Kate Garraway
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| Born | Kathryn Mary Garraway 4 May 1967 Abingdon, Berkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | White British |
| Occupation | Journalist, TV presenter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Notable credit(s) | GMTV Daybreak[1] Lorraine |
| Spouse | Ian Rumsey (m. 1998–2002) Derek Draper (m. 2005–present; 2 children) |
| Children | Daughter and son |
| Website | |
| www.kategarraway.tv | |
Kathryn Mary Garraway (born 4 May 1967) is an English journalist currently employed by ITV Breakfast.[1]
She has presented the UK version of The Biggest Loser.[2]
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[edit] Early life
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Garraway went to Fitzharrys School in Abingdon, Oxfordshire (also the base of ITV Thames Valley). She then graduated from Bath College of Higher Education (later known as Bath Spa University) with a BA in English and History.
[edit] Broadcasting career
Garraway's broadcasting career began with BBC Radio Oxford, and she had become an Independent Television News trainee journalist by 1994.
A year later, Garraway joined Central News as a production journalist, reporter and news presenter. It was during her time there that she was 'talent-spotted' by Meridian Broadcasting's head of news, who poached her (after seeing one of three minute bulletins) to become the main presenter of their nightly news magazine Meridian Tonight. This offered enough visibility on a wider stage to be selected as part of the team of presenters who launched the BBC's 24-hour rolling news channel, BBC News 24, in 1997, a period which included the anchoring of such stories as the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
[edit] Breakfast TV
In 1998, Garraway joined Sunrise on Sky News alongside Martin Stanford. She joined GMTV in September 2000 as a stand-in newsreader. She was promoted to presenter following the resignation of Fiona Phillips.
She became entertainment editor of Daybreak on ITV Breakfast (the successor of GMTV) in September 2010.[1] On 6 December 2011 she tookover from Christine Bleakley as the main presenter until a replacement is announced.[3] She has regularly presented sister programme Lorraine.
[edit] Other television appearances
Garraway appeared in the fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with professional dancer Anton du Beke. Garraway finished 8th of the 14 couples despite receiving the lowest score from the judges in every week but one, as she was repeatedly saved by the public vote, prior to her elimination in week seven[4].
In February 2008, Garraway launched legal action against the Sunday Mirror after it published a photograph of her embracing Strictly Come Dancing partner Anton du Beke, insinuating that they were having an affair, which both Garraway and du Beke denied.[5]
Garraway has also made appearances on shows such as:
- Loose Women, ITV1 – Panellist/Anchor (2003, 2004, 2006, 2009)
- Have I Got News For You, BBC Two – Guest
- The Wright Stuff, Five – Guest
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, ITV1 – Celebrity contestant
- Too Many Cooks, ITV1 – Presenter (2004)
- This Morning, ITV1 – Guest presenter (2005)
- Beef Encounter, Channel 4 – Presenter
- The People's Quiz, BBC One – Questioner (2007)
- The F Word, Channel 4 – Guest (May 2008)
- Shooting Stars Anniversary Special, BBC Two – Guest (December 2008)
- Wall of Fame, Sky1 – Regular panellist (2011)
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, ITV1 – Celebrity contestant (December 2011)
[edit] Personal life
Garraway married Ian Rumsey, her former boss at ITV Meridian east, in her hometown of Abingdon, Oxfordshire in 1998. They divorced in April 2002.[citation needed]
In September 2005 Garraway married Derek Draper in Camden, London. Draper was a political aide to former Labour cabinet minister Peter Mandelson, and was at the centre of the scandal known as 'Lobbygate'.[6] The couple's first child, Darcey Mary Draper, a baby girl, was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, London,[7] on 10 March 2006. During the pregnancy, Garraway was criticised by the press after she was photographed smoking.[8][9] Their second child, William Garraway Draper was born on 28 July 2009.[10]
According to a report in the Daily Mail, Garraway built an extension to her home without planning permission from the local council. She attempted to put in a retrospective planning application but it failed to appease them and was told to scale down the extension to her North London home.[11] In August 2008, Garraway appeared on the front of national newspapers crouched next to a calf which she pretended to breast-feed to promote a documentary for Channel 4 on women who breastfeed other people's babies.[12]
Her hobbies include scuba diving, bodyboarding, playing the clarinet, and going to the cinema. She is a Gillingham football fan. She will guest present This Morning in 2012 for Ruth Langsford on 2nd March 2012.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Daybreak Press Pack ITV.com, 31 August 2010
- ^ The Biggest Loser ITV Press Centre, 9 April 2009
- ^ Adrian Chiles, Christine Bleakley to leave 'Daybreak' on Monday? Daniel Sperling, Digital Spy, 2 December 2011
- ^ Strictly Come Dancing (series 5)
- ^ Garraway to sue Sunday Mirror The Guardian, 12 February 2008
- ^ PM attacked over lobbyists BBC News, 8 July 1998
- ^ Marriages and Births England and Wales 1837–2006 Findmypast.co.uk
- ^ Moodie, Clemmie (25 February 2006). "Kate Puffaway". Daily Mail. UK. http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-378248/Kate-Puffaway.html.
- ^ Cummins, Fiona (25 February 2006). "Smoked Out". Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16745534%26method=full%26siteid=66633%26headline=smoked%2dout%2d-name_page.html. Retrieved 4 June 2006.
- ^ Kate Garraway's had a baby boy! Heatworld.com, 29 July 2009
- ^ "More woe for GMTV's Kate Garraway as parking officials crush her car". Daily Mail (London). 18 August 2007. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-488244/More-woe-GMTVs-Kate-Garraway-parking-officials-crush-car.html.
- ^ Roberts, Laura (25 August 2008). "Kate Garraway faces outcry over provocative photoshoot which 'shows' her breastfeeding calf". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1048622/Kate-Garraway-faces-outcry-provocative-photoshoot-shows-breastfeeding-calf.html.
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| Preceded by Vicki Butler-Henderson |
The Biggest Loser UK Presenter 2009 |
Succeeded by Davina McCall |
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Bath Spa University
- British infotainers
- British reporters and correspondents
- English television presenters
- GMTV presenters and reporters
- ITV Breakfast presenters and reporters
- ITV regional newsreaders and journalists
- People from Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Strictly Come Dancing participants
