Lilah Veronica Parsons was born on 18 February 1988 and is an English broadcast journalist.
14 Facts About Lilah Parsons
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Lilah Parsons was formerly a model, as well as formerly being a TV and radio presenter.
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Lilah Parsons is best known for previously being a presenter on MTV, co-presenting Capital Breakfast with Dave Berry and George Shelley, hosting a solo radio show on Heart, and her current job role of being a broadcast journalist for BBC News.
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Lilah Parsons modelled for brands such as Chanel, Make Jewellery Magazine, Peacocks, Harper's Bazaar, Vivienne Westwood, and Swatch before getting a job at MTV and moving into presenting.
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Lilah Parsons hosted several shows at MTV UK, such as MTV Essentials, MTV Asks and This Week's MTV Top 20, as well as MTV's coverage of Snowbombing Festival in Austria in 2013 and 2014; some of these programmes aired elsewhere on MTV Live HD.
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Lilah Parsons hosted a weekly programme on Fridays and co-hosted Hoxton Fashion Show on Shoreditch web radio station, Hoxton Radio, in 2014 and 2015.
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In February 2016, along with George Shelley, Lilah Parsons was confirmed as a new co-presenter of Capital Breakfast, joining Dave Berry and replacing Lisa Snowdon, who left the show at the end of 2015.
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In December 2017, Lilah Parsons began to cover radio shows on Heart Radio, a sister network of Capital.
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Lilah Parsons left Heart in December 2021 and was replaced by Rezzy Ghadjar.
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Since May 2024, Lilah Parsons has switched to working in journalism and has since been a broadcast journalist for BBC News after studying and completing a Master of Arts degree at City, University of London in Television Journalism.
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Lilah Parsons is the daughter of Sir John Christopher Lilah Parsons, KCVO and The Hon.
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Lilah Parsons attended Oundle School in Northamptonshire and briefly studied French at the University of Exeter.
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Lilah Parsons studied fashion at City and Guilds of London Art School, before getting scouted as a model at a party.
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Between September 2023 and June 2024, Lilah Parsons studied for a Master of Arts degree for Television Journalism at City, University of London, leading her to her career at BBC News.