Konnie Huq | |
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 Huq in 2006 | |
| Born | Kanak Asha Huq 17 July 1975 London, England |
| Education | Notting Hill & Ealing High School |
| Alma mater | Robinson College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Presenter, screenwriter, author |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Rupa Huq (sister) |
| Website | konnie-huq |
Kanak Asha "Konnie" Huq (/ˈhʌk/; born 17 July 1975) is a British television and radio presenter, screenwriter and children's author. She became the longest-serving female presenter of the British children's television programme Blue Peter, presenting it from 1997 to 2008. She has been a presenter and guest of shows including the 2010 series of The Xtra Factor on ITV2.
She co-wrote the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits" with her husband, Charlie Brooker. Her children's book Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World was published in 2019. She published the follow-up, Cookie and the Most Annoying Girl in the World, in 2020 along with her third children's book, Fearless Fairy Tales: The Perfect Book for Homeschooling Fun and Inspiration.