Sharon Jean Marshall (born 21 September 1971) is a British

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and screenwriter best known for being the resident "Soap Expert" from 2003 to 2022 on ITV's ''

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''.

Television career

In 2006, Marshall appeared as a contestant on ITV's ''

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'' and

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's, ''

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''. She is also recognisable from appearances as talking heads in many celebrity-based documentaries and as a guest panellist on ''

Loose Women ''Loose Women'' (previously known as ''Live Talk'' from 2000 to 2001) is a British talk show that broadcasts on ITV1 weekdays from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. The show focuses on a panel of four female presenters who interview celebrities, talk about ...

'' in 2007. She has made other television appearances on ''

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'', ''

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'' and the ''

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''.

Writing

Marshall worked on

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for 10 years and was the TV editor of the

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. She used to contribute a weekly

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''No Sex in the City'' to '' The Sun''. Marshall is co-author of ''The Naughty Girl's Guide to Life'' with

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, which was published by ''Sphere'' on 20 September 2007. She has also written episodes for soaps '' EastEnders'' and ''

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'' on occasions. As of June 2013, she has written seven episodes of ''EastEnders'', one of which featured the return of

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. In 2010 Sharon released her book "Tabloid Girl", memoirs of her 10 years as a tabloid reporter.

Personal life

Marshall lives in West London with marketing executive Paul Fletcher and rescue dog Lily. Sharon announced on ''This Morning'' on 16 January 2018 that she was 14 weeks pregnant. She gave birth to her first child, daughter Betsey Fletcher, on 10 July 2018.

References

External links

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