Louise Minchin

Louise Minchin
Minchin in 2012
Born
Louise Mary Grayson

(1968-09-08) 8 September 1968 (age 56)
EducationUniversity of St. Andrews
Occupation(s)Journalist
presenter
Anchor
Notable credit(s)BBC Breakfast
BBC News at One
Missing Live
The One Show
Real Rescues Lorraine
Spouse
David Minchin
(m. 1998)
Children2
WebsiteOfficial website

Louise Mary Minchin (née Grayson; born 8 September 1968)[2] is a British television presenter, journalist and former news presenter who currently works freelance within the BBC.

Beginning in 2012, Minchin was a regular anchor on the BBC One programme Breakfast, co-hosting the show three days a week, originally with Bill Turnbull and Charlie Stayt and then with Dan Walker from 2016. On 8 June 2021, Minchin announced live on air that she would be leaving BBC Breakfast "after the summer", after presenting the show for 20 years (at first as a stand-in host).[3] Her final appearance on the show was on 15 September 2021.[4]

From 2009 until 2012, Minchin co-hosted Real Rescues alongside Nick Knowles and Chris Hollins. She has guest-hosted The One Show a number of times since 2010.

  1. ^ Louise Minchin BBC Newswatch
  2. ^ "Louise Mary MINCHIN personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Louise Minchin to leave BBC Breakfast after 20 years". BBC News. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "BBC Breakfast bids goodbye to Louise Minchin". BBC News. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.