Diana Stewart (born 18 January 1979) is an

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television presenter, best known for her work for

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. Stewart was born in

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and educated at

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. She then went to the

University of Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick un ...

, where she studied

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. While at university she played

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and

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. Stewart's media career began when she joined

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as part of their ground crew. She later joined Sky Sports as a runner before becoming one of the presenters on the

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channel. In 2007, Sky launched a dedicated golf programme and Stewart was selected to be one the show's host presenters. Stewart has also appeared on other programmes, including

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's ''More Big Ideas'', which is shown after the

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show ''The Big Idea'', in which she speaks to the winner and losers of the show. In May 2009, she appeared in a series of adverts for

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golf balls alongside ESPN's

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. Di also co-presents ''Game Changers'' on Sky 1 on Saturday mornings. Stewart has also appeared in two episodes of the Raidió Teilifís Éireann and

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sitcom Mrs. Brown's Boys as the character Mrs. Annette Curtain. Stewart started playing golf aged six and was soon representing Cheshire Girls' and Cheshire Ladies' teams. At 17 years old she had a handicap of 6. She played in the amateur teams during the Dunhill Links Championship in 2005. She has appeared in a

advertising campaign alongside

. Stewart is a former girlfriend of England

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player

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. She married European Tour golfer,

Nick Dougherty Nicholas James Dougherty (born 24 May 1982) is an English former professional golfer and broadcaster. Dougherty was born in Bootle, Merseyside, and attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn, Lancashire. He is a protégé of former ...

on New Year's Eve 2010. They got divorced in 2023.

References

''Sky Sports'' interview
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