Kate Quilton
Kate Quilton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter and Journalist |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Employer | Channel 4 |
| Television | Food Unwrapped Superfoods: The Real Story The Shopper's Guide to Saving Money Tricks of the Restaurant Trade |
| Spouse | James Lance (m. 2016) |
| Parent(s) | Kevin and Ann Quilton |
| Website | Official Twitter |
Katie Marie Quilton (born November 1983)[citation needed] is an English television presenter and journalist. She is best known for presenting a number of Channel 4 television series, including Food Unwrapped since 2012.
Quilton was one of Channel 4's youngest commissioning editors. She has run the online editorial for some of the channel's biggest shows and now manages factual multi-platform commissions including The Food Hospital and Foxes Live. She won the BAFTA for Digital Creativity and the Digital Emmy award in 2014.[1]
Career
Whilst at university,[which?] she undertook a student equivalent of Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me, she ate kebabs for one week: breakfast, lunch and dinner. The stunt was picked up by a national paper. Quilton began her career in television while a student and worked for both ITV and the BBC.[1] She went on to work as a broadcast journalist in Somerset for the BBC, spending a lot of her time with farmers, and reporting mostly on food.
Quilton was one of Channel 4's youngest commissioning editors[1] from 2010 until 2014. She resigned as a commissioning editor in 2014 to focus full-time on Food Unwrapped.[2] In 2014, Quilton appeared with Food Unwrapped co-presenter Jimmy Doherty in The World's Best Diet, a one-off show for Channel 4.[3]
In 2015, she presented Superfoods: The Real Story, a four-part series for Channel 4.[4] The show returned for a second series of six episodes in 2016. She presented The Shopper's Guide to Saving Money, alongside David Fishwick for four episodes in 2015.[5] In January 2016, she began presenting Tricks of the Restaurant Trade alongside Simon Rimmer. The programm returned for a second series, beginning in November 2016.[6][7] In 2016, she co-presented Be Your Own Doctor on Channel 4, alongside Tamal Ray.[8]
Personal life
In April 2016, Quilton ran the London Marathon for Papworth Hospital.[9] She also married James Lance in 2016.[citation needed][where?]
She grew up on the outskirts of Bury St. Edmunds with elder sisters Kerry and Stacey and older brother Mark.
Filmography
- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012— | Food Unwrapped | Co-presenter | 9 series; with Jimmy Doherty and Matt Tebbutt |
| 2014 | The World's Best Diet | Co-presenter | One-off episode; with Jimmy Doherty |
| 2015— | Superfoods: The Real Story[10] | Presenter | 2 series |
| 2015 | The Shopper's Guide to Saving Money | Co-presenter | 1 series; with David Fishwick |
| 2016 | Tricks of the Restaurant Trade[11] | Co-presenter | 2 series; with Simon Rimmer |
| Be Your Own Doctor | Co-presenter | One-off episode; with Tamal Ray |
References
- ^ a b c "Food Unwrapped, Kate Quilton". Channel 4. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ Matthew Campelli (19 May 2014). "Kate Quilton steps down from C4 digital role". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ Rianne Ison (30 June 2014). "Jimmy Doherty on The World's Best Diet: 'The strangest thing I ate? Fermented shark'". Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/11706343/Superfoods-the-Real-Story-review.html
- ^ http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-shoppers-guide-to-saving-money
- ^ http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/c4-to-divulge-tricks-of-the-restaurant-trade/5097827.article
- ^ https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/364293/new-channel-4-tv-programme-tricks-of-the-restaurant-trade-to-air
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/great-british-bake-off/news/a804099/great-british-bake-off-tamal-ray-new-show-channel-4/
- ^ http://www.virginmoneygiving.com/katequilton
- ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/new-series-superfoods-real-story-5970739
- ^ http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/c4-commissions-new-4-part-series-on-the-tricks-of-the-restaurant-trade-x