Katy Ashworth

Katy Ashworth (born 2 August 1986), is a British actress, television presenter and singer who is known for presenting children's television programmes.

Katy Ashworth
Born (1986-08-02) 2 August 1986
Frimley, Surrey, England
Alma materUniversity of Exeter
OccupationChildren's television presenter, actress and singer
Years active2009–present
Known forCBeebies presenter

Life

Ashworth was born on 2 August 1986 in Frimley in Surrey and grew up in Yateley, Hampshire. She obtained a first class degree in Drama from the University of Exeter[1] in 2009.

Career

Ashworth began her television career presenting I Can Cook, a cookery programme for the under 6s, on the BBC's children's channel CBeebies.[2]

Since 2011, she has also been one of the regular continuity presenters for CBeebies, appearing on an ongoing basis as a member of the CBeebies "house". She has also appeared on other CBeebies programmes, including Justin's House, as well as performing in various station promos. She has appeared in four of the CBeebies Christmas pantomimes, as Aladdin in Aladdin, the palace cook in Strictly Cinderella, the Giant’s Cook in Jack and the Beanstalk and Mrs Darling in Peter Pan , and in 2014, featured in the first ever CBeebies Prom at the Royal Albert Hall.

In addition to her television roles, she has appeared in many live stage shows. In 2011, she toured the United Kingdom with her one woman children's show Katy's Roadshow.[3][4] She played forty venues across six months. She has also performed at many festivals and events around the world, including Glastonbury, Lollibop, the South African Good Food and Wine Show, and three CBeebies Live tours around the United Kingdom, including the show of 2014, The BIG Band Easter Tour.

For three consecutive years, Ashworth has played Peter Pan in end of year pantomimes around England, and in 2014, played the role of the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, at the Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke. Ashworth played the role of the Forest Fairy in Jack and the Beanstalk at the Theatre Royal in Bath in 2015. Ashworth resigned from her presentation role at CBeebies in the beginning of 2016, and her final studio recording session was on Friday 1 April, but she returned in June 2017.

Philanthropy

Ashworth is a patron of Brainwave, which supports children with brain illnesses.[5] In February 2012, she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in support of the charity.[6] She is also an ambassador of Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organisation that grants wishes to children with life threatening conditions;[7] and she supports the Bliss Foundation,[8] which promotes care for premature babies.

References
  1. "Katy Ashworth". Deborah McKenna Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  2. Stansfield, Liz (20 May 2015). "CBeebies Presenter Katy Ashworth: Having My Son Charlie Has Made Work Even Better". HuffPost. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. "Programme information: CBeebies Monday 19 October 2009". BBC. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. Anson, John. "What's on: Katy Ashworth's Meet, Greet, Sing & Play Roadshow". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  5. Ricketts, Andy (20 August 2012). "Stuart Lancaster supports Sue Ryder walking events". Third Sector.
  6. "Katy's Kilimanjaro Challenge". Just Giving. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  7. "Autumn 2013 newsletter" (pdf). Make-A-Wish Foundation. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  8. "CBeebies presenter Katy Ashworth gets her push on for babies born too soon, too small, too sick". Bliss Foundation. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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