Katie Lorna Thistleton (born 13 May 1989) is an English

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and radio presenter,

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(NCTJ) qualified journalist and author, best known for her work across the

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channel. She presents a show on

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with her co-presenter

Vick Hope Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope (born 25 September 1989) is a British TV and radio presenter, journalist and published author. Vick hosts three shows a week across BBC Radio 1 "Going Home with Vick and Jordan", "Life Hacks" and "Official Chart: F ...

Early life

Born in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

, Thistleton attended Droylsden High School for Girls. Thistleton graduated from the

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with a degree in English and Creative Writing along with fellow star Lauren Layfield, before qualifying as a NCTJ certified journalist after studying at News Associates, Manchester. Thistleton previously worked for the

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Pennine Care

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Career

Television

Thistleton is best known for her work presenting in CBBC HQ, hosting the live 'bits in between the shows'. She has done this since she was headhunted for the job in 2013 whilst working behind the scenes for CBBC as a PA and Researcher. She hosts the ''CBBC Book Club'' on the ''

'' channel. The ''Book Club'' role has seen Thistleton interviewing many leading authors, including

David Baddiel David Lionel Baddiel (; born 28 May 1964) is an English comedian, presenter, screenwriter, and author. He is known for his work alongside Rob Newman in ''The Mary Whitehouse Experience'' and his comedy partnership with Frank Skinner. He has als ...

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Cressida Cowell Cressida Cowell FRSL (born 15 April 1966) is a British children's author, popularly known for the book series, ''How to Train Your Dragon'', which has subsequently become an award-winning franchise as adapted for the screen by DreamWorks Anim ...

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Michael Rosen Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is a British children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster and activist who has written 140 books. He served as Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009. Early life Michael Wayne Ros ...

, Holly Smale, and

Jacqueline Wilson Dame Jacqueline Wilson (née Aitken; born 17 December 1945) is an English novelist known for her popular children's literature. Her novels have been notable for featuring realistic topics such as adoption and divorce without alienating her lar ...

. Thistleton has also appeared on a variety of ''CBBC'' shows, including '' All Over the Place'', ''

Blue Peter ''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC Tel ...

'', ''

Jedward's Big Adventure ''Jedward's Big Adventure'' is a children's television programme airing on CBBC. It is hosted by Irish twins Jedward (John and Edward Grimes) and follows them as they visit various UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultur ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In March 2019, Katie Thistleton announced she would be leaving CBBC to focus on new projects. Her last day was on 29 March. It is unknown which presenter will take her place Away from children's television, Thistleton has also appeared on '' Celebrity Eggheads'', ''

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'', and '' Children in Need''.

Literary roles

In addition to her televised literary work, Thistleton also hosts author events organised by publishing houses, including

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, and

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. Thistleton is a regular at

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s, including the Edinburgh Literary Festival and

Hay Festival The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts, better known as the Hay Festival ( cy, Gŵyl Y Gelli), is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, for 10 days from May to June. Devised by Norman, Rhoda and Peter Florence in 1988, t ...

. She has also judged The Blue Peter Book Awards and The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize.

Mental health ambassador

Thistleton raises

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awareness. She is an ambassador for mental health charities Young Minds and Place2Be.

Radio

From May to December 2017, Thistleton hosted

's '' The Surgery'' alongside Radha Modgil. Thistleton currently hosts ''

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'' and ''The Official Chart: First Look on Radio 1'' alongside

Book

Thistleton's debut book — ''Dear Katie: Real Problems, Real Advice'' — was published by the

Orion Publishing Group Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based book publisher. It was founded in 1991 and acquired Weidenfeld & Nicolson the following year. The group has published numerous bestselling books by notable authors including Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly, ...

in February 2018.

References

External links

''Radio 1's Life Hacks - Adapt the World''
(BBC Radio 1)
''Radio 1 Anthems''
(BBC Radio 1)
''Katie Thistleton''
(BBC Radio 1)
''Radio 1's Life Hacks''
(BBC Radio 1)
''The Official Chart: First Look on Radio 1''
(BBC Radio 1) {{DEFAULTSORT:Thistleton, Katie 1989 births Living people BBC Radio 1 presenters Alumni of the University of Salford English television presenters English radio presenters English journalists 21st-century English writers Writers from Manchester