"Your Shine Comes From Inside You"

QVC presenter Ophelia Dennis loves fashion and beauty, but she says there's only one thing you really need to know!

When Ophelia Dennis was six years old, she had an experience that changed the direction of her young life.

"I was watching a TV show and there was a woman on the screen and the audience were clapping and cheering for her. They were so excited to hear her speak and I loved that. Seeing people respond to her in that way was amazing. I knew in that moment, I wanted to be like her." That woman was Oprah Winfrey, who was at the height of her fame with her hugely popular chat show. "There was no-one else like her on TV. Someone who was like my mum and me. She was so inspiring!"

After seeing the legend on TV, Ophelia was single-minded in what she wanted to do with her life - be on TV.

"I knew what I wanted and worked hard to get there. I did work experience at the BBC and spent some time on Casualty and EastEnders, but I just loved presenting. I may be a drama queen, but I'm not an actress! I ended up doing a production course at university. At first, I was frustrated, but I came to realise this was giving me a fantastic grounding in the industry. I had a great insight into what goes on behind the camera." 

From there, Ophelia started getting odd jobs in the TV industry, supplementing her income with a job at the world-famous Selfridges in London's Oxford Street, which proved to be a formative experience.