Georgie Thompson
| Georgie Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Georgina Jane Thompson |
| Born | 25 September 1977 Harlow, Essex, England |
| Station(s) | Sky Sports |
| Network | BSkyB |
| Country | England |
Georgina Jane 'Georgie' Thompson (born 25 September 1977) is an English broadcast journalist and television presenter for Sky Sports.
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[edit] Education
Thompson was educated at Queenswood School with now fellow television presenter and friend Natalie Pinkham, where she took part in junior international tennis competitions.[1] She studied Broadcast Journalism at the University of Leeds, graduating with a 2:1 in 1999.[2][dead link]
[edit] Career
After graduating, Thompson worked as a production assistant on a research and production scheme for GMTV, alongside fellow sport enthusiast Billy Stenning, before moving to Sky Sports in January 2001.[2]
She has covered major sporting events for the network since then, including the US Open Tennis and has been part of Sky's coverage of the A1 Grand Prix, Grand Prix Masters, Speedway World Cup, Race of Champions, America's Cup and Wimbledon 2011.[3][clarification needed] She was a presenter on Sky Sports News,[4] often presenting Afternoon Report with her run ending on 29 December 2011.
She also presented Sky1's Greatest Sporting Legends with David Frost.[5]
She is currently a regular panelist on the Sky1 show, A League of Their Own.
Thompson left Sky Sports News on 29 December 2011 in order to put her presenting duties to Sky Sports' Formula One coverage. From the 2012 Season, Thompson will present a Formula One Magazine Show with pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz
[edit] Personal life
Thompson dated Declan Donnelly, part of the famous presenting duo Ant and Dec, from January 2009 until April 2011.[6][7]
In September 2011, Thompson was banned from driving for 19 months, fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £100 in costs after being caught more than twice the legal limit for drunk driving.[8]
[edit] In popular culture
In the May 2007 issue of the British men's magazine FHM, Thompson was voted the 93rd Sexiest Female in the World.[9] and on the official FHM website, she is currently listed as the 52nd sexiest woman in the world.
Former Xfm London "Drive Time" DJ Dave Berry used to run a "Georgie Thompson Watch" on each show where he gave away watches bearing Thompson's face.[10]
Soccer AM began a sketch in the 2010/11 season called "I'm an A-League Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" in which guests on the show are invited to search for stars hidden in a box with Thompson's face on by a parodied version of Ant and Dec.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ One on One with Georgie | The Sun |HomePage|Sport
- ^ a b http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,1-1027281,00.html
- ^ [1] Something Else web site
- ^ "Chelsea girl in fast lane" 28 April 2007, The Telegraph
- ^ My Mentor: Georgie Thompson On David Frost - Media, News - Independent.co.uk
- ^ Declan Donnelly dating Sky Sports presenter Georgie Thompson
- ^ "Dec and Georgie Thompson announce split" 22 April 2011, RTE.ie
- ^ "Georgie Thompson of Sky Sports News banned from driving" 8 September 2011, BBC.co.uk
- ^ "The full list of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2007" 26 April 2007, Daily Mail
- ^ Dave Berry at XFM, which includes a section on Thompson[not in citation given]
- ^ "Georgie boxes clever - Sky Sports News presenter swaps desk for sofa" 28 December 2010, Sky Sports]
