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Sian Welby reflects on sliding doors moment after defying New Look boss to present advert... as she becomes bookies' favourite to replace Holly Willoughby


The Capital Breakfast host, 37, has revealed she risked her steady job at New Look to travel to London for a £175 presenting gig that started her TV career.

In a recent interview on the Sliding Doors podcast, Sian said her big break happened when she filmed a brief magazine advert that caught the eye of Channel 5. In an interview last month on the Sliding Doors podcast, Sian said her big break happened when she filmed a brief magazine advert that caught the eye of Channel 5 Sian hosts Capital Breakfast alongside Roman Kemp and is also a regular reporter for This Morning, with show bosses dubbing her a 'rising star'

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