Charlotte Mary Hawkins was born on 16 May 1975 and is an English television and radio presenter, newsreader and journalist.
22 Facts About Charlotte Hawkins
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Charlotte Hawkins was a contestant in the fifteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing but was eliminated in the fourth week.
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Charlotte Hawkins was born on 16 May 1975 in Chichester, West Sussex.
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Charlotte Hawkins attended the Bishop Luffa School in Chichester, and the University of Manchester, graduating with a BA in English Literature.
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Charlotte Hawkins later undertook a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from the London College of Printing.
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Charlotte Hawkins began her broadcasting career with ITN in 1999 as a newsreader and reporter for LBC Radio.
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Charlotte Hawkins was one of the first journalists at the fatal Paddington rail crash and provided live reports from the scene.
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From October 2003, Charlotte Hawkins worked for ITV Meridian as co-anchor of their main news programme Meridian Tonight.
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In 2007 Charlotte Hawkins co-presented The London Boat Show for ITV.
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Charlotte Hawkins left Meridian in December 2006 to join Sky News in January 2007, where she presented Sunrise each Monday to Thursday with Eamonn Holmes.
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Charlotte Hawkins presented several stints on Five News, in the absence of stand-in Matt Barbet who was providing maternity leave cover for main presenter Natasha Kaplinsky, for a period in 2010.
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Charlotte Hawkins presented the Sky Arts documentary Andre Rieu: Behind the Music.
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On 3 March 2014, Charlotte Hawkins was confirmed as a presenter on ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain.
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On 22 January 2015, Charlotte Hawkins presented her final show before taking maternity leave; she returned on the show on 15 June.
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Since 6 January 2020, Charlotte Hawkins has anchored the first 30 minutes of Good Morning Britain on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday; the programme's air time had been extended.
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Since January 2022, Charlotte Hawkins has been the newsreader on Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Charlotte Hawkins married her partner of five years, Mark Herbert, on 23 August 2008.
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The ceremony took place at Chichester Cathedral, where Charlotte Hawkins' father was a clergyman.
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On 12 August 2014, Charlotte Hawkins announced live on Good Morning Britain that the couple were expecting their first child.
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Charlotte Hawkins spends a lot of her time outdoors, and enjoys horse riding, cycling and sailing.
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Charlotte Hawkins supports several charities including the Motor Neurone Disease Association of which she is a patron.
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Charlotte Hawkins is a patron of Ellenor Hospice and an ambassador for Cancer Research UK Kids and Teens.