Nina Warhurst | |
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| Born | Nina Louise Warhurst 28 October 1980 Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MA) University of Westminster (PG Dip.) |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Ed Fraser (m. 2014) |
| Children | 3 |
Nina Louise Warhurst (born 28 October 1980) [1] is an English journalist, newsreader, television presenter and actress. She is currently a business and consumer presenter on BBC Breakfast . [2]
Nina Louise Warhurst was born on 28 October 1980 in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester. [3] She grew up in Sale, and later moved to Salford as a teenager. [4]
Warhurst went to All Saints RC Primary School, [5] and the catholic Loreto Grammar School in Altrincham, gaining nine GCSEs, [6] and to St Bede's College, Manchester where she took A-levels in English Literature, History and Politics. [7] [8] At the University of Edinburgh she studied History and Politics, graduating with a first-class honours and then MA degree in 2004,[ citation needed ] and later studied Broadcast journalism at the University of Westminster, graduating with a PG Dip. in 2005. [9]
Warhurst begin her on-screen career in an acting role in the Christmas special of Casualty in 1997, [8] Heartbeat in 1998, and Butterfly Collectors in 1999. She began her broadcasting career on Russia Today in Moscow. [10] In April 2007, she joined Guardian Media Group's regional television channel Channel M, presenting on Channel M Breakfast . [11] In 2009, she moved to Channel M's weekday news programme Channel M Today, after cutbacks at station required the cancelation of Channel M Breakfast. [12] [13]
In 2010, Warhurst joined BBC East Midlands regional news presenting East Midlands Today . Later in 2010, she joined BBC North West regional news presenting BBC North West Tonight and Sunday Politics North West . In June 2014, she covered the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil for BBC Sport. [10] In September 2016, Warhurst was appointed political editor at BBC North West. [10]
In 2018, Warhurst begin reporting for BBC Breakfast on a freelance basis, and became a relief presenter when regular hosts were unavailable. In October 2020, she was appointed as BBC Breakfast's main business presenter, succeeding Steph McGovern. [13]
In 2017, Warhurst won a Royal Television Society award for "Best Regional Journalist" for her work on BBC North West Tonight and Sunday Politics North West . [14]
Warhurst is married to Ed Fraser, a caterer. [15] The couple met on holiday in Tisno, Croatia in 2013 and married on 21 March 2014 in New York City. [16] [17] They live in Chorlton, Manchester, and have two sons (born April 2016 and May 2018), [18] [19] and a daughter (born June 2023). [20] [21] [22]
Warhurst and her two sisters, Amy and Mel, were shown on BBC Breakfast in March 2023, speaking about their father Chris who was diagnosed with dementia in 2022. [23]
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