Matt Barbet Biography
Matt Barbet is a British journalist and television presenter best known for his work with Channel 5 and ITV. Barbet has also hosted ITV4’s The Cycle Show and Channel 5’s The Saturday Show.
How old is Matt Barbet? – Age
He is 46 years old as of 8 June 2022. He was born in 1976 in Chester, United Kingdom.
Matt Barbet Family – Education
Barbet grew up in Cilcain, North Wales, and attended the Alun School in Mold, Flintshire, before attending Cardiff University and returning to the Cardiff School of Journalism.
Matt Barbet Wife
Barbet and his wife Katie live in London with their two daughters. Matt is a skilled runner and road cyclist.
Matt Barbet 5 News Tonight
Matt returned to 5 News on April 16, 2014, to host their 5 News Tonight program, which airs weekdays at 6:30 p.m. On April 28, 2014, he returned as the host of 5 News. “I’m really happy to be returning to Channel 5 at what is a very exciting time for the network,” Matt said of his return.
Matt Barbet ITV News
Barbet announced her departure from 5 News on June 11, 2012, to join ITV Breakfast’s Daybreak. On September 3, 2012, he made his debut, co-hosting the show with Ranvir Singh from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Matt reviewed the news on This Morning with Singh on occasion throughout 2012.
On August 17, 2013, he made his debut on ITV, hosting the ITV News weekend bulletins and ITV News London on ITV London. Matt appeared as a contestant in a Text Santa special of the ITV game show The Chase in December 2013, and won £55,000 for ITV’s Text Santa appeal.
Matt Barbet Career
Barbet worked at BBC Radio 1 as a newsreader on the Sara Cox Breakfast Show before joining BBC London in 2003. In 2006, he hosted BBC London’s coverage of Children in Need. He also hosted the BBC’s STORYFix, a lighthearted look at the news that aired on BBC News 24 and the BBC website. In 2007, he worked as a fill-in presenter for BBC Breakfast.
Matt Barbet joined Channel 5 in September 2007 as a presenter and correspondent for 5 News. His appointment came after the program’s main anchor, Kirsty Young, announced her departure. He began his new job in November 2007.
Matt Barbet and Isla Traquair were announced as stand-in presenters on 5 News in June 2008, while Natasha Kaplinsky was on maternity leave. Matt visited Haiti after the earthquake in January 2010 and has also served with the British Army in Afghanistan. After Kaplinsky left the station, he was announced as the new host of the flagship 17:00 program in February 2011. He left on July 26, 2012.
On March 3, 2014, it was announced that Daybreak would be cancelled and replaced by Good Morning Britain later that year. Matt presented his final episode of Daybreak on 4 April 2014, and the Daily Mirror confirmed the following day that he would not be joining the presenting team at Good Morning Britain. Matt co-hosted 330 episodes of Daybreak during his tenure there.
Matt returned to 5 News on April 16, 2014, to host their 5 News Tonight program, which airs weekdays at 6:30 p.m. He returned as host of 5 News on 28 April 2014. Barbet hosted The Cycle Show on ITV4 from 2014 to 2015. Barbet was announced as co-host of The Saturday Show, a Channel 5 Saturday morning show, in October 2015. Matt Allwright replaced him on the show in July 2016. Barbet announced his departure from 5 News on December 4, 2017, and he presented his final episode on December 15, 2017.
