1. Matthew Barbet was born on 8 June 1976 and is a British television presenter and journalist, best known for his work with Channel 5 and ITV.
18 Facts About Matt Barbet
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In 2003, Barbet joined BBC News, where he worked on various news programmes.
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Matt Barbet covered some of the broadcaster's main news events.
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In September 2012 until April 2014, Matt Barbet co-presented Daybreak alongside Ranvir Singh, before returning to 5 News for 5 News Tonight.
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Matt Barbet has presented The Cycle Show for ITV4 and The Saturday Show for Channel 5.
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In September 2007, Matt Barbet was named as a presenter and correspondent for 5 News on Channel 5.
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Matt Barbet's position came after Kirsty Young, the principal anchor, announced her departure from the programme.
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Matt Barbet visited Haiti in January 2010 after the earthquake and has been embedded with the British Army in Afghanistan.
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On 11 June 2012 it was announced Matt Barbet would leave 5 News to join ITV Breakfast's Daybreak.
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On 17 August 2013, Matt Barbet made his debut presenting the ITV News weekend bulletins on ITV and ITV News London on ITV London.
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Matt Barbet presented his final episode of Daybreak on 4 April 2014, and it was confirmed by the Daily Mirror on the same day that he would not be part of the presenting team at Good Morning Britain.
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Matt Barbet returned as host of 5 News on 28 April 2014.
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From 2014 until 2015, Matt Barbet has presented The Cycle Show on ITV4.
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Matt Barbet left the show in July 2016, replaced by Matt Allwright.
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On 4 December 2017, it was confirmed that Matt Barbet would leave 5 News and he presented his last edition of the programme on 15 December 2017.
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Since 2018, Matt Barbet has been a partner at London PR firm Freuds.
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Matt Barbet is a patron of the Educate for Life charity and ran the London Marathon in 2010 and 2016.
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Matt Barbet rode the first three Ride London events, and in 2015 was the fastest celebrity to cross the line, completing the 100-mile course in 4 hours 24 minutes.