Kate Bottley is a Church of England vicar in North Nottinghamshire, a role which she combines with her other roles of journalist, media presenter and reality television star.
17 Facts About Kate Bottley
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Kate Bottley appears frequently on British radio and television as well as in newspapers.
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Kate Bottley was educated at Walkley Primary School, Myers Grove School, where she was head girl and at Tapton School, both state schools in Sheffield.
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Kate Bottley fell in love at a young age with the son of a local vicar and this led to her interest in the Church of England.
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Kate Bottley trained for ordination by being a vicar's personal assistant at St Mark's Church, Grenoside and then studying at St John's College, Nottingham.
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Kate Bottley was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2008 by George Cassidy and as a priest in 2009.
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Kate Bottley served her curacy at St Andrew's Church, Skegby in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham between 2008 and 2011.
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Kate Bottley ministered at St Mary and St Martin's Church, Blyth, where she was priest-in-charge from 2011 to 2013 and vicar from 2013 to 2016.
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Kate Bottley has appeared on Channel 4's Gogglebox with her family, as well as Celebrity Mastermind and Celebrity MasterChef.
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Kate Bottley appeared on Gogglebox from 2014 to 2016, over five series.
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Kate Bottley has written for The Guardian, The Independent, The Times Educational Supplement and Radio Times, on topics of religious faith, television and education.
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Kate Bottley has been a guest contributor on BBC Radio 2's "Pause for Thought" on The Radio 2 Breakfast Show and presented the station's The Sunday Hour programme from 2017 to 2018.
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Kate Bottley has presented "Prayer for the Day" on BBC Radio 4.
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Kate Bottley has appeared on Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats quiz show as a panellist and on BBC1's Impossible celebrity version.
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Kate Bottley has appeared on Celebrity Mastermind and Blankety Blank.
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In November 2021 Kate Bottley was featured in the BBC series Winter Walks, walking in the Yorkshire Dales of Wensleydale and Coverdale, from Jervaulx Abbey to Middleham Castle.
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Kate Bottley married Graham Bottley in May 1998 in Sheffield.