1. Clara Amfo is a British radio broadcaster, television presenter, podcast host and voice-over artist.
19 Facts About Clara Amfo
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Clara Amfo is known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1.
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Clara Amfo's father, who died in 2015, was an NHS microbiologist, and her mother a hospital cleaner.
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In September 2013, Clara Amfo joined BBC Radio 1Xtra as host of the weekend breakfast show.
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On 26 September 2013, Clara Amfo appeared on BBC Radio 1's Innuendo Bingo.
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In 2015, Clara Amfo became the host of The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1.
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In July 2016, Clara Amfo became the narrator of Coach Trip on E4.
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In February 2017, Clara Amfo presented backstage at the BRIT Awards for ITV2.
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Clara Amfo presented Top of the Pops for the first time, with Fearne Cotton on BBC One.
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In February 2018, Clara Amfo returned to the BRIT Awards backstage on ITV2.
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In June 2020, Clara Amfo was widely praised for making a speech on her mid-morning show on BBC Radio 1, about George Floyd's murder, racism and its effect on her own mental health.
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In September 2020, Clara Amfo appeared as a contestant on the eighteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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Clara Amfo was eliminated in week 6 of the competition; her elimination was described by judge Motsi Mabuse as the "toughest decision" of the series.
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Later that year, Clara Amfo co-hosted Fashioned with fashion historian Amber Butchart; the series explored how the history of fashion relates to relates to social movements such as feminism and civil rights.
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Clara Amfo began presenting the Future Sounds show on Radio 1 from 30 July 2021, taking over from Annie Mac, who left the station.
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In June 2021, Clara Amfo appeared alongside her brother, Andy, on the third series of Celebrity Gogglebox.
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In December 2021, Clara Amfo appeared on the revived series of The Weakest Link and won the episode.
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In March 2024, Clara Amfo presented her final Future Sounds programme on BBC Radio 1.
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In May 2024, she began hosting Studio Sessions on ITV, in which an artist takes to the stage in front of a select audience in the Blueroom, located inside the O2 Arena, with Clara Amfo interviewing the artists between songs.