Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrup
Mariella Frostrupis a UK-based journalist and television presenter, well known on British TV and radio, mainly for arts programmes. Her 'gravelly' voice was once voted the sexiest female voice on TV, and research found that Frostrup's voice was one of three voicesbest suited to contribute to a Post Office Telecoms study resulting in a "perfect female voice". Her voice is often used on TV commercials as well...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth12 November 1962
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