| First Name |
Victoria
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| Middle Name |
Elizabeth
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| Last Name |
Mitchell
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| Maiden Name |
Coren
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| Full Name at Birth |
Victoria Elizabeth Coren
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| Alternative Name |
Vickie Coren, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Teacup, @VictoriaCoren (twitter), Victoria Coren, Victoriacoren (instagram)
|
| Birthday |
18th August, 1972
|
| Birthplace |
Hammersmith, West London, England, UK
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| Height |
5' 3" (160 cm)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Blonde
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| Distinctive Feature |
> She is a world-renowned poker player and has even been known to describe herself as a "professional gambler". Shortly before marrying, she won over £300,000 in an international competition., Petite Curvy Blonde
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Jewish
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| University |
Oxford University, St John's College (1st Class English degree)
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| Occupation Text |
TV presenter, Pro-Poker Player, Writer, Columnist
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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| Claim to Fame |
Coren was the first woman to win an event on the European Poker Tour
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| Year(s) Active |
1989 > 1989
(book author: 'Love 16'), 2015 > present (script associate: tv quiz show), 2002 > 2015
(screenwriter: tv doc & video film), 2002 > 2002
(director: video film), 2017 > 2017
(narrator: tv documentaries), 1988 > 1988
(audience member: tv special), 2002 > present
(guest: tv shows), 2004 > present
(presenter: tv quiz shows & tv documentaries), 2003 > 2008
(commentator: tv poker series), 2009 > present
(panelist: tv shows), 2016 > present
(contestant: tv shows), 2008 > present
(presenter: quiz show 'Only Connect'), ???? > ????
(radio presenter: Radio 4 show Women Talking About Cars)
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| Associated Acts |
Ebury Press (book publisher)
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
Troika Talent Agency, Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency
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| Brand Endorsement |
(2009) TV commercial for PokerStars.com online gaming
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| Bust (inches) |
34
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| Cup Size |
B
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| Waist (inches) |
24
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| Hips (inches) |
34
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| Official Websites |
www.victoriacoren.com/, twitter.com/VictoriaCoren, www.pokerstars.com/team-pokerstars/victoria-coren/, www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89B051B536B35AF6, http://victoriacoren.com, www.instagram.com/victoriacoren/?hl=en, www.instagram.com/victoriacoren/tagged/?hl=en
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| Pets |
David Mitchell (husband), Charlie Skelton, James Joyce (author)
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| Favorite Books |
Shut Up and Deal
(by Jesse May), Beirut Blues
(by Hanan-Al Shaykh), Echoes of an Autobiography
(by Naguib Mahfouz), Dr Johnson & Mr Savage
(by Richard Holmes), Season of Migration to the North
(by Tayeb Salih), A History of the Middle East
(by Peter Mansfield), The Conservationist
(Nadine Gordimer), Things Fall Apart
(by Chinua Achebe), South African Short Stories
(edited by Denis Hirson), A Grain of Wheat
(by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o), African Short Stories
(edited by Chinua Achebe), Disgrace
(by John Maxwell Coetzee), Elizabeth Costello
(by John Maxwell Coetzee), Waiting for the Barbarians
(by John Maxwell Coetzee), Weep Not, Child
(by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o), Obabakoak
(by Bernardo Atxaga)
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| Favorite Places |
Victoria Sporting Club (London poker club)
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| Favorite Foods |
Toffee Apple
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Victoria Elizabeth Coren Mitchell (née Coren; born 18 August 1972) is an English writer, presenter and professional poker player. Coren Mitchell writes weekly columns for The Observer and has hosted the BBC television quiz show Only Connect since 2008.
