Kate Silverton Biography
Kate Silverton is a BBC journalist, newsreader, and broadcaster from England. Silverton is a main and relief presenter for the BBC and can be seen regularly presenting the BBC News at One, BBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten, and BBC Weekend News, as well as making occasional appearances on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. In 2018, she competed in series 16 of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, partnering with professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec, finishing in eighth place.
How old is Kate Silverton? – Age
She is 51 years old as of 4 August 2021. She was born in 1970 in Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom.
Kate Silverton Family
She was born to Patricia Silverton and Terry Silverton, a black cab driver turned registered hypnotherapist. Claire and Amy Silverton are Silverton’s two sisters.
Is Kate Silverton still Married? – Husband
In 2010, Silverton married Mike Heron. Silverton gave birth to a daughter on November 5, 2011. After four unsuccessful IVF cycles, her baby daughter was conceived naturally. Silverton was told she would never be able to get pregnant naturally after losing an ovary during an operation to remove a cyst at the age of 29. On June 26, 2014, their second child, a son, was born.
Kate Silverton Surgery
Silverton filed a lawsuit against a clinic in January 2008 after an allegedly botched cosmetic surgery procedure for acne scar treatment. Silverton stated that the procedure caused a severe skin reaction, necessitating a two-week leave of absence. The lawsuit was filed for monetary damages that were not specified.
Has Kate Silverton been Dieting?
She revealed that she lost two and a half stones by taking up trampolining and purchasing a racer bike in lockdown. Kate showed off her 2.5 stone weight loss on The One Show after ‘buying a racer bike and trampolining’ to stay fit while in detention. The presenter looked stunning in a blue turtleneck jumper and black trousers as she talked about her new parenting book, There’s No Such Thing As ‘Naughty,’ and revealed she’s studying to become a psychotherapist.
Kate Silverton Career
During a pilot for a new political show in 2003, Silverton allegedly hit Rod Liddle, the former editor of BBC Radio 4’s Today program. She appeared as a panelist on Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff and hosted “The Psychic Show” on ITV in 2002. She has also appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live’s The Heaven and Earth Show, Big Strong Boys, and Weekend Breakfast.
From 2005 to 2007, Kate Silverton worked as a relief presenter for BBC News 24 and BBC Breakfast. From February to August 2008, she hosted BBC News at One while main presenter Sophie Raworth was on maternity leave. In 2010, she swore at the end of a live news broadcast in Scotland, prompting an apology from BBC Scotland.
On April 1, 2008, she co-hosted live coverage of the Royal Air Force’s 90th birthday celebrations at RAF Fairford with historian Dan Snow. Silverton joined the BBC One presenting team for Big Cat Diary in 2008. She co-hosted BBC One’s coverage of New Year Liveaboard HMS Belfast in London on December 31, 2008, with Nick Knowles. She appeared as a mentor in the BBC Two series The Speaker in April 2009, offering advice on good storytelling and public speaking.
In May 2009, she aired a documentary titled 10 Things You Need to Know About Sleep, which examined various methods for dealing with insomnia. She began hosting the Sunday morning show on BBC Radio 5 Live in 2010, from 09:30 to 11:00 a.m. Silverton interviewed Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, in June 2012, after he called for an end to the killing of rhinos for their horns in Africa. Silverton has also filled in as a presenter on Radio Four’s Last Word.