Kate Silverton Biography.
Kate Silverton is an English journalist formerly worked as a broadcaster and newsreader for the BBC. Silverton has regularly presenting the BBC News at One and BBC Weekend News. She has worked in different areas such as working for London-based bank. In the bid to venture into journalism, she trained with BBC where she worked on Look North News. After training she became a news presenter and presenter on Tyne Tees Television.
Kate Silverton Age
The source about Kate Silverton disclose that she was born 4 August 4, 1970, in Waltham Abbey in Essex, England. She is therefore 54 years old and celebrates her birthday in August every year.
Kate Silverton Education
Silverton swam for her former high school, West Hatch Chigwell, Essex, and was a junior champion. She also did triathlons and worked as a girlguide. She graduated from St. Cuthbert’s Society after high school. Later, he enrolled at Durham University and earned a one-year bachelor’s degree in history.
Kate Silverton and Philip Hayton incident
Silverton was involved in an incident that made Phillip Hayton resign. Hayton had worked at BBC for 37 years. The journalist cited “incompatibility” with Silverton. He has just signed another contract and was 6 months old. The daily telegraph reported, as quoted, from an ‘insyder’ saying that Hayton turned to Silverton and told her, “I don’t like you”. However, the information was not substantiated.
Another source from The Daily Mirror quoted BBC ‘insider’ claiming in a statement that Silverton is…….. “…pushy beyond belief. Behind her big superficial smile, she can be a really aggressive, manipulative monster who always gets what she wants.” Hence the reason why Hayton left is that his managers refused to allocate Silverton to another time slot.
Concerning the issue, Silverton was defended by a number of journalists, including Jon Sopel who was Silverton’s co-anchor at News 24. In a comment, Sopel said that Silverton and I quote “She’s warm and friendly. With Kate, what you see is what you get, he added …she’s bright, lively, talented, and vivacious. I like and trust her. Yes, she’s ambitious… but aren’t we all?”
Kate Silverton family and parents.
Silverton was raised by her parents, Terry and Patricia Silverton (mother). Amy and Claire are her two siblings. Her father worked as a cabbie.
Height and Weight
Silverton stands at an average height of 5ft 10 inches. During the production of the Strictly Come Dancing show, she will have custom-made shoes made for her. No shoe in her closet, she claimed, was big enough for her size 9 feet.
kate Silverton Husband
Kate is a mother of two who married Mike Heron in 2010. The couple is happily married, and their first child was born on November 5th, 2011. She went through four IVF cycles in a row before becoming pregnant naturally.
Did Kate Silverton lose her ovary?
While undergoing an operation to remove a cyst, Kate lost an ovary. She was just 29 years old, and her Doctor told her she was unlikely to get pregnant naturally. Fortunately, just like miracles happen, Silverton announced on January 25, 2014, that she was pregnant. At the age of 43 years, she broke the news on her Twitter account.
Kate Silverton BBC News.
Silverton has been with BBC News 24 for over two years (from 2005 to December 2007). In 2007, she was named BBC at 8 p.m. summery. Her other role at the BBC included hosting BBC Breakfast on a regular basis. From February to August 2008, Kate switched roles on a regular basis, and she presented BBC News at one of them. During this time, she filled in for Sophie Raworth while she was on maternity leave.
Silverton has taken several maternity leaves, including one in October 2011 when she became pregnant with her first child. But she reappeared on the news in April 2012 at one. On October 13, 2013, Kate filled in for Sian Williams, who was on leave. After Williams left the BBC, she took over the role on a permanent basis.
kate Silverton BBC News
When was Kate Silverton’s last BBC News appearance?
In July 2015, she took her second maternity leave. Later, she returned in April 2016. However, Silverton has left BBC. She last appeared on 5th, 2021.
Kate Silverton Strictly Come Dancing.
According to Wikipedia Strictly Come Dancing is a ‘British television dance competition where celebrities and professional dancers compete in ballroom and Latin dance’. Silverton chose to compete in the sixteenth series. Alja Korjanec, a professional dancer, was her partner. Unfortunately, the duo was eliminated at the Blackpool stage (week 9). They were defeated by Graeme Swann and his partner Oti Mabuse.
Kate Silverton Cosmetic surgery lawsuit
Silverton had to sue a clinic after allegedly undergoing a botched cosmetic Surgery in a bid to treat acne scars. The lawsuit took place in January 2008. Even though the procedure caused a severe skin reaction, Kate did not specify the monetary damages.
Salary and Net worth.
She receives an estimated salary range of $28,500 – $80,500. According to Forbes, Silverton has an estimated Net worth of about $1.9million.