Fearne Cotton
Appearance
Fearne Cotton | |
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![]() Cotton at the 2014 Ambassador for Tesco Mum of the Year Awards | |
Born | |
Nationality | British |
Education | Haydon School |
Occupation(s) | Radio and television presenter voice-over artist |
Years active | 1998–present |
Employer | BBC Radio 1 |
Predecessor | Jo Whiley |
Successor | Incumbent |
Partner | Jesse Jenkins (fiancé) |
Parent(s) | Lin and Mick Cotton |
Relatives | Bill Cotton (first cousin, twice removed, dead) |
Website | OfficialFearneCottonWebsite BBC Radio 1 minisite |
Fearne Cotton (born 3 September 1981) is an English television and radio presenter. She is known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon. Cotton joined BBC Radio 1 in September 2005.[1] In 2007, she became the first regular female presenter of BBC Radio 1's Chart Show. She now presents BBC Radio 1's weekday mid-morning programme. In 2008 Cotton moved to the United States to present The Guinness Book of Records - Live. In 2015, Cotton returned to children’s television by voicing a Voice Trumpet in the 2015 reboot of Teletubbies.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "TV presenter Cotton joins Radio 1". 10 August 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
Other websites
[change | change source]Preceded by Ben Shephard |
Host of The Xtra Factor 2007 |
Succeeded by Holly Willoughby |
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Preceded by JK & Joel |
BBC Radio One Chart Show Presenter w/Reggie Yates 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by Reggie Yates |
Preceded by Jo Whiley |
BBC Radio One Mid-Morning Show Presenter 2009–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |