Terri Dwyer began her career as a
model and in 1995 won the part of
Ruth Osborne in the British soap opera
Hollyoaks, making her first appearance in January 1996. After leaving
Hollyoaks in 2001, she participated in the
Channel 4 reality tv show
The Games and went on to win a gold medal. In that same year, she appeared on
Lily Savage's Blankety Blank. She appeared as a guest co-presenter of
The Big Breakfast in January 2001 during Guest Presenter Week with
Natalie Casey. In 2003, Dwyer briefly returned to Hollyoaks and also became a regular presenter on the
ITV programme
Loose Women (2003–2006). In 2005, she joined the cast of
Grange Hill, playing the part of school teacher, Miss Adams. In June 2006, Terri helped
ITV Play launch a new show:
Rovers Return Quiz Night. She was one of the main presenters on the programme, alongside Paul Hendy. Dwyer left ITV Play in June 2006, after accepting the job as main presenter on ITV's
60 Minute Makeover, taking over from fellow
Loose Women star
Claire Sweeney, who left to join a theatre production. Dwyer later left the show as part of a cost-cutting exercise by ITV. In 2007, Terri co-presented
Coronation Street/Emmerdale Confidential on
ITV along with
Jeremy Edwards (who played the husband of Dwyer's character in
Hollyoaks). Dwyer also made a guest appearance on the comedy ''
Bo' Selecta'' in 2002. Dwyer also appeared in a one-off episode (episode 12) of the series
Mile High. Dwyer played the role of a passenger within a group of people who share a fear of flying. Dwyer made regular appearances on
This Morning from 2010 until 2012. ==Personal life==