1. Babita Sharma was born on April 1977 and is a British television newsreader who worked on the domestic BBC News Channel and BBC World News, presenting the Newsday strand each Monday to Wednesday from London with Rico Hizon in Singapore.
12 Facts About Babita Sharma
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Babita Sharma is of Indian descent and was born in 1977 in Reading, Berkshire.
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Babita Sharma lived above a number of corner shops around Reading and Caversham owned by her mother Prem and her father Ved.
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Babita Sharma attended the University of Wales and graduated with a degree in journalism, film and broadcasting.
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Babita Sharma moved to Dubai, working on radio for Channel 4 FM and for Ajman TV where she presented a weekly music programme.
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Babita Sharma returned to the UK in 2003 and began her BBC career at BBC Radio Berkshire as a travel presenter and producer.
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Babita Sharma then moved to the newsroom in Southampton, reporting and producing for BBC South Today.
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Babita Sharma transferred to the BBC News Channel in 2008, initially as presenter of the Your Money programme.
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Babita Sharma appeared on series 3 episode 7 of "Celebrity Eggheads" and presented the first two series of Supermarket Secrets with Gregg Wallace.
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Babita Sharma co-hosted the Asian Curry Awards 2018 at the Grosvenor House in London on Sunday 18 November 2018.
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Since 2022, Babita Sharma has provided the voice over for the opening of Loose Women, introducing the panellists at the start of each show.
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Babita Sharma gave birth to a daughter in May 2019.