Alex Polizzi
| Alessandra Maria Luigia Polizzi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alessandra Maria Luigia Polizzi di Sorrentino 28 August 1971 (age 45) Poplar, London, England |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Hotelier Businesswoman Television presenter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Employer | Channel 5, BBC |
| Known for |
The Hotel Inspector Alex Polizzi: The Fixer Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial |
| Spouse(s) | Marcus Miller (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Alessandro Polizzi (father) Olga Polizzi (mother; née Forte) |
| Relatives | Charlotte Polizzi (sister) |
Alex Polizzi (born Alessandra Maria Luigia Polizzi di Sorrentino; 28 August 1971 in Poplar, London) is a British hotelier of Italian descent and the presenter of the British television series The Hotel Inspector on Channel 5.
Polizzi comes from a family of hoteliers, with her maternal grandfather being Lord Forte. Her mother is the Hon. Olga Polizzi, a hotel designer who is Lord Forte's daughter and the sister of Sir Rocco Forte. Her father was Count Alessandro , who died in a car accident in 1980.
Polizzi read English at St Catherine's College, Oxford. She trained at the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, and worked for Marco Pierre White.
Polizzi and her husband started a wholesale bakery, Millers Bespoke Bakery, supplying bread to Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, and Fortnum & Mason.
She manages the Hotel Endsleigh in Milton Abbot, near in Devon, which is owned by her mother.
Since 2008, Polizzi has presented the Channel 5 series The Hotel Inspector, replacing Ruth Watson. The show sees Polizzi visiting struggling British hotels to try to turn their fortunes around by giving advice and suggestions to the owners/managers, and often undertaking renovation projects on their behalf.
She also fronts the BBC Two series, Alex Polizzi: The Fixer, which focuses on her turning around family businesses, not just hotels. The first series aired in 2012; the second in 2013; a third in 2014 and a fourth has been confirmed to air in 2015. Polizzi also presented a revisited series called The Fixer Returns in 2013, as well as a Christmas special, which aired in December 2013.
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