Susanna Reid (born 10 December 1970) is an English television presenter and journalist. She was a co-presenter of ''

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'' from 2003 until 2014 alongside

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and

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.'' Since 2014, Reid has been the lead presenter of the

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programme '' Good Morning Britain'' alongside

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and formerly

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. She also presented '' Sunday Morning Live'' on

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from 2010 to 2011.

Early life and education

The youngest of three children, Reid was born in

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, South London. She was educated at the independent

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, from 1975 to 1981, followed by the independent

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(1981–87) and

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(1987–89) in London. Her parents separated and divorced when she was aged 9. Her father was a management consultant, her mother was a nurse. Reid appeared as an actress while an adolescent, in a stage production of

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's '' Spider's Web'' (1982) with

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, and then alongside

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and

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in ''The Price'' (1985) on

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.Susanna Reid profile
BBC Breakfast Reid studied

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and

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at the

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(1989–92), where she was editor of ''Epigram'', the student newspaper, and then trained as a journalist at

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's Centre for Journalism, earning a Postgraduate Diploma in

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Career

Reid began her career as a news producer at

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in 1994, and become a producer for

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in 1996. She later joined

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, where she spent two years as a reporter. When the 23:00 presenter did not arrive one night, Reid became a stand-in presenter for an hour (while three months pregnant with her first child), which turned into a permanent position. Reid was one of the main presenters on ''

'', presenting with

on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and previously presenting with

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. In 2010, Reid stepped down from presenting ''Breakfast'' on Saturdays and Sundays to take a role on a new programme '' Sunday Morning Live''. As of the final episode of the first series on 21 November 2010, she resumed her weekend presenting duties on ''BBC Breakfast'' within 2 weeks. Reid was also previously the regular newsreader during the headlines on ''

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''. On 16 May 2010, she stood in briefly for

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for the

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review, when he arrived late for the programme after interviewing the new Prime Minister

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. Reid handed back to Marr following the paper review. Reid presented the main show for the first time on 10 March 2013 following Marr's extended absence after suffering a stroke in January 2013. On 22 February 2009, Reid presented the BBC's live coverage of the 2009 Oscars from Los Angeles and also presented coverage of the 2010 Oscars on 7 March. In 2013, Reid took part in

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. Her professional dance partner was

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. The couple finished as one of the joint runners-up. On 31 December 2013, Reid presented the ''

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'' programme on

. In February 2014, it was reported that

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were attempting to recruit Reid for their new breakfast programme, with a £1 million salary. Reid had previously rejected claims of moving to ITV in December 2013, during her ''Strictly Come Dancing'' stint, saying she would "bleed BBC" if cut open. On 3 March 2014, the BBC confirmed Reid's move to ITV to front rival breakfast programme '' Good Morning Britain'', which replaced its former breakfast show '' Daybreak''. She co-hosts the show alongside rotating male presenters Monday-Wednesday and with

every Thursday. She hosts the show from 6 am to 9 am. On 19 December 2014, Reid appeared on a special ''

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'' episode of '' Tipping Point'' with fellow ''Good Morning Britain'' presenters. In 2017, Reid co-presented ''Save Money: Good Food'' alongside

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. In October 2018, Reid appeared as a cameo in ''

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''. In July 2020, Reid appeared on ''

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'' alongside barrister and TV judge

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. On 3 May 2022, Reid interviewed Prime Minister Boris Johnson live on ''Good Morning Britain.''

Awards

In March 2014, the

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named Reid Newsreader of the Year at their annual awards, the week after it was announced she would join ITV. In 2015, she again won the same award. In 2015, she also received an Honorary Fellowship from her alma mater,

Personal life

Reid separated from partner, former sports correspondent Dominic Cotton in 2014 after 16 years together. Reid lives in

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with her three children. Reid is a supporter of

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, visiting the club's

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ground with her dance partner while taking part in ''Strictly Come Dancing'', in 2013. In November 2018, Reid revealed that she was in a relationship with Crystal Palace chairman

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. However it was announced in April 2019 that the relationship had ended. Reid is a

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, something she used to discuss occasionally with chef James Martin when commenting on the dishes on ''

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''. In 2015, she said she suffers "very mild

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Charity work

Reid is a regular contributor to Media Trust, a charity linking other charities to the media industry, and has hosted events for the Myotubular Trust and Voluntary Arts England. In 1998, just before she became a reporter for ''Breakfast News'', she worked for three months in Sri Lanka as a voluntary media consultant for a charity which counsels victims of the

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and operates orphanages and social development programmes. On 22 April 2012, Reid took part in the

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, raising money for

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, completing the course in just over five hours.

Filmography

Television

Film

Honours

Scholastic

; Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Susanna Living people Alumni of Cardiff University Alumni of the University of Bristol BBC newsreaders and journalists English television presenters ITV Breakfast presenters and reporters People educated at Croham Hurst School People educated at Croydon High School People from Croydon 1970 births BBC radio producers