Alex Polizzi

Alex Polizzi
Born	Alessandra Maria Luigia Polizzi di Sorrentino 28 August 1971 (1971-08-28) (age 52) 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	Olga Miller & Rocco Miller
Parent(s)	Count Alessandro Polizzi (father) Hon. Olga Polizzi (mother; née Forte)
Relatives	Charlie Polizzi (sister)

Alex Polizzi (born Alessandra Maria Luigia Polizzi di Sorrentino 28 August 1971 in Poplar, London) is an English hotelier and the presenter of the British television series The Hotel Inspector on Channel 5.

Early life

Polizzi read English at St Catherine's College, Oxford, trained at the Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong and worked for Marco Pierre White.

Career

Polizzi and her husband started a wholesale bakery, Millers Bespoke Bakery, supplying bread to Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, and Fortnum & Mason.

Polizzi manages the Hotel Endsleigh in Milton Abbot, near Tavistock in Devon, which is owned by her mother.

Television

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.

In October 2014, Polizzi launched a new Channel 5 series, Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy, where she visits either lesser-known places within Italy or well-known towns and cities and, using local connections, shows areas that tourists would not ordinarily experience.

On 30 October 2014, it was announced that Polizzi would host a new BBC Two series, Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial, where she visits various food outlets. The series began airing on 20 April 2015.

Personal life and family

Polizzi lives in London with her husband Marcus Miller, whom she married in 2007, daughter Olga and son Rocco. Polizzi is bilingual being fluent in both English and Italian.

Polizzi comes from a long line of hoteliers, with her grandfather being Lord Forte; her mother, the hotel designer Olga Polizzi, who is Lord Forte's daughter and the sister of Sir Rocco Forte; and her father was Count Alessandro Polizzi, an Italian marquess, who died in a car accident in 1980.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Overview
2008—	The Hotel Inspector	Herself	Presenter	Polizzi (replacing Ruth Watson) overhauls failing hotels using her industry knowledge. She also presents The Hotel Inspector: Returns.
2012	Sunday Brunch		Guest	1 episode
2012	Richard E. Grant's Secret Hotels
2012, 2014	The Wright Stuff			2 episodes
2012—	Alex Polizzi: The Fixer		Presenter	Polizzi visits failing family businesses in order to make them viable again. She also presents The Fixer Returns.
2014	Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy			Polizzi acts a tour-guide around her ancestral Italy.
2015	Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial			Polizzi assists restaurants in finding the perfect head-chef.
	Alex Polizzi's Italian Islands			Series for Channel 5
	Alex Polizzi: Hire Our Heroes			2-part series for BBC Two

External links

• Alex Polizzi at the Internet Movie Database
• Representation at Curtis Brown Talent Agency