16 Facts About Nikki Bedi

Nikhila Bedi is a British television and radio presenter, born to an Indian father of Maharashtrian origin and an English mother.

Nikki Bedi was married to food stylist Sunil Vijayakar before her second marriage to Kabir Bedi from 1992 to 2005; she retained her married name after their divorce.

Nikki Bedi writes and presents The Arts Hour and The Arts Hour on Tour for the BBC World Service, and co-hosts BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live.

Nikki Bedi then moved to live and work for a time in Los Angeles, before returning to the UK in 2000 to be the face of Universal's film channel The Studio for over two years.

Nikki Bedi presented two live film shows for NOW, Worldwide Screen and Bollywood Today.

In 2003, Nikki Bedi began working in radio, appearing on LBC and BBC Radio 4.

Nikki Bedi has covered for a number of key presenters on BBC Radio 2, BBC London 94.9 and BBC Radio 4 and in October 2008 fulfilled a long-held ambition by appearing in an episode of the BBC Radio 4 drama, The Archers.

Nikki Bedi continued with her television work alongside radio, appearing as a presenter on BBC2's Desi DNA for three years and on the popular BBC One series To Buy or Not to Buy during 2010 and 2011.

Nikki Bedi was a Costa Book Awards judge in the New Novel category announced in Jan 2010 and has been on the judging panel for the European Independent Film Festival Awards and the One World Media Awards.

Nikki Bedi continues to be a voiceover artist, having voiced or narrated a wide variety of shows from the BBC Four documentary series Indian School to the Millies on ITV.

Nikki Bedi has been a regular stand-in presenter for key BBC Radio London shows and presenters including, the Lesley Joseph Show, the Vanessa Feltz Show, Eddie Nestor's Rum Shop, The Late Show with JoAnne Good and Gaby Roslin on The Breakfast Show.

Early in 2013, Nikki Bedi moved to the BBC Radio London evening weekend show, making way for her new weekday show The Arts Hour on the BBC World Service.

Curated, written and presented by Nikki Bedi, The Arts Hour is a weekly collection of the most interesting arts related stories from across the BBC and elsewhere.

In February 2016, Nikki Bedi moved to the weekday early breakfast on the renamed BBC Radio London.

Nikki Bedi left early breakfast in December 2016, and from January 2017 until April 2019, Bedi presented a Sunday mid morning show on BBC Radio London.

Nikki Bedi has been associated with BBC Radio 4 for several years having become a regular interviewer on Loose Ends, presenting the show when usual host Clive Anderson was absent and she has occasionally presented Woman's Hour.