Career: Through contacts gained from her radio experience, she became Nicky Campbell's sidekick on Wheel of Fortune in 1989. A move to the BBC gave her a higher profile. She started as Esther Rantzen's co-host on Hearts of Gold, before joining The Travel Show and Holiday in 1992. Says the latter two weren't as good as they seemed, and her husband grew tired of her being away from home. In 1994, Smillie became the National Lottery host and launched Changing Rooms in 1997. In 2004, she took part in Strictly Ice Dancing, and a Channel 5 documentary called Gender Swap, where she was transformed into a man using make-up and prosthetics in order to go speed-dating. She competed in series four of Strictly Come Dancing. In 2006, she made her stage debut in The Vagina Monologues.