Katy Hill - a glittering CV

15-09-2006 15:22

The glamorous presenter first came to our attention just over ten years ago when she joined Blue Peter and became it’s 23rd host.Her time with the popular BBC1 kids TV show was certainly challenging – her assignments there included living in Mongolia with a family for a week, training with the England football squad for a World Cup special, joining the Cirque de Soleil and of course making things from yoghurt pots and sticky back plastic.Consequently because the Dorset born presenter’s stint was so successful, when she left in 2000, it led to her being hired to work on numerous other TV and radio jobs, including Top of the Pops, Football Fever, The Millennium Quiz Show with Michael Parkinson, Tomorrow's World, A Song For Europe and the weekend breakfast show on 95.8 Capital FM. The 35-year-old star even met her husband, Trey Farley through broadcasting, when they both featured in the Saturday morning programme “Live and Kicking.”The pair wed at a register office in Surrey two years ago and later flew to Tuscany to seal their marriage.Now Katy and her partner are proud parents to their two-month-old daughter, who is their first child. The golden girl of telly is even set to publish a diary publication about her experiences as a new mother later this year and is a supporter of the Make a Wish charity.

She can also currently be seen in the Arm and Hammer Enamel Care toothpaste adverts on television at the moment.FemaleFirst managed to have a chat with Katy to ask her about her career, her squeaky clean image and what she does to chill out.

You took part in the popular Channel 4 TV show “The Games.” Can I ask you about that experience?

Yeah, it was nice to have to get that fit to be honest, cos it was just after Christmas that you started the training. So it was nice to have the excuse to be healthy and to get fit. It’s quite cool because you get a very toned body – and you’re like “oh this is good.” But you don’t get enough time obviously to say you’re never doing these things really, suddenly you’re doing a gymnastic crawl routine when you’ve just had five sessions. You’re like “ah” I’m in a leotard in front of the nation. It was fun to do; I like doing things that are a challenge really.