Bernadette Anne "Pixie" McKenna, is an Irish doctor and television presenter.
Education
McKenna attended medical school at University College Cork, Ireland graduating in 1995. After qualifying as a general practitioner in 1999, McKenna moved to the United Kingdom and practised in Notting Hill, London for three years. She then set up a General Practice practice in Ireland while continuing sessional work at Harley Street.
In the public sector, she acts as a clinical assistant in sexual health and dermatology for the National Health Service and has worked at a number of London teaching hospitals.
Career
She is best known for her work on the Channel 4 series Embarrassing Illnesses and its successor series Embarrassing Bodies and British Broadcasting Corporation Three"s Freaky Eaters. In 2007 McKenna began to appear on Freaky Eaters, a show which helps individuals overcome eating disorders. This has, on numerous occasions, led her onto The Ray Doctorate"Arcy Show on Today FM to discuss the various embarrassing illnesses endured by the programme"s listeners.