Charley Marlowe

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Charley Marlowe
Born (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 25)
North Yorkshire, England
Alma mater University of Salford
Occupations
  • Influencer
  • presenter
  • narrator
Television I Kissed a Girl

Charley Marlowe (born 21 June 2000) is an English social media influencer, presenter and narrator. After attending the University of Salford and working on the production team for various British television series, she began to share videos on TikTok. Marlowe began to amass a large online following and was contracted for various presenting roles, including narrating the BBC Three dating series I Kissed a Girl and presenting BBC Radio 1's early breakfast show.

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Life and career

Marlowe was born in North Yorkshire, but has never been there and classifies herself as from Liverpool. [1] [2] However, her family moved around a lot when she was a child, including a period of living abroad. [2] Marlowe attended drama classes aged 11, where she appeared in various stage productions and school musicals, including portraying Pumbaa in The Lion King . Despite enjoying it, Marlowe has recalled that she "just wanted to be around [her] mum's mates, a gaggle of middle aged women". [2] Growing up, she was a big fan of Coronation Street , as well as watching other freeview programming since they could not afford Sky. [2] Marlowe is a lesbian and has ADHD. [3] [4]

Various programmes inspired Marlowe to work in television, with her wanting to become a presenter. She recalled reading Holly Willoughby's Wikipedia article, where it read that she was scouted to be a model whilst in a café, which she knew would not happen to her. Whilst working at Vauxhall Motors, she exclaimed that she wanted to be like Peter Kay, to which a co-worker said that she should go to Salford, like he did. [5] Marlowe then attended the University of Salford and worked on various television production teams, including Naked Attraction . [6] Whilst at university, she began posting videos on TikTok, with various videos seeing virality. She then attained a management team and began to be booked for presenting gigs. [2]

In 2024, Marlowe was cast as the narrator for the BBC Three dating series I Kissed a Girl ; it marked her debut voiceover role. [7] That same year, she presented digital content for the British Academy Television Awards, interviewing various celebrities. [8] In December 2024, Marlowe placed third on an episode of Celebrity Mastermind ; her specialist subject was Jane McDonald. [9] In March 2025, she hosted a Lesbian Visibility Week panel for Queer Britain. [10] She then became a presenter for BBC Radio 1's early breakfast show throughout September 2025. [11] On her casting, Marlowe said that she planned to play "as much Jane McDonald and Kylie Minogue as the BBC allow. Otherwise you can expect anything from a show tune to Madonna". [12] In November 2025, Marlowe was the presenter of all backstage content for Children in Need . [13] That same month, she won Entertainment Creator of the Year at the British TikTok Awards. [14] [15]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 Naked Attraction Production Team3 episodes
2022 Peacock Production Assistant1 episode
2023The Family PileProduction Assistant6 episodes
2023 Archie Production Secretary3 episodes
2024–present I Kissed a Girl Narrator
2024 Celebrity Mastermind HerselfContestant; third place
2025 Children in Need PresenterDigital host

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationCategoryNominee(s)/work(s)ResultRef.
2025TikTok Awards UK & IrelandEntertainment Creator of the YearHerselfWon [15]
CelebMix AwardsSocial Media PersonalityPending [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool influencer says this product is her 'number one' for dealing with the heat". Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Charley Marlowe on I Kissed A Girl, British Camp, and Her Dream Brunch Programming". Polyester. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Charley Marlowe Is the Joy-Filled, Prosecco-Drinking, Queer Presenter We Need Right Now". PopSugar . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "TikTok star, comedian and presenter Charley Marlowe revealed as voiceover artist for new BBC Three series". BBC News . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Charley Marlowe". Revamp. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Charley Marlowe Talks N*ked Attraction Secrets". Saving Grace . Deezer . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Queer TikTok star Charley Marlowe lands BBC Radio 1 presenter job". Pink News . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "BBC Radio 1's Charley Marlowe – on being a shark in a past life, Downton Abbey 'campness' and celebrating queer joy". Attitude . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Celebrity Mastermind, 2024/25, Episode 4". BBC . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cat Burns, Charley Marlowe and Amy Spalding to give powerful panel ahead of LVW". Diva . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "TikToker Charley Marlowe joins Radio 1 as presenter". BBC News . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "TikTok sensation Charley Marlowe announced as BBC Radio 1 host". Attitude . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "'I'd bloody love to do Strictly': Charley Marlowe on dream gigs and Radio 1". Evening Standard . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Introducing the Winners of the TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2025 with headline Partner Sky". TikTok . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  15. 1 2 "TikTok award winner Max: 'It takes me hours to make the content you scroll on the toilet'". BBC News . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "CelebMix Awards 2025: The Nominees". CelebMix. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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