9 May 2025

Kelly Somers

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(98 votes, average: 4.95 out of 5)

 

Kelly Elizabeth Somers is a British sports presenter and reporter, and a regular contributor to football coverage on radio and television in the UK. Among her presenting credits are appearances on the BBC, Talksport, Premier League Productions (PLP) and Optus Sport. On the BBC she has appeared on programmes such as Final Score, where she provides English Football League coverage alongside Mark Clemmit and Match of the Day. She can also be seen presenting Premier League Football coverage for Amazon Prime.

Kelly Somers has worked for a number of media outlets, including the BBC and Talksport. In 2018 she presented coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup for Optus Sport, and in 2019 presented the BBC’s coverage of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which required many activities, including football, to cease for a while, she was part of the reporting team to cover one of the first matches to be played when football was allowed to resume in June 2020. The game, which saw Bournemouth take on Crystal Palace, was also the first Premier League match to be shown live on BBC television, and the first top-level match to be aired by BBC television since 1988. In August 2020, she became the sixth woman to present an edition of Match of the Day when she provided coverage of the 2020 FA Community Shield, and in 2019 presented the BBC’s coverage of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship. She is also a regular presenter on BBC One’s The Women’s Football Show and Football Focus. Her other BBC roles have included providing coverage of England’s progress during UEFA Euro 2020, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

In June 2022, Kelly Somers became part of the reporting team for Channel 4’s coverage of the UEFA Nations League.

On 11 March 2023, Kelly Somers was one of several sports presenters working for the BBC who announced they would not appear on air following the BBC’s decision to remove Gary Lineker from Match of the Day after controversial comments he made about the UK government’s Illegal Migration Bill. It had initially been reported Kelly Somers would stand in for Alex Scott on Football Focus, but Kelly Somers subsequently announced she would not present the programme.

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8 May 2025

Punam Krishan

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(6 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)

 

Punam Krishan is a Scottish doctor, TV personality and author. Born in Glasgow, she married Sandesh Gulhane and took a post at a medical partnership but left after burning out and became a locum general practitioner (GP). She has presented the BBC Scotland series Laid Bare, appeared on Morning Live and The Weakest Link, and written a Glasgow Times medical column and children’s book. In 2024, she placed eleventh on the twenty-second series of Strictly Come Dancing with her professional dance partner Gorka Márquez.

In October 2019, Punam Krishan began presenting Laid Bare for BBC Scotland, in which patients were given a comprehensive medical check-up and then given a dressing down by Punam Krishan. Writing that month, Swarbrick described her interrogations as “a living post-mortem”. During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, she wrote for the Glasgow Times each week about health and her experiences as a doctor. By October 2021, she had begun making appearances on Morning Live and on BBC Radio Scotland. In June 2022, she published a children’s book, How to Be a Doctor and Other Life-Saving Jobs. She appeared on The Weakest Link that December. In April 2024, Dorling Kindersley commissioned Krishan to write a further two children’s books intended for publication the following year; these comprised a flap board book about human anatomy, You and Your Body, and a first aid book, A Superhero’s First Aid Manual.

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7 May 2025

Georgie Barrat

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(7 votes, average: 4.43 out of 5)

 

Georgie Barrat is a British tech journalist and television presenter, best known as a presenter on The Gadget Show.

Georgie Barrat is the resident tech expert on ITV’s Weekend, where she talks Aled Jones through the newest gadgets while working with the production team to help source and create the feature. Georgie Barrat is also Carphone Warehouse’s YouTube presenter and delivers Tech City News’ weekly video roundup.

In 2017, Georgie Barrat joined The Gadget Show as a co-host alongside Craig Charles, Ortis Deley and Jon Bentley. In August 2017, she presented Can Crooks Hack Your Home?: Tonight for ITV.

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3 May 2025

Christine Talbot

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(10 votes, average: 4.30 out of 5)

 

Christine Talbot is a British television journalist and presenter who worked for ITV Yorkshire as a main presenter for its flagship news programme ITV News Calendar.

Christine Talbot trained at Lancashire Polytechnic’s School of Journalism from 1984–85. Before joining ITV in 1994, Talbot worked on local newspapers in Lancashire. She then joined BBC North West as a presenter and reporter for North West Tonight. During her time at ITV, Christine Talbot presented a number of regional programmes including the defunct magazine show Tonight (between 1996 and 2000) and several documentary series including Is It Worth It?, Silent Killer and Xposed.

