[4] Her father was an Italian nobleman, the Marquess Alessandro Polizzi di Sorrentino,[2] who died in a car accident in 1980.
The show sees Polizzi visiting struggling British hotels to try to turn their fortunes around by giving advice and suggestions to the owners/managers, and often undertaking renovation projects on their behalf.
[15] In August 2021, Alex Polizzi: My Hotel Nightmare aired on Channel 5, which chronicled the renovation of The Star during the COVID-19 pandemic prior to its opening.
[17] Her sister Charlotte is married to Oliver Peyton, an Irish restaurateur and a former judge on the BBC television series Great British Menu.
[18] She had a Roman Catholic upbringing, and spent "every Sunday of her childhood" at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Farm Street, London.
[19] Polizzi backed the Leave campaign during the 2016 British referendum on membership of the EU, but has spoken subsequently of her concern that Brexit could threaten the supply of labour into the hospitality and hotel industry.