan and Jay Aston last year and the three work together as “The Original Bucks Fizz”. They perform at major festivals throughout the UK and are regulars on the “Here & Now” tours. And yes – they still rip their skirts off!
