Susanna Reid
Reid at Soccer Aid in 2019
Born (1970-12-10) 10 December 1970 (age 53)[1]
Croydon, London, England
EducationCroydon High School
St Paul's Girls' School
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
Cardiff University
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • journalist
Years active1982–present
Employer(s)BBC (1994–2014)
ITV (2014–present)[2]
Notable credit(s)BBC Breakfast (2001–2014)
Sunday Morning Live (2010–2011)
Good Morning Britain (2014–present)
Partners
Children3

Susanna Reid (born 10 December 1970)[3] is an English television presenter and journalist. She was a co-presenter of BBC Breakfast from 2001 until 2014 alongside Bill Turnbull and Charlie Stayt. In 2013, she finished as a runner-up on the eleventh series of Strictly Come Dancing alongside dance-partner Kevin Clifton. Since 2014, Reid has been the lead presenter of the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain alongside Kate Garraway, Richard Madeley, Ed Balls and formerly Piers Morgan and Ben Shephard. She also presented Sunday Morning Live on BBC One from 2010 to 2011.

Early life and education

The youngest of three children, Reid was born in Croydon, South London. She was educated at the independent Croham Hurst School, from 1975 to 1981,[4] followed by the independent Croydon High School (1981–87) and St Paul's Girls' School (1987–89) in London.[5] Her parents separated and divorced when she was aged 9.[6] Her father was a management consultant, her mother was a nurse.[7] Reid appeared as an actress while an adolescent, in a stage production of Agatha Christie's Spider's Web (1982) with Shirley Anne Field, and then alongside Peter Barkworth and Harriet Walter in The Price (1985) on Channel 4.[8]

Reid studied Politics and Philosophy at the University of Bristol (1989–92), where she was editor of Epigram, the student newspaper, and then trained as a journalist at Cardiff University's Centre for Journalism, earning a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism.[8][9]

Career

Reid began her career as a news producer at BBC Radio Bristol in 1994, and become a producer for Radio 5 Live in 1996.[10] She later joined BBC News 24, where she spent two years as a reporter. When the 23:00 presenter did not arrive one night, Reid became a stand-in presenter for an hour (while three months pregnant with her first child), which turned into a permanent position.[11] Reid was one of the main presenters on BBC Breakfast, presenting with Bill Turnbull on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and previously presenting with Charlie Stayt on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. She held that role from 2012, when she replaced lead presenter Sian Williams. In 2010, Reid stepped down from presenting Breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays to take a role on a new programme Sunday Morning Live.[12] As of the final episode of the first series on 21 November 2010, she resumed her weekend presenting duties on BBC Breakfast within 2 weeks.[13]

Susanna Reid in 2005. A sketch by Roman Sergeyevich Sidorov

Reid was also previously the regular newsreader during the headlines on The Andrew Marr Show. On 16 May 2010, she stood in briefly for Andrew Marr for the Sunday newspaper review, when he arrived late for the programme after interviewing the new Prime Minister David Cameron.[14] Reid handed back to Marr following the paper review. Reid presented the main show for the first time on 10 March 2013 following Marr's extended absence after suffering a stroke in January 2013.[15] On 22 February 2009, Reid presented the BBC's live coverage of the 2009 Oscars from Los Angeles and also presented coverage of the 2010 Oscars on 7 March.[16]

In 2013, Reid took part in Strictly Come Dancing (series 11). Her professional dance partner was Kevin Clifton. The couple finished as one of the joint runners-up.[17]

On 31 December 2013, Reid presented the New Year Live programme on BBC One.[18]

In February 2014, it was reported that ITV were attempting to recruit Reid for their new breakfast programme, with a £1 million salary.[citation needed] Reid had previously rejected claims of moving to ITV in December 2013, during her Strictly Come Dancing stint, saying she would "bleed BBC" if cut open.[19] On 3 March 2014, the BBC confirmed Reid's move to ITV to front rival breakfast programme Good Morning Britain, which replaced its former breakfast show Daybreak. She co-hosts the show alongside rotating male presenters Monday-Wednesday and with Ben Shephard every Thursday. She hosts the show from 6 am to 9 am.[20][21]

On 19 December 2014, Reid appeared on a special Text Santa episode of Tipping Point with fellow Good Morning Britain presenters.[22] In 2017, Reid co-presented Save Money: Good Food alongside Matt Tebbutt.[23]

In October 2018, Reid appeared as a cameo in Hollyoaks.[24]

In July 2020, Reid appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox alongside barrister and TV judge Robert Rinder.[25]

On 3 May 2022, Reid interviewed Prime Minister Boris Johnson live on Good Morning Britain.

