Katy Hill
Encyclopedia
Katy Hill is an English
television
presenter, who worked on the BBC
children's magazine programme Blue Peter
for five years.
, Dorset
, her father, Chris Hill, was the local vicar
and he now takes biblical tours to Israel - and will complete his 81st tour in October 2011. Hill has two siblings, an elder brother Simon and a younger sister Naomi. She gained 9 'O' levels and 4 'A' Levels at St. Edwards Church of England School
in Romford
, Essex
and before she started presenting she worked in a record shop. Katy worked for free in Local radio station BBC Essex, to gain the experience required to become a presenter.
at EastWard Hospital Television, and presented Katy's Capers on BBC Radio Essex, before transferring to Nickelodeon
. While working for BBC channel controllers and the Head of Children's Television, as a BBC secretary she bombarded the Editor of Blue Peter with ideas and showreels, which resulted in an audition.
On 23 June 1995, Hill joined the CBBC
TV programme Blue Peter
and left on 19 June 2000. Her assignments included living in Mongolia
with a family for a week, training with the England football squad
for a World Cup
special, joining the Cirque du Soleil
and of course, making things from yoghurt
pots and sticky back plastic. She won the 2000 Children's BAFTA Award for Best Presenter, for her time on Blue Peter. She returned to Blue Peter for one episode on 30 March 2010 for the final programme to feature the dog Mabel.
As a result of her work on Blue Peter, Hill also presented Live & Kicking
, Top of the Pops
, Football Fever (she supports Newcastle United
) and The Millennium Quiz Show with Michael Parkinson
. She also presented the BBC's Holiday and went on to present the weekend breakfast show on 95.8 Capital FM. Katy has written for numerous magazines including a regular column for Cosmopolitan Hair & Beauty, Hello! and Closer. In both 2000 and 2001, she presented the final of Song for Europe, the competition to select the United Kingdom
's entry for the annual Eurovision Song Contest
.
In 2004, she appeared on the Channel 4
reality TV show, The Games, in which she came overall second in the female contenders, winning 5 out of the 7 required disciplines. After Neil Fox quit as the long-running host of the networked Hit40UK (also in 2004), Katy - previously one of his stand-ins - was recruited, initially to co-host with Hirsty, each Sunday, from the studios of Capital Radio in London. Katy chose to leave after a year due to other commitments, and Hirsty eventually went on to host the programme alone. During her time presenting Hit40UK, Katy had her ears pierced for the very first time, in order to sport large hoop earrings at the producers request for TV appearances. She co-presented the concert held in Trafalgar Square
where the host of the 2012 Olympics was announced, for which London
was a candidate. When London was announced as the victor, Hill was seen cheering and shouting with joy with Olympian
Kelly Holmes
. She is the face of Arm & Hammer and has already done three massively successful campaigns for the company. Arm & Hammer
.
Katy currently resides in Oxfordshire, following a period of time in Los Angeles, USA.
In May 2010, Katy joined women's lifestyle website iVillage.co.uk as a weekly blogger. Her blog, ""Here Are Two We Made Earlier"", explores her day to day experiences of motherhood from a 'refreshingly honest' angle.
In late December 2010, Hill acted as relief co-presenter on ITV
's breakfast channel Daybreak
, where she continues to work as a presenter.
. Hill became engaged to Farley after he proposed to her whilst on holiday in Venice
, and the couple married in Tuscany
on 4 July 2004, with white highly in evidence. The couple lived in Los Angeles
, USA, and have a daughter called Kaya Sky born on 17 July 2006 weighing 9 lb 6oz, at Kingston Hospital in Surrey. They also have a son, Akira Seven.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
presenter, who worked on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
children's magazine programme Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
for five years.
Biography
Born in PoolePoole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, her father, Chris Hill, was the local vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
and he now takes biblical tours to Israel - and will complete his 81st tour in October 2011. Hill has two siblings, an elder brother Simon and a younger sister Naomi. She gained 9 'O' levels and 4 'A' Levels at St. Edwards Church of England School
St. Edwards Church of England School
St. Edward's Church of England Comprehensive School is a coeducational school for eleven to eighteen year olds in Romford, Greater London, England. It is a specialised Language College and Science College, and also contains a sixth form for sixteen to eighteen year olds...
in Romford
Romford
Romford is a large suburban town in north east London, England and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
and before she started presenting she worked in a record shop. Katy worked for free in Local radio station BBC Essex, to gain the experience required to become a presenter.
