Harriet Scott
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Harriet Marie Scott is a British radio presenter, and current co-host of the Breakfast show on London
's Heart along with Jamie Theakston
.
After studying History
at Hull University, she got her first break in radio when she became a production assistant for BBC Radio Humberside
. A move to GWR followed, after which she worked at a number of other stations. These include Viking FM, 2-Ten FM
, and BRMB
in Birmingham
.
It was while at BRMB in 1997 that she began to move into television, becoming the presenter of the Travel Update for Central
in the West Midlands.
From the Midlands, she moved to London
, spending several years working at Virgin Radio
, before a move to Heart 106.2
.
In 1998, she hit the headlines after a controversial affair with Mike Hollingsworth
, a TV executive and now former husband of TV presenter Anne Diamond
. In an article in the Daily Mail
Scott later claimed that Hollingsworth had assaulted her. Hollingsworth later successfully sued the newspaper.
Married David Bloom in 2009. Son Louis born in January 2010. Announced in April, she was expecting her second child due in October 2011. Emma Bunton
is providing maternity leave cover for Heart Breakfast co-presenter Harriet Scott from 3 October until 23 December 2011.
From April to July 2011 she was maternity cover for Emma Bunton
across the Heart network each Saturday drivetime.
London
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's Heart along with Jamie Theakston
Jamie Theakston
Jamie Theakston is an English television and radio presenter, producer and actor.-Education:...
.
After studying History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at Hull University, she got her first break in radio when she became a production assistant for BBC Radio Humberside
BBC Radio Humberside
BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull on 1 April 1996....
. A move to GWR followed, after which she worked at a number of other stations. These include Viking FM, 2-Ten FM
2-Ten FM
Heart Berkshire was an Independent Local Radio station, serving Berkshire and North Hampshire from studios in Reading.-About:...
, and BRMB
Brmb
brmb is a local radio station based in Birmingham, UK, owned and operated by Orion Media. The station broadcasts on 96.4 FM, DAB Digital Radio in the West Midlands and online...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
.
It was while at BRMB in 1997 that she began to move into television, becoming the presenter of the Travel Update for Central
Central Independent Television
Central Independent Television, more commonly known as Central is the Independent Television contractor for the Midlands, created following the restructuring of ATV and commencing broadcast on 1 January 1982. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting...
in the West Midlands.
From the Midlands, she moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, spending several years working at Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Absolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7.45am on 29 September 2008.The station is based in London and plays popular rock music...
, before a move to Heart 106.2
Heart 106.2
Heart 106.2 is an Independent Local Radio station based in London and is owned by Global Radio as part of the Heart Network.On 25 June 2007 it was announced that Heart along with its sister stations The Arrow, Sky News Radio, LBC and Galaxy were to be sold for £170 million to Global Radio from...
.
In 1998, she hit the headlines after a controversial affair with Mike Hollingsworth
Mike Hollingsworth (TV executive)
Mike Hollingsworth is a former British TV executive, best known for his marriage to Anne Diamond and for being the father of her children.During his television career, Hollingsworth appeared on many popular shows, including This Morning with Richard and Judy...
, a TV executive and now former husband of TV presenter Anne Diamond
Anne Diamond
Anne Margaret Diamond is an English radio and television presenter and journalist. She hosted Good Morning Britain for TV-am and the similarly titled Good Morning... with Anne and Nick for BBC1, both with Nick Owen as her co-presenter...
. In an article in the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
Scott later claimed that Hollingsworth had assaulted her. Hollingsworth later successfully sued the newspaper.
Married David Bloom in 2009. Son Louis born in January 2010. Announced in April, she was expecting her second child due in October 2011. Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton
Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...
is providing maternity leave cover for Heart Breakfast co-presenter Harriet Scott from 3 October until 23 December 2011.
From April to July 2011 she was maternity cover for Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton
Emma Lee Bunton is an English pop singer/songwriter and TV and radio presenter. She was a member of the 1990s girl group, the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member. In 2010, she joined the judging panel on ITV's Dancing on Ice...
across the Heart network each Saturday drivetime.