Emma Vallencey Freud was born on 25 January 1962 and is an English broadcaster and cultural commentator.
11 Facts About Emma Freud
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Emma Freud was educated in London at the all-female Queen's College school, attended Bristol University and Royal Holloway College.
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In 1990 and 1991, Emma Freud presented two series of Plunder, a BBC2 chat show in which she interviewed guests including Spike Milligan, Harriet Harman and Joanna Lumley, and co-hosted the BAFTA Craft Awards with Kenneth Branagh.
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On Channel 4 Emma Freud hosted two series of The Pulse, three series of The Media Show and presented the Turner Prize in 1992.
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In 1993, Emma Freud was invited by BBC Radio 1's new controller Matthew Bannister to reinvent the lunchtime programme.
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In 2019, Emma Freud interviewed author David Sedaris for BBC Radio 4 in a 3-hour feature looking back at his life's work.
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Since 1992, Emma Freud has worked with her husband, Richard Curtis, as either script editor or co-producer on his various films and programmes.
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Emma Freud has written for The Telegraph, The Guardian and Radio Times.
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Emma Freud currently has a column in Luxx Magazine for The Times.
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For six years Emma Freud hosted the national and international broadcasts for National Theatre Live.
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Emma Freud was awarded an OBE for services to the charitable sector in 2011.