Becky Mantin

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Becky Mantin
Becky Mantin press shot.jpg
Born (1980-10-18) 18 October 1980 (age 43)
Norwich, England
Occupation(s) Weather presenter, TV presenter
Spouse
Paul Fenwick
(m. 2009)
Children4

Rebecca Mantin (born 18 October 1980 in Norwich, Norfolk) is an English TV presenter and weather presenter and forecaster for ITV Weather. [1]

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Early life

Born to Wendy and Richard Mantin, Mantin grew up in the south Norfolk village of Saxlingham Nethergate and attended Norwich High School for Girls [2] and the Sixth Form at Norwich School.[ citation needed ]

Career

Mantin started her media career writing for the Eastern Daily Press and appearing on the commercial radio station Broadland 102. She then moved to ITV Anglia, initially as a fashion presenter for lunchtime magazine show Home Malone before taking meteorological training to become the ITV News Anglia lead weather presenter, later presenting and reporting on regional programmes including the consumer show Late Night Checkout and animal rescue series 'Animal Tales'.

Mantin then started to appear on the national channels ITV Weather, Channel 5 and Sky as a reporter. From 25 February 2005 she ceased duties with ITV News Anglia and joined ITV Weather on a permanent basis. She co-presented ITV's This Morning Summer with Denise van Outen and Richard Bacon in summer 2005 to celebrate 50 years of ITV.

Mantin has appeared as a weather presenter on Good Morning Britain on ITV Breakfast. [3]

On 2 April 2019 she presented the factual programme Inside Britain's Storms on ITV. [4]

Personal life

Mantin married former yachtsman turned professional rugby coach Jack Heald in Walberswick on 12 December 2009. [5] [6] She has four children. [7] [8]

Mantin sustained a concussion and memory loss in a surfing accident on 7 June 2007 in Cornwall.[ citation needed ] She returned to full-time presenting early in 2008.

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References

  1. ITV National Weather Team itv.com, 28 June 2020
  2. "Becky Mantin". Biogs.com. 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  3. Who is Becky Mantin? ITV weather woman sparks busty meltdown on Good Morning Britain Sebastian Kettley, Express, 4 August 2017
  4. Inside Britain's Storms, ITV Press Centre, 20 March 2019
  5. This Morning, 13 April 2010
  6. Wedding Photography Becky Mantin Jay Rowden
  7. Nice to see Becky Mantin back Daily Express, 12 March 2011
  8. Mantin, Becky (7 October 2012). "hi! I had a little boy (Thomas) on 13th May! Two boys under two! Busy but wonderful! X". Archived from the original on 30 November 2012.