Kate Walsh (presenter)
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| Kate Walsh | |
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| Born | 17 June 1981 Staffordshire, England |
| Residence | London |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | BSc |
| Alma mater | Aston University |
| Occupation | Television personality, presenter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Employer | Channel 5 |
| Known for | Reality TV contestant, TV presenter |
| Television | The Apprentice Live from Studio Five OK! TV |
Kate Walsh (born 17 June 1981)[1] is an English television presenter and former licensing development manager[2] who came to the public's attention in March 2009 whilst appearing as a candidate in the fifth series of The Apprentice.[3] She co-hosted the Channel 5 evening entertainment show Live from Studio Five from its launch in September 2009 until the final edition on 4 February 2011. She also presented the Live From Studio Five replacement OK! TV after original host Denise van Outen pulled out of the role three days before the programme's launch.[4] Walsh left the show on 16 August along with co-host Matt Johnson.
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[edit] Early life
Walsh was born in Staffordshire and raised in Hednesford.[citation needed] She attended Blake Valley Technology College and has a BSc degree in Psychology and Management[3] from Aston University, Birmingham.[5][6]
[edit] The Apprentice
In 2009, Walsh took part in series 5 of The Apprentice where she competed for a job working for Alan Sugar. She finished as runner-up to Yasmina Siadatan.[2]
- Runner-up: Kate, for being "too perfect and robotic",[7] and for pricing the chocolates at a high retail price.[2]
| Elimination Chart | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Yasmina | IN | WIN | IN | BR | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | HIRED | |||
| Kate | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | BR | IN | IN | BR | IN | RUNNER UP | |||
| Debra | BR | IN | WIN | IN | IN | BR | IN | LOSE | BR | IN | FIRED | ||||
| Lorraine | IN | IN | IN | IN | BR | IN | LOSE | IN | WIN | BR | FIRED | ||||
| James | IN | BR | LOSE | IN | IN | IN | IN | BR | LOSE | IN | FIRED | ||||
| Howard | WIN | BR | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | FIRED | |||||
| Ben | IN | IN | BR | BR | IN | LOSE | IN | IN | FIRED | ||||||
| Mona | LOSE | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | FIRED | |||||||
| Philip | IN | IN | IN | IN | BR | WIN | FIRED | ||||||||
| Noorul | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | FIRED | |||||||||
| Kimberly | IN | IN | IN | IN | FIRED | ||||||||||
| Paula | IN | IN | IN | FIRED | |||||||||||
| Majid | IN | IN | FIRED | ||||||||||||
| Rocky | IN | FIRED | |||||||||||||
| Anita | FIRED | ||||||||||||||
| Adam | QUIT | ||||||||||||||
- The contestant won The Apprentice and was hired
- The contestant was the runner up
- The contestant won as project manager on his/her team
- The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team
- The contestant was on the winning team
- The contestant was on the losing team
- The contestant was brought to the final boardroom
- The contestant was fired
- The contestant lost as project manager and was fired
- The contestant quit the competition
[edit] TV presenting career
After her stint on The Apprentice, Walsh hosted a women's fashion segment on GMTV, appearing for a number of episodes.[8]
In September 2009, Walsh joined Channel 5 to present Live from Studio Five.[9] She presented the show alongside various co-presenters until its cancellation in February 2011.[10] Walsh was the only presenter from the original line-up to remain with the programme from its launch.[10]
Walsh returned to Channel 5 to co-present the new entertainment show, OK! TV from 14 February 2011 to August 2011.[11] She has since appeared as a panellist on the Big Brother spin-off show, Big Brother's Bit on the Side on 5*.
[edit] Personal life
Walsh lived in the Hampshire village of Alresford, near Alton,[12] but moved to London to live with boyfriend[13] and fellow Apprentice contestant, Philip Taylor.[7] Walsh is a member of the Labour Party and appeared in a party broadcast in 2011.[citation needed]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Apprentice | Contestant |
| 2009 | GMTV | Fashion presenter |
| 2009–2011 | Live From Studio Five | Presenter |
| 2011 | OK! TV | Presenter |
[edit] References
- ^ Live from Studio Five, 11 and 17 June 2010
- ^ a b c The Apprentice: We join a record 9.8million to watch the final - and give our view on who won The Mirror, 8 June 2009
- ^ a b Candidates - Kate Walsh The Apprentice, BBC
- ^ Something's not OK! Denise Van Outen pulls out of Channel Five's new show just three days before it starts Mail Online, 11 February 2011
- ^ Claws out for Sir Alan: Kate and Yasmina head to the all-female final of The Apprentice Mail Online, 6 June 2009
- ^ Aston Business School celebrates Apprentice ‘star’ Aston Business School, 2009
- ^ a b Who's sorry now, Sir Alan? Apprentice loser Kate fights back Mail Online, 27 June 2009
- ^ GMTV to take on Kate The Sun, 20 June 2009
- ^ Kate Walsh to front Channel Five show The Guardian, 10 August 2009
- ^ a b Five axes Live from Studio Five BBC News, 19 January 2010
- ^ Kate Walsh lands 'OK! TV' presenting job Digital Spy, 11 February.
- ^ Kate Walsh, from Alresford, survives her first meeting with Sir Alan Sugar Southern Daily Echo, 26 March 2009
- ^ 'I don't want to be a super-skinny celeb,' says Kate Walsh as she proudly poses in pink bikini Mail Online, 20 July 2010