In 2023 Reid appeared as a Sitter in Sky Arts “Portrait Artist of the year”.

Awards

In March 2014, the Television and Radio Industries Club named Reid Newsreader of the Year at their annual awards, the week after it was announced she would join ITV.[26] In 2015, she again won the same award.[27] In 2015, she also received an Honorary Fellowship from her alma mater, Cardiff University.[9]

In February 2024, Reid won Network Presenter of the Year at the Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards 2024.[28]

Personal life

Reid separated from partner, former sports correspondent Dominic Cotton in 2014 after 16 years together.[29][30][31] Together, the couple have three sons.[32] Reid lives in Balham, South London.[33][34][35] Reid is a supporter of Crystal Palace, visiting the club's Selhurst Park ground with her dance partner while taking part in Strictly Come Dancing, in 2013.[36] In 2015, she said she suffers "very mild tinnitus".[37] In November 2018, Reid revealed that she was in a relationship with Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish.[38] However it was announced in April 2019 that the relationship had ended.[39]

Reid is a pescetarian, something she used to discuss occasionally with chef James Martin when commenting on the dishes on Saturday Kitchen.[40]

Charity work

Reid is a regular contributor to Media Trust, a charity linking other charities to the media industry, and has hosted events for the Myotubular Trust and Voluntary Arts England.[8] In 1998, just before she became a reporter for Breakfast News, she worked for three months in Sri Lanka as a voluntary media consultant for a charity which counsels victims of the civil war and operates orphanages and social development programmes.[8]

On 22 April 2012, Reid took part in the London Marathon, raising money for Sport Relief, completing the course in just over five hours.[41]

Filmography

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Television

Year Title Channel Role Notes
1985 The Price Channel 4 Clare Drama series
2001–2014 Breakfast BBC One Co-presenter With Bill Turnbull
2003–2010 TV Bingo BBC Two Presenter
2010–2011 Sunday Morning Live BBC One
2013 Strictly Come Dancing Contestant Runner-up
New Year Live Co-presenter With Gary Barlow
2014– Good Morning Britain ITV Monday–Thursday
2017– Save Money: Good Food Primetime series
2017 The Murder of Becky Watts – Police Tapes[42] Presenter Documentaries for ITV's Crime & Punishment season
2018 Children Who Kill[43]
John Worboys: The Taxi Cab Rapist
The Murder of Rhys Jones: Police Tapes
The Game Show Serial Killer: Police Tapes
Who Killed Sharon Birchwood?: Police Tapes
Hollyoaks Channel 4 Herself Cameo as Good Morning Britain presenter
2019 Death Row: Countdown to Execution ITV Presenter Documentaries for ITV's Crime & Punishment season
2020 Celebrity Gogglebox Channel 4 Herself With Robert Rinder
Death Row's Women with Susanna Reid ITV Presenter ITV Crime & Punishment documentary[44]
2021 The Real Manhunt: The Night Stalker Presenter ITV Documentary[45]
2022 British Grandma On Death Row with Susanna Reid Presenter ITV Documentary[46]
2023 Portrait Artist of the Year Sky Arts Guest One episode[47]
Can Britain Get Talking? ITV Guest reporter Tonight; one episode[48]

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Trolls Grandma Rosiepuff UK release only

Honours

Scholastic

Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
Location Date School Position
 Wales 13 July 2015 – Present Cardiff University Honorary Fellowship[49][50]
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References

