Sunny and Shay are a British Radio presenting husband and wife duo consisting of Mandeep "Sunny" and Gursharonjit "Shay" Grewal, both from London.

Career

Sunny and Shay present a number of shows including the

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afternoon slot for which they became the first high profile Asian presenters to do so in addition to the

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and

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. They became a household name after appearing on the

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show '' The Family'' in 2008. They support and attend a number of high profile events throughout the year including the Asian Awards and the Indian Film Festival. They co-hosted the

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with Sukhi Bart, in 2014 and 2015. In 2019 Shay also hosted the first Asian woman festival. Prior to becoming radio presenters Sunny worked as a BAA security officer at

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and Shay was a HR consultant in the City.

Awards and recognition

* They are annually featured in the Asian power couples list. *In August 2019 they won the New York Festival radio award. *In November 2017 they won the GG2 Media & Creative Arts Award. * In May 2017 Shay was presented with the Asian Women of Achievement Award by

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and named the Media Award Winner. *In December 2016 Shay was ranked as one of the top 10 inspirational Sikh women in Britain.

Personal life

In 2017 they announced they were expecting a baby and in 2018 they were featured in

's documentary ''

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'' as millions viewed Shay give birth to their daughter.

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Career

Awards and recognition

Personal life

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