Charlotte Hedges is a British DJ and broadcaster, who presents as part of "Rickie, Melvin and Charlie" on BBC Radio 1.

Early life

Hedges studied journalism at

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Career

Radio presenting

Hedges hosted the breakfast show at

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for ten years with

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and

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. The trio are known as Rickie, Melvin and Charlie. In November 2018, it was announced that they would move to

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to replace

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in the mid-evening slot. Their new show debuted on 1 April 2019. On 20 April 2021, it was announced that the trio would be moving to the mid-morning slot then occupied by

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, who would take over the early evening slot from Annie Mac. In September 2020, it was announced that Hedges would replace

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as the host of

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on Saturday afternoons. She took over the following month.

DJ

Hedges has performed DJ sets at various clubs and festivals. In 2014, she released a single titled "Best Night OML" with vocals from

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. In 2016, she released a single titled "Kaleidoscope" on Armada Deep featuring vocalist Sonny Reeves.

Personal life

On 8 March 2022, Hedges announced on the

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that she was pregnant.

References

External links

''Rickie, Melvin and Charlie''
(BBC Radio 1)
''Radio 1's Dance Anthems''
(BBC Radio 1) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hedges, Charlie BBC Radio 1 presenters English women DJs Living people 1986 births