Kate Silverton is an English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster. She is the current Deputy Presenter of the BBC News at One. In 2018 she participated in the series 16 of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, paired with professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec.
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Kate Silverton is an English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster working for the BBC. She is the current Deputy Presenter of the BBC News at One. In 2018 she participated in the series 16 of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, paired with professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec finishing in 8th place. Silverton was born in Waltham Abbey in Essex, England, the daughter of Terry Silverton, a black-cab driver-turned-registered hypnotherapist and Patricia Silverton. She graduated from St. Cuthbert’s Society, a college at Durham University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, having previously studied Arabic and Middle Eastern history for a year. She trained with the BBC, working on Look North news before becoming a reporter and presenter at Tyne Tees Television.
She was a panellist on Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff. She also featured on The Heaven and Earth Show, Big Strong Boys, and Weekend Breakfast on BBC Radio 5 Live, before joining BBC News. In 2003, Silverton allegedly hit Rod Liddle, the former editor of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, during a pilot for a new political show. She has also acted as a stand-in presenter for Radio Four’s Last Word. In September 2005, she drew attention when she co-hosted BBC 24 News 24-news with Graeme Swann. In April 2009, she appeared as a mentor in the BBC Two series The Speaker, offering her advice on good storytelling and public speaking. In June 2012, she interviewed Prince William, who called for a halt to the killing of rhinos for their horns in Africa.
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