Faye Barker is an English

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and

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employed by ITN.

Career

She began her career at the

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-based European Business News, an affiliate of

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, in October 1996. After becoming a production journalist for ITN in 1999, she later made her on-screen TV debut for '' 5 News'' on Channel 5, where she was a presenter and reporter. In 2001, she landed a presenting job for the regional evening news magazine ''

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'' on

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. Whilst working at ITV Yorkshire, she appeared as an undercover reporter on three series of ''Package Holiday Undercover'' on

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. In 2004 she narrated the documentary series ''St Jimmys''. In 2005, Barker became a

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- appearing on the '' ITV Morning News'',

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, ''

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'',

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and ''5 News''. On 23 December 2005, she and Owen Thomas presented the final broadcast on the ITV News Channel. In Autumn 2007 she made a cameo appearance playing a journalist in episode two of the ITV drama ''Whistleblowers''. Since then she has appeared in the films Survivor (2015), Weekender (2011) and Hampstead (2016) and also played a newscaster in the Hulu series Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019) On 12 January 2009 she was appointed the main newscaster of the ''ITV Morning News'' on ITV. The programme was discontinued in December 2012. Barker would also present three short opts which air as part of '' Good Morning Britain'') for ''ITV News London'' on

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(Wednesdays & Thursdays) - a role of which she continues. She is also a reporter for the ''ITV Lunchtime News''. Her corporate work has included presenting awards shows and videos for Randtad, English National Ballet School and Middlesex University as well as hosting debates, including for Totaljobs. In 2018, Barker joined 26 other celebrities under the artist name

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and performed an original Christmas song called

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, written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. The song was recorded in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and was released digitally through independent record label

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on 30 November 2018. The music video debuted exclusively with The Sun on 29 November 2018 and had its first TV showing on Good Morning Britain on 30 November 2018. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart. In 2020 amid the

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crisis Barker rejoined

, which this year included

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and X Factor winner

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to raise money for both

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and

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. They recorded a new rendition of

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and it was released digitally on 11 December 2020, on independent record label

. The music video debuted exclusively on Good Morning Britain the day before release. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart.

Personal life

Barker is married and her wedding took place at Bickleigh Castle, Devon, in 2007. In 2010 she gave birth to her first child, a daughter. Her second child, and second daughter, was born in 2013. Her third child, a son, was born in 2016. Barker has also done a certain amount of work for charity including presenting fashion shows for cancer charities. She was also part of the on-screen team at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam in 2006.International Broadcasting Convention 2006
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References

External links

* Faye Barker on Twitter: @FayeBarker * https://www.instagram.com/fbontv {{DEFAULTSORT:Barker, Faye Living people British television newsreaders and news presenters English television journalists English women journalists English television presenters ITN newsreaders and journalists ITV regional newsreaders and journalists Sky News newsreaders and journalists 5 News presenters and reporters British women television journalists Year of birth missing (living people)