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Katy Ashworth (born 2 August 1986) is a British actress, television presenter and singer, who is known for presenting children's television programmes.
Life
Ashworth was born on 2 August 1986, in
Frimley
Frimley is a town in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England, approximately southwest of central London. The town is of Saxon origin, although it is not listed in Domesday Book of 1086.
Train services to Frimley (on the line between ...
, in Surrey, and grew up in
Yateley, Hampshire. She obtained her first class degree in Drama, from the
University of Exeter
, mottoeng = "We Follow the Light"
, established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter)
, type = Public
, ...
in 2009.
Career
Ashworth began her television career presenting ''
I Can Cook'', the cookery programme for the under 6s, on the children’s channel by the
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,
CBeebies
CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at older childr ...
. She has also been one of the regular continuity presenters for CBeebies since 2011, appearing on an ongoing basis, as one member of the CBeebies “house”.
She has also appeared on other programmes on CBeebies, including ''
Justin's House
''Justin's House'' is a children's television comedy show produced by the BBC for CBeebies. It stars host Justin Fletcher, his green Little Monster, and his humanoid general-purpose housekeeping robot Robert.
Format Series 1-4
''Justin's Hous ...
'', as well as performing in various station promos. She has appeared in four of the CBeebies Christmas Pantomimes, as Aladdin in ''
Aladdin'', the palace cook in ''Strictly Cinderella'', the Giant’s Cook in ''
Jack and the Beanstalk
"Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 4th edition On Commons and as Benjamin Tabart's moralized "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807. Henry Co ...
'', and Mrs. Darling in ''
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...
'', and in July 2014, featured in the first ever CBeebies Prom, at the
Royal Albert Hall.
In addition to her television roles, she has appeared in many live stage shows. She toured the United Kingdom, with her one woman children's show, ''Katy's Roadshow'', in 2011. She played forty venues across six months. She has also performed at many festivals and events around the world, including
Glastonbury
Glastonbury (, ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,932 in the 2011 census. Glastonbur ...
, ''LolliBop'', the ''South African Good Food and Wine Show'', and three ''CBeebies Live'' tours around the United Kingdom, including the show of April 2014, ''The BIG Band Easter Tour''.
For three consecutive years, Ashworth has played ''Peter Pan'', in the end of year pantomimes around England, and in December 2014, played the role of the Fairy Godmother in ''Cinderella'', at the Anvil Theatre, in
Basingstoke. Ashworth played the role of the Forest Fairy in ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', at the
Theatre Royal in Bath, in December 2015.
Ashworth resigned from her presentation role at
CBeebies
CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at older childr ...
, in the beginning of 2016, and her final studio recording session was on Friday, 1 April 2016, but she subsequently returned, in June 2017. Ashworth left presenting
CBeebies
CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at older childr ...
in November 2022.
Philanthropy
Ashworth is the patron of Brainwave, which supports children with brain illnesses. She climbed
Mount Kilimanjaro in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
, in February 2012, in support of the charity. She is also an ambassador of
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in the United States that helps fulfill the wishes of children with a critical illness between the ages of and 18 years old.
Make-A-Wish was founded in 1980 and headqu ...
, an organisation that grants wishes to children with life threatening conditions; and she supports the Bliss Foundation,
which promotes care for premature babies.
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Alumni of the University of Exeter
English television chefs
English women television presenters
English children's television presenters
People from Frimley
Actresses from Surrey
Actresses from Hampshire
CBeebies hosts