In 1985, Boardman represented England in the
Miss International 1985 pageant, held in Japan where she reached the semi-finals. Boardman began presenting when
ITV's Disney Club launched in the UK in 1988. She was given the role of female presenter after 2,000 hopefuls applied for the job. She went on to present
Disney Adventures (ITV),
Future Cooks (
BBC1),
Entertainment Express (BBC1),
Live & Kicking (BBC1),
Prize Time (
Challenge TV),
Entertainment Today (Talk TV) as well as producing/presenting her weekend breakfast show on
Liberty Radio. Boardman was a regular face on TV shows including National Lottery, You Bet,
Comic Relief,
Children in Need, ''Don't Try this at Home'' and many more. After a six-year break from TV to bring up her family, Boardman has recently appeared on
Ready Steady Cook and
Daybreak. In October 2011, along with her father
Stan she appeared on
Coach Trip ==Personal life==