Danni Menzies looks unrecognizable in model photos before A Place in the Sun

DANNI Menzies looks unrecognizable in modeling snaps ahead of her big TV break.

The Scottish host, 33, is best known for being one of the presenters of Channel 4’s hit show A Place in the Sun.

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The Perthshire-born star first appeared on the show in 2016.

She has 92,000 followers on Instagram and regularly updates her fans with the latest snaps from her overseas adventures.

But before her TV career, Danni studied textiles at Loughborough University and was also a model.

In the throwback snaps, she looks unrecognizable with short platinum blonde hair before her TV break.

And in another photo, she is sporting short pink hair.

Before she became a household name, she started interviewing high-profile celebrities.

She worked for London Fashion Week, where she rubbed shoulders with Olly Murs and Rita Ora.

She is also a big animal lover.

Danni got involved in a family development business from a young age and helped build her own stables, but always knew she wanted to be on TV.

Before landing her current TV gig, she spent time rescuing and caring for neglected horses in Hungary.

She said: “My aunt really planted the seed, she always told me, you’ll be great on TV, you’ll be a great presenter.

“I’ve spent years trying to get a regular gig in this industry, luck and timing have a lot to do with it.”

Along with juggling her TV career and animal charity campaigns, she co-founded a dating app named PitchIt with one of her best friends.

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Danni and her best friend Christina Rigby have spotted a gap in the dating market for matching users based on their ideas of the perfect date.

The former model believes it’s important that people in the public eye discuss topics such as anxiety and depression honestly.

In 2018, Danni recounted his battle with depression after a friend died and suffered a horror accident on a bronco.

Speaking about a heartbreaking time in his life, Danni said: “I had an accident and someone from my childhood passed away, I think the trauma of those two things had a ripple effect.

“When I was in college I bounced my face off a metal stage from a bucking bronco – I was sober at the time so it was really, really bad.

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“You could see the bone on my nose in two places and my eyes swelled up a lot, it was quite unpleasant.

“It was a long process to recover from it, but I finally tried NLP therapy which really helped me. When I did that, I felt like I came out the other side things.”

NLP therapy stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming and consists of excluding negative thoughts.

Last year Danni started his own housewares business called Menzies at Home.

She launched her new website, which features a “superb collection of products designed to make every home a home”, and it also has its own Instagram page.

The site sells furniture, lighting, and accessories such as mirrors, murals, and plants.

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