Katie Thistleton
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Katie Thistleton is a broadcaster, journalist and author, who is known for her work across BBC Radio 1 where she hosts the flagship drive time show ‘Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie’ every Monday to Thursday, as well as the hit podcast CBeebies Parenting Download.
Since joining BBC Radio 1 in 2016, Katie has become one of the station’s most popular voices due to her upbeat and down-to-earth relationship with the audience. Beyond Radio 1, Katie makes regular TV appearances and is part of the BBC One’s Morning Live family.
Katie is passionate about using her honest, relatable presenting style to make lifestyle content and documentaries about young people’s issues. She has presented documentaries for the BBC on a variety of subjects, including the Manchester bombings, body image and mental health. Katie has also presented films for The One Show and appeared as a live studio presenter on The Martin Lewis Money Show for ITV. She was also the main presenter of the BBC’s educational programme, Bitesize Daily, during the pandemic.
Ever an open book about her own journey with her mental health, she is an ambassador for charities YoungMinds and Place2Be alongside the Princess of Wales. Building on her ‘agony aunt’ experience, Katie’s debut book Dear Katie: Real Problems, Real Advice was released in February 2018 and offers warm yet honest advice on the multitude of struggles the UK’s children are facing. As a qualified journalist and keen writer, she has also written for Psychologies Magazine about issues regularly faced by twenty-somethings.
Katie has worked on branding partnerships with LEGO, McDonalds, Garnier Nutrisse, UCAS, Meta, Ninja Foodi and Natural Cycles. Her other entertainment credits include Celebrity Weakest Link, Celebrity Bridge of Lies, Celebrity Mastermind, Celebrity Eggheads, Pointless Celebrities, Children in Need, BBC 5Live, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Breakfast.
