Francesca Cumani | |
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 Francesca Cumani presenting for ITV Racing at Goodwood, 2021 | |
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Education | Tudor Hall School |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Television | ITV Network 10 |
| Spouse | Rob Archibald (m. 2014;div. 2018) |
| Partner | Max Johnson (2020-) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Luca Cumani (father) |
Francesca Cumani is a horse racing presenter working for ITV Racing and 10 Sport.
Cumani was educated at Tudor Hall School, [1] a boarding and day independent school for girls, between the village of Bloxham and the market town of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. She left the school in 2001. [1]
Following school, Cumani attended the University of Bristol, from which she graduated with a degree in French and Spanish. [2]
After attending university Cumani worked in the family business of training and breeding race horses. After taking horses to Australia on a trip, she was offered an opportunity to be a guest presenter on Australia's Channel 7's horse racing broadcast. This led to a permanent job with CNN presenting Winning Post. [2] She presented it in both English and Spanish. [3] Cumani is also a presenter on Australia's Network 10 Melbourne Cup Coverage. [4]
Cumani began working for ITV Racing in 2016. [5] In February 2019 Ed Chamberlin and Cumani were joint winners of the Broadcast Sports Presenter of the Year at the SJA Awards. [6]
Cumani was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, and is the daughter of trainer Luca Cumani. Francesca received her amateur jockey licence at the age of 18 [2] and had four wins. [7]
In 2014 Cumani married Australian international polo player, Rob Archibald. [8] In April 2016 their son was born. In 2018 Cumani and Archibald separated. [9] Following their separation, Cumani was in a relationship with fellow ITV Racing presenter, Oli Bell. They split in 2020. [10] In December 2021, she announced that she was expecting her second child with partner Max Johnson. In June 2022, Cumani gave birth to a son, Teddy. [11]
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