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Behnaz Akhgar ( fa, بهناز اخگر; born 21 June 1980 ) is an

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ian- Welsh weather presenter currently working for

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. She broadcasts the morning and weekend bulletins with Sue Charles, and acts as a relief presenter for meteorologist

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. Behnaz, often called Benni, is from a Persian-Welsh background; her first language is

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. She entered the

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pageant in 1998.

Early life

Akhgar was born in

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. When she arrived in Britain she spoke no English. She moved to Swansea when she was 10 years old, attended Terrace Road School, then Dynevor Comprehensive School (where coincidentally her parents opened a shop around the corner from there named "Dagwood's") and has lived in Wales since. She attended the

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where she gained a BA in communication studies, followed by a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism at Cardiff University.

Career

Akhgar joined the BBC in 2001, working behind the scenes before becoming a picture editor and video journalist. During this time, she applied for weather-presenting jobs, landing her current role in 2008 – on her third attempt. Akhgar presents the morning and weekend weather bulletins with Sue Charles, and acts as a relief presenter for meteorologist Derek Brockway. She also presents regular bulletins on

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throughout the day. She has described the harassment she experiences as a female forecaster from "geeks" who complain about her glamorous appearance. Akhgar has also broadcast features on the BBC World Service about the plight of women in the developing world. In 2016, she appeared on the BBC One programme "Search For A*" alongside other celebrities

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and Omar Hamdi. In January 2021, Akhgar replaced

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as the presenter of the afternoon show on

from Monday to Thursday.

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''Behnaz Akhgar''
(BBC Radio Wales) {{DEFAULTSORT:Akhgar, Behnaz BBC weather forecasters Welsh television presenters Welsh women television presenters Welsh people of Iranian descent Living people Year of birth uncertain People from Shiraz People from Swansea Iranian emigrants to Wales Alumni of the University of Glamorgan Alumni of Cardiff University 1980 births