Nina Hossain
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| Born | Nina Hossain 1 May 1975 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England |
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| Occupation | Journalist, Presenter, Newsreader | |
| Other names | Nina Hosein | |
| Ethnicity | Asian (Bangladeshi) | |
| Notable credit(s) | ITV News | |
Nina Hossain (born 1 May 1975) is a British journalist, presenter and newsreader. Currently employed by ITN, as a relief presenter on ITV News programmes.
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[edit] Biography
Nina Hossain (alias Nina Hosein) was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England on the 1st May 1975 (Taurus). Her roots lie in Bangladesh, where her now deceased father - Tabarek - left and came to Britain in the 1960s. He abandoned his Islamic culture to fit in to his new, West Yorkshire community in Huddersfield. Her mother - Pamela - is a nurse from Nottingham. She currently lives in Thornton Heath, near Croydon, South London. She speaks English, but - in her own words - 'does not speak Bengali, does not cook curry and has never visited Bangladesh'. Based on her religion, she was nominally Muslim when she was young, as was her younger sister Rezina, but her father - who was a psychiatrist who specialised in alcoholism - never discussed religion with his two daughters, nor forced it upon them. [1]
Hossain's mother, Pamela, is a nurse and her late father, Tabarek, was a psychiatrist who specialised in alcoholism.[1] She has a younger sister called Rezina. Hossain is divorced from husband of eight years, Sky News editor Craig O'Hara.[1] She appeared in the film Trauma which starred Colin Firth.
Nina is divorced from her first husband,Sky News editor Craig O'Hara.[1], whom she was married to for eight years. Hossain has been dating current partner and editor of ITV's London Tonight regional news programme Stuart Thomas since spring 2005, and gave birth to their first child - Will Ridley Thomas - on the 1st December 2006 (Sagittarius).[2]
Nina was mugged on London's South Bank in 2005, and drew attention from the media for going to work the same day because she did not think it a 'big deal'.[3]
In January 2007, it was revealed that sex offender David Decoteau from London, 45, had an unhealthy interest in Hossain and the same offender sent letters to BBC newsreader Emily Maitlis. [4]
Nina is expecting her second child and is on maternity leave from ITV News as of the 12 September 2008.[citation needed]
[edit] TV career
Hossain's ambitions to be a journalist began at an early age. She has a degree from the University of Durham, (St Cuthbert's Society). In 2004, she joined ITV News as a relief presenter. She had previously worked as a relief presenter for BBC London News and for ITV Border on both sides of the camera. Because of the clarity of her pronunciation, Hossain was chosen as the word pronouncer for Series 1 of Hard Spell, a BBC One spelling competition for children. She reprised this role in the one-off episode of Star Spell, but when Star Spell became a full series, she was replaced by BBC newscaster Mishal Husain, who continued this role through the second series of Hard Spell.
From 2004-2006, Hossain could also be seen as a relief presenter for ITV London's London Tonight programme.
At ITV News Nina could be seen presenting the Lunchtime News as a relief presenter, plus she was the deputy female anchor of the Evening News co-presenting on a Friday and as cover throughout the week. She was also a regular presenter of the Weekend News. A position she will return to in early 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "'You only survive if you're up to it' Interview with Nina Hossain", The Telegraph. URL last accessed 2008-02-07
- ^ "'Hossain has got kid news'", The Sun. URL last accessed 2008-02-07
- ^ "'Mugger's threat to kill Nina'", The Mirror. URL last accessed 2008-02-07
- ^ "'Rape accused wrote to newsreader'", BBC News. URL last accessed 2008-02-07
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