Sunny and Shay | |
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| Born | Mandeep Singh Grewal and Gursharonjit Kaur Grewal |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Radio/television presenters |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Known for | Media Personalities |
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Sunny and Shay (both born 28 November 1982) are a British Radio presenting husband and wife duo consisting of Mandeep "Sunny" and Gursharonjit "Shay" Grewal, both from London.
Sunny and Shay present a number of shows including the BBC WM afternoon slot [1] for which they became the first high profile Asian presenters to do so [2] [3] in addition to the BBC Asian Network [4] and BBC Radio London. [5]
They became a household name after appearing on the Channel 4 show The Family in 2008. [6]
They support and attend a number of high profile events throughout the year including the Asian Awards [7] [8] and the Indian Film Festival. [9] They co-hosted the Brit Asia TV Music Awards with Sukhi Bart, in 2014 and 2015. [10] [11] In 2019 Shay also hosted the first Asian woman festival. [12]
Prior to becoming radio presenters Sunny worked as a BAA security officer at Heathrow Airport and Shay was a HR consultant in the City. [ citation needed ]
In 2017 they announced they were expecting a baby [18] and in 2018 they were featured in Channel 4's documentary One Born Every Minute [19] as millions viewed Shay give birth to their daughter. [20] [21]
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