Christine Talbot was also a pioneer presenter on the early satellite Health and beauty channel, Wellbeing between 2000 and 2001.

Since 2001, Christine Talbot has been the main co-anchor of Calendar, appearing with Geoff Druett until Friday 23 May 2003 and is now currently alongside Duncan Wood. Her first programme with Duncan Wood was on Tuesday 27 May 2003 at 6pm.

Christine Talbot was named O2 presenter of the year for her region in 2015 as well as O2 Journalist of the year in 2016. She was also named Journalist of the Year by the Yorkshire Royal Television Society in 2015. She was named the Yorkshire Society Media Personality in 2015 and The Yorkshire Choice Media Personality of the Year 2016.

On 30 June 2021 Christine Talbot presented her final Calendar after 20 years at ITV Yorkshire. and now works as a freelance presenter and journalist.

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29 Apr 2025

Joanna Blythe

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(520 votes, average: 4.96 out of 5)

 

Joanna Blythe popularly known as Jo Blythe is an English meteorologist and news presenter for UK’s ITV network. She has been presenting the daily weather forecast for over 18 years now

Joanna Blythe worked for Yorkshire Television , presenting the weather for the ITV region, but also for the Border, Granada Television and sometimes Tees Tyne channels. In addition to regional broadcasts, she occasionally worked for the ITV national weather team based in London .

Joanna Blythe has also presented several regional programs in the northern regions for Northern ITV and appeared in a local commercial. Recently, Jo was voted fourth best weather presenter at the 2006 FHM Bloke Awards.

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19 Mar 2023

Amanda Piper

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(330 votes, average: 4.94 out of 5)

 

Amanda Piper was raised in Margate and progressed through the local education system, before heading off to University with an interest in drama and a desire to be an actress. Whilst at University and in her early career she did a lot of free works experience, working on famous shows such as Channel 4’s ‘The Big Breakfast’ and on ‘Children’s BBC’, all behind the scenes. It was these experiences that prompted her to return to college to study journalism.

Amanda began her career with a low-key job working on local radio in Kent before a friend introduced her to West Country TV, who snapped her up. She began her career with them as a junior journalist, doing all the jobs nobody wanted to, before working her way up to the presenter. In 1993, Amanda joined ITV and started work with Meridian TV, covering the main issues on the South Coast and the South-East of England.

During this time, and right up to now, she has worked as a writer, researcher, producer, and reporter. She has often substituted as a weather presenter and joint host of ‘Meridian Tonight’. She also now works on ‘Daybreak’ ITV’s popular early morning news magazine show, presenting the local news for the Meridian area on bulletins throughout the morning.

 

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18 Mar 2023

Juliet Sear

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(283 votes, average: 4.91 out of 5)

 

Juliet Sear is a baking expert, cook, food stylist, TV presenter and international best-selling author, who prides herself on writing easy to follow recipes and bakes for home cooks who love to entertain. Her down to earth style makes her a favourite with amateur bakers in the UK, Australia, the US and beyond.

She is the go-to expert for out of the ordinary food challenges and creative food projects (including experiential, edible art installations).

Juliet Sear often writes for BBC Good Food, Sainsbury’s magazine and regularly appears on ITVs This Morning and has her own ITV show, Beautiful Baking with Juliet Sear.

Over the past 15 years, Juliet Sear has made creations for thousands of people, including high profile celebrities like Kate Moss, Fearne Cotton, Holly Willoughby, McFly, Alexa Chung, Bryan Adams, Prince Harry, Sir Ian McKellen and many others.

 

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19 Jul 2021

Elaine Willcox

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(24 votes, average: 3.54 out of 5)

 

Elaine Willcox was born in Berlin, after her father was stationed in the city as part of the Royal Engineers, she was brought up in Newcastle where she stayed to complete a degree in English and History. Elaine Willcox now lives in North West England. Elaine lives with her husband. Elaine Willcox is ITV Granada’s Lead Correspondent and Deputy Editor. Elaine has worked for ITV for more than 20 years, telling some of the biggest stories across the North West of England.

Elaine Willcox was part of a team which won a BAFTA in 2007 for covering the impact of the Morecambe Bay cockling disaster for ITV Granada. This, to date, is the only occasion where a BAFTA has gone to a regional news programme. In September 2007 Elaine Willcox joined GMTV as North West England Correspondent, after three years, she returned to ITV Granada as a reporter for regional news programme Granada Reports.

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