Lucrezia Gaia Millarini (born 18 February 1976) is an English journalist and television presenter currently employed by '' ITV News''.

Early life

Lucrezia Gaia Millarini was born on 18 February 1976 into a family of Italian descent. Before starting her career in journalism, Millarini studied law at Bristol University and went on to train as a barrister. Initially working for a local radio station in

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, Millarini joined ITN's digital operation in London, reporting for the digital 24-hour rolling news channel.

Career

In December 2010, she joined ''

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'' as the Entertainment Correspondent. In January 2013, she was appointed a newsreader. At present, Millarini now regularly presents the main 6pm programme as well as the ''

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'' (since 2017), '' ITV Weekend News'' (since 2015), the ''

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'' (since 2019) and the

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(since 2021). As well as fronting the news, Millarini has also reported for ITV's flagship current affairs programme, ''

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''. Millarini reported on the births of two of the royal babies and was reporting on the coverage of the

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. She participated on '' Dancing on Ice'' on ITV in January 2020. She won an episode of '' Celebrity Mastermind'' broadcast in December 2020. On 9 April 2021, she broke the news of the death of

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in a special announcement on ITV.

Personal life

Millarini lives in south east London with her husband, journalist Simon Kurs, whom she married in 2011. Millarini is

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and has a

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named Milo."Lucrezia Millarini"
knightayton.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022. She is a patron of the animal welfare charities "Dogs on the Streets" and "Support Dogs". She also supports Cats Protection and

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*. {{DEFAULTSORT:Millarini, Lucrezia 1976 births Living people English people of Italian descent ITN newsreaders and journalists Journalists from London English women journalists 21st-century British journalists British women television journalists Alumni of the University of Bristol