Lara Lewington
| Lara Lewington | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1979 |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Spouse | Martin Lewis (2009-present) |
Lara Lewington (born 10 May 1979) is a British freelance weather and television presenter. An NCTJ trained journalist,[1] she has a Bachelor of Arts degree[citation needed] in sociology and drama.
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[edit] Early career
Lewington began her career in television working behind the scenes, as a runner and researcher whilst taking her degree. She first gained television recognition when working at UK auction shopping channel bid-up.tv, as an auctioneer assistant. She's also worked on shows including Five's Pepsi Chart, ITV London's news programme London Tonight and It's a Knockout.
She then moved to work as a reporter on the BBC Choice (now BBC Three) entertainment news programme Liquid News until being recruited to present the weather.
[edit] Current career
Lewington joined Five in January 2003, as a weather presenter, she could also be seen as a showbiz correspondent for Five News interviewing celebrities.
Outside Five she is has contributed to various shows including the Weakest Link News and Weather special ITV1's Celebrities Exposed and E!'s 101 Greatest programmes. She has also appeared weekly in ITV1's The Impressionable Jon Culshaw, was a panellist on ITV1's Win, Lose or Draw, and has appeared The Eleven O'Clock Show, BBC Two's Newsnight, and Channel 4's RI:SE and Big Brother's EFourum (now known as Big Brother's Big Mouth).
Lewington was made redundant by Channel 5 as a weather presenter in February 2009. She then worked as a freelance; appearing on Sky News as a reporter, weather presenter on London Tonight and BBC South East Today, most recently providing relief weather cover for other BBC nations and regions from BBC Television Centre.
[edit] Other appearances
- Lewington can also be seen presenting the weather on a background monitor in the Daily Planet newsroom in 2006 film Superman Returns.
- Lewington appeared as one of the four representatives of Five TV on the BBC1 Sport Relief Superstars special.
- Lewington also appeared recently in April 2011 on BBC Breakfast show presenting the regional weather for Northern Ireland.
- Lewington's most recent TV appearance is as a presenter on the BBCs technology programme, Click.
[edit] Personal life
She is married[1][2] to TV "Money Saving Expert" Martin Lewis, the couple married 31 May 2009.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Lara's Biography". http://www.laralewington.com/page2.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Blog MoneySavingExpert". http://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2007/12/31/i%e2%80%99m-very-proud-the-msg%e2%80%99s-agreed-to-become-the-msf/. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ Lara Lewington and Jonnie Irwin, OK! magazine, November 18, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Lara Lewington: Official Website
- Lara's profile at Sky.com
- Lara Lewington at the Internet Movie Database
