Inside The Hotel Inspector Alex Polizzi's life from triple miscarriages to famous mum
Alex Polizzi has been a television mainstay for years thanks to her starring role on The Hotel Inspector.
The hospitality expert first graced the Channel 5 programme back in 2008, stepping into the shoes of Ruth Watson. Ever since, she's won over countless viewers with her no-nonsense approach.
Never one to mince her words when critiquing the venues she visits, Alex has built a reputation for her brutally honest assessments.
Beyond her television career though, Alex enjoys wedded bliss with her seldom-spotted baker spouse and raises two youngsters. But what do we know about the person beneath the professional hotelier facade?
Alex Polizzi's celebrated family background
Alex Polizzi entered the world in Poplar, London on August 28, 1971. It appears the hospitality trade flows through the TV personality's veins, given her distinguished family heritage in the sector, reports the Mirror.
Her grandfather was Scottish hotel magnate Lord Forte, who established the Forte Group empire, encompassing well-known names like Travelodge.
Meanwhile, Alex's mother Olga Polizzi works as an interior designer and previously served as a Westminster City Council representative. Tragically, Alex's father, Count Alessandro Polizzi, passed away when Alex was merely nine years of age.
"It made my mum quite fearful for us, so she was a pretty strict mother and tried to keep us very close to her," Alex previously revealed regarding her father's passing.
Alex told Best magazine: "I became determined to be fearless and had to really fight to be allowed to go off backpacking to southeast Asia for the first time at 18. It was an argument that went on for months."
Alex's relationship with her seldom-seen husband
Alex is smitten with her husband Marcus Miller, a baker by profession. The couple have been an item for several years and exchanged vows in 2007, after waiting 12 years to tie the knot.
According to Alex, there was a rather candid reason behind the delay.
In a chat with The Sun, she admitted: "I still wanted to f*** around, if I'm honest! Who wants to get married at 22? I'm a much better wife than I was 10 years ago.
"Partly, you really realise that this is the person you're with for the rest of your life, so there's no point p****** them off."
Alex on why she believes she's a 'terrible mum'
Alex and Marcus are the proud parents of two children, daughter Olga, 17, and Rocco, 12. In a past interview, Alex confessed that she considers herself a "terrible mum".
She told The Sun: "I'm a terrible mum in that I find it really f****** boring. My lovely, adorable, gorgeous boy says to me: 'Mummy, come and play with me,' and I say: 'You know I don't play.' I'll take him for a cycle ride, I'll have a game of football with him – I'm quite physical.Alex continued: "I'll construct a huge camp for them, but don't make me play in it. I'm better at being a hotel inspector than I am a mother.
Alex's sorrow following miscarriages
In 2013, Alex openly discussed her heartbreak following multiple miscarriages.The television personality disclosed that after the birth of her first child, Olga, she endured three pregnancy losses, including one that occurred just past the five-month mark."
It is just so shocking to find out that one's body lets them down in this way," she told MailOnline at the time.Alex continued: "Once you've had a child, it seems unusual that one couldn't have another one. You're not expecting it, and it comes as such a wallop."
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