Natasha Kaplinsky
Natasha Kaplinsky | |
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Kaplinsky 2015 for a Daily Mail Weekend shoot | |
| Born | Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky 9 September 1972 |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Newsreader, journalist, television presenter |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Employer(s) | ITN (2011–16) 5 News (2008–10) BBC News (2001–07) Sky News (1999–2001) |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Title | President of British Board of Film Classification |
| Term | 2022–present |
| Spouse |
Justin Bower (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Raphael Kaplinsky |
Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky OBE (born 9 September 1972) is an English newsreader, TV presenter and journalist, best known for her roles as a studio anchor on Sky News, BBC News, Channel 5 and ITV News. As of September 2022, she is the president of the British Board of Film Classification.
After two years on Sky News, Kaplinsky joined BBC News in 2002 where she co-hosted Breakfast until 2005, when she became the host of the Six O'Clock News. In October 2007, Kaplinsky was recruited to help relaunch Five (now known as Channel 5), reportedly for the highest fee ever paid to a UK newsreader, where she presented a new look, retitled Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky for three years. After leaving Channel 5, she went on to join ITV News as a presenter.
Kaplinsky has hosted light entertainment and factual programmes during her career, including Children in Need and Born to Shine. She was the subject of an episode of Who Do You Think You Are. She was the winner of the first series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2004. Kaplinsky has co-founded a mother and baby company, Mum & You.
In 2014, the Prime Minister David Cameron asked Kaplinsky to become a Holocaust Commissioner leading a project to interview 112 survivors. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2017 for her services to the Holocaust Commission.