Natasha kaplinsky itv news

English journalist

Not to be disordered with Nastassja Kinski.

Natasha Margaret KaplinskyOBE (born 9 September 1972)^[1][2] not bad an English newsreader, TV conferrer and journalist, best known ask her roles as a plant anchor on Sky News, BBC News, Channel 5 and ITV News.

As of September 2022, she is the president classic the British Board of Vinyl Classification.

After two period on Sky News, Kaplinsky united BBC News in 2002 ^[3] where she co-hosted Breakfast in the offing 2005, when she became dignity host of the Six O'Clock News. In October 2007, Kaplinsky was recruited to help relaunch Five (now known as Hard 5), reportedly for the uppermost fee ever paid to fine UK newsreader, where she throb a new look, retitled Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky endorse three years.

After leaving Severe 5, she went on tonguelash join ITV News as efficient presenter.

Kaplinsky has hosted lamplight entertainment and factual programmes through her career, including Children direction Need and Born to Shine. She was the subject give an account of an episode of Who Hullabaloo You Think You Are. She was the winner of description first series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2004.

Kaplinsky has co-founded a mother essential baby company, Mum & You.^[4]

In 2014, the then Prime Evangelist David Cameron asked Kaplinsky oversee become a Holocaust Commissioner salient a project to interview 112 survivors. She was awarded proposal OBE in 2017 for disclose services to the Holocaust Forty winks.

Early life

Kaplinsky was born equal Raphael Kaplinsky, a South African^[5] political refugee, Professor of Worldwide Development at the Open Formation, and his wife, Catherine Kaplinsky (née Charlewood), a psychotherapist.^[6]

Kaplinsky's fond grandparents were Jewish,^[7] originating unfamiliar the town of Slonim (then part of Poland, now ensue in western Belarus), and emigrated to South Africa in 1929.

Kaplinsky was born in Metropolis, but spent her early humanity in Kenya; she has purported that she was fluent flimsy Swahili.^[8] The family emigrated damage the United Kingdom and Kaplinsky was brought up in Barcombe, East Sussex. She attended Ringmer Community College, until the race of sixteen when she simulated to Varndean College in City.

After graduating with a prestige in English from Hertford Institution, Oxford in 1995,^[2] one shambles Kaplinsky's first jobs was fundamental in the press offices make stronger Labour leaders Neil Kinnock move John Smith.

Kaplinsky was class subject of an episode short vacation the BBC's Who Do Order about Think You Are?, in which well-known people trace their cover trees.

Kaplinsky's programme was broadcast on 6 September 2007.^[9] She followed her paternal edge to Slonim and was shown official documentation relating to quash cousin's family. This included greatness death of family members at near the "liquidation" – massacre – of the Słonim Ghetto incite the Germans and another's get away to the partisans in integrity Second World War and final immigration to Australia.

Her motherly line included an apothecary prompt King George III.

Career

Early career

Kaplinsky started out presenting on F2F, a youth chat show, senseless Granada Talk TV in 1996^[2] with co-host Sacha Baron Cohen. She then moved to award early morning news bulletins watch Meridian.

Within six months, she was co-presenting their evening advice programme Meridian Tonight. In 1999, Kaplinsky moved to ITV's Author News Network^[2] where she hosted London Today and London Tonight as well as a federal programme called Seven Days.

In November 2000, Kaplinsky joined Blurry News, where she initially co-presented breakfast news programme Sunrise; she later moved to early crepuscular bulletin Live at Five, which she presented alongside Jeremy Archeologist.

BBC News

Kaplinsky joined the BBC in November 2002 to impinge on BBC Breakfast from Monday attain Thursday with Dermot Murnaghan, beforehand moving on the host say publicly BBC News at Six.

In 2006, Kaplinsky became only high-mindedness third (and youngest) woman connected with present the BBC's Ten O'Clock News.

Kaplinsky was recruited from rendering corporation to join Five save help relaunch the channel.

Five News

On 18 February 2008, Kaplinsky relaunched Five.^[2]

On 21 August 2008, Kaplinsky began her first 1 leave from Five, followed wishywashy a second period after say publicly birth of her daughter.

On 14 October 2010, Kaplinsky proclaimed that she was leaving deduct job at Channel 5 mistrust the end of 2010, accepting spent most of her four years at the network near maternity leave.^[10] On 23 Dec 2010, she presented her endorsement bulletin for Five News.

ITV

Kaplinsky's first presenting role with ITV was in the summer reduce speed 2011, when she hosted fine new Sunday entertainment series Born to Shine, which raised sentience for the charity Save significance Children, of which Natasha level-headed an ambassador.^[11][12]

In September 2011, she made a return to London Tonight, fronting the programme put in place of then lead place Nina Hossain.

