Naomi Wilkinson

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Naomi Wilkinson
Born (1974-06-30) 30 June 1974 (age 50)
Bristol, England
Occupation Television presenter
Years active1998–present
Television Milkshake! , Countryfile
SpouseMark Stevenson

Naomi Wilkinson[ citation needed ] (born 30 June 1974, in Bristol, England)[ citation needed ] is an English television presenter. [1]

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Career

Wilkinson was a presenter of Milkshake! , the early-morning programming block for young children on Channel 5 and Finger Tips for CITV. Wilkinson took over as the host from Fearne Cotton in series four and remained as the host until the series closed. [2] Prior to joining Milkshake! in 2000, Wilkinson co-presented the breakfast show Wakey! Wakey! for the now-defunct children's channel Carlton Kids. [3] As well as presenting for Milkshake, she has also starred in Milkshake shows such as Havakazoo and Monkey Makes. Wilkinson left Milkshake! in 2012 after 12 years as a main presenter.[ citation needed ] She now[ when? ] works on shows for CBBC .[ citation needed ]

Wilkinson went to the United States and became the host of Make Way for Noddy on PBS Kids and The Sunny Side Up Show on PBS Kids Sprout. [4]

Wilkinson joined Steve Backshall on CBBC and BBC Two presenting Live 'n' Deadly in 2010. [5] In 2012, she joined the Ed Petrie vehicle All Over the Place for its second series on CBBC as well as Marrying Mum and Dad in which she also presents with Ed Petrie. [6] Wilkinson currently presents a nature documentary for children on CBBC called Naomi's Nightmares of Nature. Naomi also co-presents CBBC's "Wild & Weird" with Tim Warwood. In 2015, Naomi was one of the judges on the Countryfile photographic competition and has now become a regular presenter on the show itself.[ citation needed ]

In 2018, she joined 26 other celebrities at Metropolis Studios, to perform an original Christmas song called Rock With Rudolph, written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. The song was released in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and was released digitally on independent record label Saga Entertainment on 30 November 2018 under the artist name The Celebs. 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. [7] [8]

In 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis Wilkinson rejoined The Celebs which now included Frank Bruno and X Factor winner Sam Bailey to raise money for both Alzheimer's Society and Action for Children. They recorded a new rendition of Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens and it was released digitally on 11 December 2020, on independent record label Saga Entertainment. The music video debuted exclusively on Good Morning Britain the day before release. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart. [9] [10]

Television

Wilkinson has been a television presenter since 1999. She started work on Milkshake! for Channel 5 in 2000 where she was producer and presenter. She also worked as a presenter on three of the strands programmes, Havakazoo (from series 3 onwards) and 'Monkey Makes' from 2002-2005 and 'The Milkshake! Show'. She has been a regular presenter on CBBC since 2011 after leaving Milkshake – she has her own show: Naomi's Nightmares of Nature. [11] She also voiceovered for the Community Channel.

In 2013 and 2014, she presented a live show called WILD on CBBC. Wilkinson has also appeared three times on CBBC panel show The Dog Ate My Homework since 2015.

Personal life

She was born in Bristol in 1974. Her entertainment career first started at Butlin's, where she was a Redcoat. [12] In February 2013, she was nominated in the Female On-Screen Talent category for excellence in the Royal Television Society's awards. [13] Wilkinson is one of nine presidents of Better Planet Education. [14]

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  2. ↑ "Finger Tips". TV.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Falconer, Daniel. "Naomi Wilkinson exclusive interview". Female First. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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  5. ↑ Mattison, Hannah. "My Countryside: Naomi Wilkinson". Country File. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Stansfield, Liz. "CBBC's Naomi Wilkinson On Marrying Mum And Dad". Huffington Post. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "TV stars sing for Great Ormond Street Christmas charity single". Itv.com.
  8. ↑ "The Celebs - Rock With Rudolph". YouTube. TheCelebsVEVO. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  9. ↑ Sulway, Verity (10 November 2020). "Good Morning Britain stars show off their vocals in charity Christmas single". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "The Celebs - Merry Christmas Everyone". YouTube. TheCelebsVEVO. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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  12. ↑ "Bristol born children's television presenter Naomi Wilkinson talks to about her life of adventure". Bristol Post. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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  14. ↑ "Presidents". Better Planet Education. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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