Charlotte Hawkins Biography
Born Charlotte Mary Hawkins, Charlotte Hawkins is an English television and radio presenter, newsreader, and journalist. The presenter joined ITV’s Meridian Tonight in 2003 hosting its main news program. However, she left ITV in 2006 to become co-presenter of Sky’s breakfast program Sunrise with Eamonn Holmes.
Charlotte Hawkins Age|Birthday
Hawkins was born on May 6, 1975. Therefore, she is 46 years old as of 2022 and celebrates her birthday on 16th May every year.
Charlotte Hawkins Height|Weight
Hawkins’ height is 5 feet 8 inches (approximately 173 centimeters). Moreover, she weighs 62 kilograms.
Charlotte Hawkins Family
Hawkins was born in Chichester, West Sussex to her parents. Her father was Frank. However, her father passed away in 2015 from Motor Neurone Disease. However, details about the presenter’s mother and siblings are currently unavailable.
Charlotte Hawkins Husband
The presenter married her partner of five years Mark Herbert on August 23, 2008. The wedding ceremony took place at Chichester Cathedral where Frank, Hawkins’ father was a clergyman. Moreover, she gave birth to a baby girl, Ella Rose on February 8, 2015.
Charlotte Hawkins Education
The presenter attended the Bishop Luffa School in Chichester. Additionally, she graduated with a BA in English Literature from the University of Manchester. Later, Hawkins undertook a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from the London College of Printing.
Charlotte Hawkins Career
The newsreader began her broadcasting career with ITN in 1999 as a newsreader and reporter for LBC Radio. Hawkins was one of the first journalists at the fatal Paddington rail crash and provided live reports from the scene. Moreover, in January 2000, the presenter moved to ITV Meridian in the South East of England where she co-presented the hour-long current affairs series The Big Story.
Moreover, from October 2003, the newsreader worked for ITV Meridian as co-anchor of their main news program Meridian Tonight. Additionally, she presented on the ITV News Channel. At Meridian, the presenter presented several pa-regional documentaries, including the half-hour special Britain on the Move. In addition, in 2007, the journalist presented The London Boat Show for ITV.
However, the journalist left Meridia in December 2006 to join Sky News in January 2007 where she presented Sunrise each Monday to Thursday with Eamonn Holmes. Hawkins left the channel in MARCH 2014.
Moreover, she presented several stints on Five News in 2010. Also, she was an occasional guest news reviewer on the ITV program This Morning and presented the Sky Arts documentary Andre Rieu: Behind the Music.
ITV Breakfast
On March 3, 2014, the presenter was confirmed as a presenter on the ITV Breakfast program Good Morning Britain. Moreover, she made her debut on Good Morning Britain on April 28, 2014, and made her last appearance on Sky News Sunrise on March 6, 2014. Additionally, she co-hosts the show from 6:00 am to 8:30 am every day except Thursdays.
Furthermore, in August 2017, the presenter took part in the fifteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One. Here, she paired with professional dancer Brendan Cole and was eliminated in the fourth week of the competition.
Additionally, from January 7, 2018, the newsreader presented her own Classic FM music show on Sunday afternoons from 3-5 pm. However, this slot was taken over by John Humphrys from January 5, 2020, and Hawkins moved to the Smooth Classics at Seven slot. Moreover, since January 6, 2020, the journalist anchors the first 30 minutes of Good Morning Britain on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
Filmography
Television
2000 – The Big Story
2003-2006 – Meridian Tonight
2007 – The London Boat Show
2007-2014 – Sunrise
2010 – Five News, This Morning
2014 to – Good Morning Britain
2015 to – Lorraine
2017 to – ITV Racing
2017 – Strictly Come Dancing, A Classic Christmas
Charlotte Hawkins Net Worth
Hawkins’ net worth ranges between $1 million and $5 million.