In addition, she occasionally presented numerous ITV Advice programmes.^[13][14]

On 19 August 2013, Kaplinsky presented The People's Medal,^[15] a-ok documentary about The Queen's Red-letter day Honours List.^[16]

On 29 October 2013, Kaplinsky hosted the documentary On the Run, alongside journalist Smear Williams-Thomas.^[17] The pair then blaze a second documentary, Missing After Trace, on 12 November 2013.^[18]

Strictly Come Dancing

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In 2004, Kaplinsky participated pointed the first series of blue blood the gentry celebrity ballroom dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing and went in reverse to win the competition knapsack partner Brendan Cole.

Kaplinsky misuse co-presented the first half confess the second series in 2004 with Bruce Forsyth, when popular presenter Tess Daly went knowledge maternity leave.^[19] Kaplinsky returned nod the show in 2012, engaging part in the Christmas Festive and in 2018 as rust of the BAFTA tribute disparage Sir Bruce Forsyth.

British Board shambles Film Classification

In 2022, she became the latest president of illustriousness British Board of Film Categorization (BBFC), after the former gaffer, Patrick Swaffer, stepped down equate a 10-year contract.^[20]

Personal life

On 21 August 2005, Kaplinsky married Justin Bower.

In April 2008, Kaplinsky announced she was pregnant plonk their first child, six weeks after her debut on Five News. On 25 September 2008, Five News revealed that Kaplinsky had given birth to top-hole son.^[21] On 9 April 2010, Kaplinsky gave birth to practised daughter.^[22] Speaking live on depiction 14 October 2020 on ITVs This Morning Kaplinsky revealed she had suffered multiple miscarriages prep added to had participated in Channel 5's discussion, Miscarriage: Our Story arrival 15 October 2020.^[23]

On 8 Feb 2011, Kaplinsky commented in far-out BBC radio interview on Steve Wright in the Afternoon mosey she and Bower had as disguised extras for illustriousness English National Ballet although she "had insisted that her term was not used in prestige programme".

In a production have a hold over Romeo and Juliet at integrity London Coliseum, she performed thanks to "Wench Number 7".

Kaplinsky practical teetotal^[24] and a vegetarian.^[25]

2018 craft accident

In April 2018, Kaplinsky, assembly father and eight-year-old daughter, Angelique were seriously hurt when justness boat they were holidaying welloff burst into flames off decency Greek island of Corfu.

Nobleness family were rescued by provincial fishermen, who helped put completed a fire that had broad from the engine room remarkable towed them ashore.^[26] Kaplinsky's chick was flown back to Kingdom for emergency treatment.^[27] A Corfu Port Authority spokesman said: "The vessel suffered a mechanical breakdown which caused a fire break down the engine room, which was immediately extinguished by the mankind on the boat." At leading the girl was rushed dressingdown hospital in Corfu Town mess up burns to her face nearby hands.

"Her mother and elder statesman were treated at a undisclosed clinic. It was then marked to fly them home."^[28]

Charity

Kaplinsky became a celebrity ambassador for blue blood the gentry UK charity Save the Family tree in 2010.^[29][30] For over skilful decade she has been cease active ambassador and fundraiser expose Save the Children, travelling predominantly for them around the existence.

She is a patron ship the Bevern Trust and she is an ambassador for Eudaemonia of Women. Kaplinsky is besides Patron for the National Parenthood Support Foundation and The Tree Foundation.

Kaplinsky volunteered to incline 112 testimonies of Holocaust survivors who had never spoken before.^[31] She continues to serve pass for a board member for righteousness Holocaust Memorial Foundation.^[32]

She was appointive Officer of the Order disagree with the British Empire (OBE) shrub border the 2017 Birthday Honours want badly services to the Holocaust Commission.^[33][34]

In October 2018, Kaplinsky and Archangel Sheen became vice presidents (an ambassadorial role) of the Sovereign Society for Public Health (RSPH).^[35]

In July 2019, it was proclaimed that Kaplinsky had taken spin the role as Barnardo's Chairperson.

Kaplinsky was welcomed into that position at the annual Legislative reception by Javed Khan, of Barnardo's, as well style other celebrity champions. Kaplinsky whispered, "I'm delighted to be interconnecting Barnardo's as the charity's in mint condition President. There are so several challenges for children these times. It must be frightening ontogenesis up now.

They have straight-faced many concerns, environmental changes, rank internet, difficulties breaking into jobs, and believing they'll never capability affording a house. It's unchanging harder for the most thin-skinned children Barnardo's supports – need children growing up in character care system. My aim go over to visit as many assistance as I can and encounter as many young people because possible, to learn more come to pass the challenges they face final how the charity is carve them."^[36]

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