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  2. ^ "Susanna Reid joins ITV's new breakfast presenting team". itv.com. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  3. ^ Hirons, Paul (10 December 2020). "GMB: why is Susanna Reid not on today". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ Sue Perkins stands on her own Archived 24 July 2012 at archive.today BBC News, 25 July 2005
  5. ^ Ali, Ayaan (6 May 2022). "Susanna Reid's quiet life in South London, TV star schoolmate and famous ex". MyLondon.
  6. ^ Hind, John (23 April 2017). "Susanna Reid: 'I need to be fully functioning in the morning – I have to deal with Piers Morgan'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  7. ^ Loose Women, 1 March 2016
  8. ^ a b c d Susanna Reid profile Archived 15 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine BBC Breakfast
  9. ^ a b "Alumna Susanna Reid to receive Honorary Fellowship". University of Cardiff. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  10. ^ Chilton, Louis (4 May 2022). "How Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid began thriving without Piers Morgan". The Independent. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  11. ^ "BBC One – Strictly Come Dancing – Susanna Reid". BBC. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  12. ^ Sunday Morning Live Archived 9 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine BBC One
  13. ^ Susanna Reid Archived 5 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine Twitter post, dated 20 November 2010
  14. ^ "BBC One – The Andrew Marr Show, 16/05/2010". BBC. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010.
  15. ^ "BBC One – The Andrew Marr Show, 10/03/2013". BBC. 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  16. ^ "News: BBC's Susanna Reid to present Press Awards". InPublishing. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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  20. ^ "Susanna Reid quits BBC for ITV". BBC News. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014.
  21. ^ Conlan, Tara (3 July 2016). "Susanna Reid: 'People love banter, I like it when papers pick up our interviews'". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Text Santa Tipping Point special | "ITV Press Centre"". Itv.com. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  23. ^ "Press Releases". Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  24. ^ "Hollyoaks storm week to feature Piers Morgan and Carol Kirkwood cameos". Radio Times. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  25. ^ Sansome, Jessica (3 July 2020). "Who is on Celebrity Gogglebox 2020? Full cast list". men. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  26. ^ "Susanna Reid wins newsreader of the year award". BBC News. BBC. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  27. ^ "The Television And Radio Industries Club – 2015 TRIC Awards Winners". TRIC. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  28. ^ "RTS Television Journalism Awards 2024". rts.org.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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  30. ^ Through the Keyhole, Series 9 Episode 16, broadcast 29 May 2008
  31. ^ Ward, Victoria (23 November 2014). "Susanna Reid still living with former partner for sake of their children". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  32. ^ "Susanna Reid". 27 June 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  33. ^ Anglesey, Natalie (4 February 2014). "Interview: Susanna Reid talks Strictly Come Dancing Live tour". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  34. ^ Veljanovski, Lydia (9 December 2020). "Inside GMB host Susanna Reid's cosy London home she shares with her three sons". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  35. ^ Drake, Matt (19 January 2023). "Inside GMB host Susanna Reid's home worth nearly £1m". KentLive. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  36. ^ Strictly Come Dancing episode broadcast Saturday 12 October 2013
  37. ^ "Suffering With Tinnitus". Good Morning Britain. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
  38. ^ "Susanna Reid confirms Steve Parish relationship live on air after Piers Morgan mocking". London Evening Standard. 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  39. ^ "Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid and boyfriend Steve Parish split after nine months of dating". HELLO!. 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  40. ^ "BBC Breakfast, various episodes". BBC News. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  41. ^ "I'm a Runner: Susanna Reid". Runner's World. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  42. ^ "Press Releases". Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  43. ^ "Children Who Kill Episode 1". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  44. ^ "Death Row's Women With Susanna Reid". itv.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  45. ^ "The Real Manhunt: The Night Stalker". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  46. ^ "British Grandma On Death Row with Susanna Reid". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  47. ^ "Portrait Artist of the Year is back for a tenth series – with more celebrities taking the sitter's chair". prima.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  48. ^ "Episode 29: Susanna Reid: Can Britain Get Talking? A Tonight Special". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  49. ^ "Alumna Susanna Reid to receive Honorary Fellowship". Cardiff University. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  50. ^ Cardiff University (21 January 2022). "Susanna Reid, Cardiff University Honorary Fellow 2015" – via YouTube.

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