Career
Hill began her media career with voluntary work in EssexEssex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
at EastWard Hospital Television, and presented Katy's Capers on BBC Radio Essex, before transferring to Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
. While working for BBC channel controllers and the Head of Children's Television, as a BBC secretary she bombarded the Editor of Blue Peter with ideas and showreels, which resulted in an audition.
On 23 June 1995, Hill joined the CBBC
CBBC
CBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
TV programme Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
and left on 19 June 2000. Her assignments included living in Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
with a family for a week, training with the England football squad
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
for a World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
special, joining the Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
and of course, making things from yoghurt
Yoghurt
Yoghurt, yogurt or yogourt is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yoghurt are known as "yoghurt cultures"...
pots and sticky back plastic. She won the 2000 Children's BAFTA Award for Best Presenter, for her time on Blue Peter. She returned to Blue Peter for one episode on 30 March 2010 for the final programme to feature the dog Mabel.
As a result of her work on Blue Peter, Hill also presented Live & Kicking
Live & Kicking
Live & Kicking was a BBC Saturday morning children's magazine programme, running from 1993 to 2001. The fourth in a succession of Saturday morning shows, it was the replacement for Going Live!, and took many of its features from it, such as phone-ins, games, comedy, competitions and the showing of...
, Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
, Football Fever (she supports Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
) and The Millennium Quiz Show with Michael Parkinson
Michael Parkinson
Sir Michael Parkinson, CBE is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his interview programme, Parkinson, from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007.- Early life :...
. She also presented the BBC's Holiday and went on to present the weekend breakfast show on 95.8 Capital FM. Katy has written for numerous magazines including a regular column for Cosmopolitan Hair & Beauty, Hello! and Closer. In both 2000 and 2001, she presented the final of Song for Europe, the competition to select the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's entry for the annual Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
.
In 2004, she appeared on the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
reality TV show, The Games, in which she came overall second in the female contenders, winning 5 out of the 7 required disciplines. After Neil Fox quit as the long-running host of the networked Hit40UK (also in 2004), Katy - previously one of his stand-ins - was recruited, initially to co-host with Hirsty, each Sunday, from the studios of Capital Radio in London. Katy chose to leave after a year due to other commitments, and Hirsty eventually went on to host the programme alone. During her time presenting Hit40UK, Katy had her ears pierced for the very first time, in order to sport large hoop earrings at the producers request for TV appearances. She co-presented the concert held in Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of...
where the host of the 2012 Olympics was announced, for which 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...
was a candidate. When London was announced as the victor, Hill was seen cheering and shouting with joy with Olympian
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Kelly Holmes
Kelly Holmes
Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
. She is the face of Arm & Hammer and has already done three massively successful campaigns for the company. Arm & Hammer
Arm & Hammer
Arm & Hammer is a registered trademark of Church and Dwight, an American manufacturer of household products. The logo of this brand is a muscular arm holding a hammer...
.
Katy currently resides in Oxfordshire, following a period of time in Los Angeles, USA.
In May 2010, Katy joined women's lifestyle website iVillage.co.uk as a weekly blogger. Her blog, ""Here Are Two We Made Earlier"", explores her day to day experiences of motherhood from a 'refreshingly honest' angle.
In late December 2010, Hill acted as relief co-presenter on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's breakfast channel Daybreak
Daybreak
-Albums:*Daybreak *Daybreak *Daybreak *Daybreak, an album by Paul Hardcastle*Daybreak, an album by Mezzoforte*Daybreak -Songs:...
, where she continues to work as a presenter.
Personal life
Hill married childhood sweetheart and record producer Andrew Frampton in 1999. The marriage lasted two years before they split. Hill then began dating fellow Live & Kicking TV presenter Trey FarleyTrey Farley
Trey Farley is an actor and television presenter.-Early life:Farley's father is English and his mother Filipino...
. Hill became engaged to Farley after he proposed to her whilst on holiday in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, and the couple married in Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
on 4 July 2004, with white highly in evidence. The couple lived in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, USA, and have a daughter called Kaya Sky born on 17 July 2006 weighing 9 lb 6oz, at Kingston Hospital in Surrey. They also have a son, Akira Seven.