Carol Smillie (surname pronouced "smiley") (born December 23, 1961 in Glasgow) is a Scottish television personality, best known for presenting the BBC series Changing Rooms and is the author of Carol Smillie's Working Mum's Handbook.
After leaving Art College Carol embarked on a modelling career. Her presenting career began in 1989 when she became co-presenter of Scottish Television's Wheel of Fortune game show. In 1996 she was one of the original presenters of BBC Two's new DIY show Changing Rooms.
She joined ITV in 2005 as presenter of the reality show A Brush With Fame, a search for the UK's best amateur portrait artist.
In September 2006, she was seen live on The National Lottery: Everyone's A Winner! in Edinburgh with contestant Charley.
In 2006, Carol took part in series four of Strictly Come Dancing in which her dance partner was Matthew Cutler. They came fifth in the competition.
Smillie returns to STV in November 2007 to host the Scottish channel's new gameshow, Postcode Challenge.
She lives in Glasgow with her restaurateur husband Alex Knight whom she married in 1990. They have three children: Christie, Robbie and Jodie.
In 1998 she was the female recipient of the Rear of the Year, a British award for people with a notable posterior.
It is often stated that Carol was one of the famous Tennent's Lager girls (a successful marketing promotion in Scotland which saw pictures of semi nude young women on the backs of cans of the lager). Carol Smillie was quoted in The Independent Newspaper on 2nd October 2006 stating that this was a common misconception about her.