Meet The Apprentice star Karren Brady's family - including her footballer husband and lookalike daughter

Paul Peschisolido

Karren and Paul have a major interest in common, and that's football. Toronto native Paul, now 54, started his sporting career at the Canadian Soccer League club Toronto Blizzard before joining Birmingham City in 1992, where he met his wife-to-be. 

The pair tied the knot in 1995 during Karren's tenure as the managing director of Birmingham City. Paul had a decorated career at Birmingham City, becoming the top goalscorer in both of the seasons he played for the team before he moved on to play for a number of British teams, from Derby County to Fulham.

"My husband, Paul Peschisolido, was our star player. I visited him in hospital when he was injured and ended up staying for five hours," Karren told the Daily Mail in 2018 of the beginning of their relationship. 

"We got engaged quickly, were married, and had our first child a year later. I hadn't thought much about marriage until I met him, but it's one of those things – when you're not looking, it creeps up on you. We've been together for 23 years." It is with Paul that Karren went on to have two children – Sophia and Paolo. 

Sophia Peschisolido

Sophia is Karren's firstborn and her only daughter. Born on 2 May 1997, Sophia is a 28-year-old model and a mother herself, having welcomed two children with her fiancé, Frankie Makin. Her first child, Leo, was born in March 2024, while she welcomed her second bundle of joy, a son named George, in September 2025.

During an appearance on Loose Women in 2023 ahead of the arrival of her first grandchild, proud mum Karren said: "I'll tell you what's incredible: when your baby is having a baby. It's just an incredible feeling.

"Sophia is so kind-spirited, she'll be a wonderful mother. She's so happy and so excited."

Sophia lives with her children and fiancé in Dubai, but before her move, she studied Film and Television at Nottingham University, funding her own studies by taking out a loan and getting a Saturday job. Her TV star mum told the Sunday Times: "I did not want to take away from her the feeling that she was investing in herself and her future."

Of her relationship with her mum, Sophia told us in a 2013 exclusive interview: "I love her just as she is. She is just my mum to me, although she is an inspiration. All my friends tell me that." 

Paolo Peschisolido

Paolo Peschisolido is Karren's only son. Little is known about Paolo, 26, as he keeps his life away from the spotlight, though he has been known to make a handful of public appearances with his mum. 

In 2014, Paolo joined his parents at the NBA Live basketball match between the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks at the 02 Arena in London. He also supported his mum that same year at her CBE investiture at Buckingham Palace.