Christine Bleakley
Presenter, Award Winner
1979 –
Who is Christine Bleakley?
Christine Louise Bleakley is a Northern Irish broadcaster, best known for her current television work with ITV.
Bleakley's television career began as a runner and she then trained to become a floor manager whilst studying for her A-Levels. She rose to fame when she began reading the news and on the Belfast Citybeat radio station, where she worked alongside Stephen Nolan and Stuart Robinson.
In 2006, Bleakley became the co-host on the BBC Two television series Let Me Entertain You, alongside Brian Conley. The show lasted for two series and ended on 22 June 2007, after which she became the co-presenter of the BBC One magazine-style show The One Show in 2007, alongside Adrian Chiles until their final show in 2010, when the presenting duo transferred to ITV. Following their departure, Bleakey and Adrian Chiles joined the ITV Breakfast show Daybreak, which was a new programme at the time, replacing the long-running GMTV. They presented their final show on 5 December 2011 and were replaced by Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway on an interim basis.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1979
Newtownards - Also known as
- Christine Louise Bleakley
- Spouses
- Frank Lampard
(2009/10 - )
- Frank Lampard
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Queen's University Belfast
- Employment
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- ITV plc
- Lived in
- Bangor
- Belfast
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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