Former kids TV presenter unrecognisable 25 years after presenting with Holly Willoughby
Marcus O'Donovan co-presented short-lived S Club TV with the former This Morning star.
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Former kids TV host Marcus O'Donovan has a brand new career
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He looks unrecognisable in his new role
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Marcus appeared on a short-lived show opposite Holly Willoughby
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Despite the name, no members of the group S Club featured in this show.
More than two decades on, Marcus has a surprising new job away from the screen.
He now runs his own sparking water company, which is named CO2 You.
According to Linkedin, the entrepreneur owned snack company HUSK from 2011 until 2024.
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Marcus previously opened up about his experience working in the food industry.
He told
"Ask around for honest feedback on your idea.
"The hardest thing in the food industry isn't making a great product or branding it well, it's getting your product to market and understanding logistics and manufacturing. There is a lot to learn.
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"It can be very lonely and you may need a lot of funding.
"Reach out to me if you're just starting, I'm always happy to give someone 15 minutes on the phone."
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Ahead of its debut, the S Club TV team were interviewed by Ant and Dec and
Alongside Marcus and Holly, S Club TV featured five other presenters on the team.
This included actor Ben Barnes, singer Kelly Beckett and BBC Look North anchor Amy Garcia, among others.
Back in 2017, Holly
The star responded to a tweet from The
London
Studios who had uploaded an photo of Holly's early presenting work in 2000.#
The
London
Studios wrote on X, then Twitter: "Today @hollywills is at @TMLiveEvent ..17 years ago she was in Studio 3 for S Club TV on CITV! #ThrowbackThursday @ChildrensITV,"
The
snap
featured a youthful Holly surrounded by a team of similarly attractive presenters.
Sharing the image with fans, Holly replied saying: "Oh wow!" along with some heart
emojis
.
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S Club TV also featured Ben Barnes, Amy Garcia and Kelly Beckett
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