Kat Hawkins

Kat Hawkins
Born	Kathleen Hawkins
Alma mater	University of Leeds
Occupation	Television presenter
Television	Click
Website	www.amputeekat.com

Kat Hawkins (born Kathleen Hawkins in December 1988, in Retford, Nottinghamshire) was a presenter, producer, ^[1] and reporter. They worked on the BBC's technology programme Click , broadcast on the BBC World News and the BBC News Channel in the United Kingdom. ^[2] After leaving university in 2012, ^[3] they gained a place on the BBC's Journalism Trainee Scheme in 2013. ^[4]

Both of Hawkins' legs were amputated below the knee in 2006 as a result of meningitis. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

In addition to her TV work, they played sitting volleyball for Team GB, ^[8] is a dancer, ^[9] and has been studying yoga ^[10] since 2013. ^[11]

They also presented the program "People Fixing the World' on the BBC World Service radio. ^[12]

References

1. creativesgo. "Kathleen Hawkins – Reporter & Producer". www.creativesgo.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
2. "Kat Hawkins". Databricks. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
3. "Kathleen Hawkins". www.meningitis.org. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
4. "Ouch: Disability Talk – Kathleen Hawkins – BBC Radio". BBC. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
5. Hastings, Christobel (20 January 2020). "Body positivity: what losing my legs taught me about confidence". Stylist. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
6. "Trying out 3D printed legs". BBC News. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
7. "Kathleen Hawkins | Meningitis Research Foundation". www.meningitis.org. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
8. "KAT HAWKINS". KAT HAWKINS. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
9. "Growth". yoocan. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
10. Miranda Larbi for Metro. co.uk (15 February 2017). "This amputee yogi is challenging the way we look at limb loss". Metro. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
11. "This Amputee Yogi Can Teach Us All A Lot About Body Positivity". HuffPost UK. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
12. "BBC World Service – People Fixing The World, Smart Boats That Sail on a Bed of Bubbles". BBC. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.