MALVERN model and motorcycle enthusiast Olivia Stringer is kick-starting her TV career presenting a new mot-oring show, Revved Up.

The six part series, being launched on ITV1 on January 3 at 11.30pm, promises to leave others on the starting line.

Olivia, a favourite with readers of the hot-car magazine Max Power, was brought up in Malvern and attended Ellerslie School and Malvern College before launching her media career.

Her parents run the Cowleigh Park Barn bed-and-breakfast and, previous to that, Sidney House in Worcester Road.

During the series, viewers will see Olivia learn the art of defensive driving, as taught to bodyguards, from security experts.

"I found doing TV a bit scary at first. It's harder than it looks and there is a lot of standing around getting cold, but everyone I was with was lovely."