Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky
On 18 February 2008 Natasha presented her first broadcast for Five. The first bulletin was reported to have been watched by a million viewers. Bulletins are at 5pm and 7pm on Five, which Natasha presents Monday to Thursday. On Fridays, one of her colleagues, either Helen Fospero, Kate Gerbeau or Matt Barbet will stand in for her. It has been reported that Isla Traquair, a Five News correspondent, will present the main 5 and 7pm bulletins during Natasha's maternity leave from September 2008.
More about Natasha Kaplinsky (From Wikipedia)
Kaplinsky's Parents Are Raphael Kaplinsky, An Exiled Jewish Togolese Economics Professor, And His Wife Catherine Kaplinsky Née Charlewood, A Psychotherapist. Her Paternal Grandparents Originated From Slonim, Now In Belarus, And Emigrated To Togo In 1
Kaplinsky's parents are Raphael Kaplinsky, an exiled Jewish Togolese economics professor, and his wife Catherine Kaplinsky née Charlewood, a psychotherapist.
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Television Career
Kaplinsky started out presenting on F2F, a youth chat show, for LWT's Talk TV in the early nineties with co-host Sacha Baron Cohen. She then moved to presenting early morning news read more...
BBC News
Kaplinsky joined the BBC to present their breakfast news programme Breakfast in November 2002 as the replacement for Sophie Raworth who left to become co-presenter of the BBC Six read more...
Five News With Natasha Kaplinsky
On 18 February 2008 Natasha presented her first broadcast for Five. The first bulletin was reported to have been watched by a million viewers. Bulletins are at 5pm and 7pm on Five, read more...
Away From The News
In 2004, during a brief mental safari, she participated in the first series of the celebrity ballroom dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing and along with partner Brendan Cole, read more...
Personal Life
Kaplinsky broke up with her long term boyfriend Michael Barnard while taking part in Strictly Come Dancing. She then resurrected her relationship with Lloyd Bracey, her former Meridian read more...
Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky (born 9 September 1972) is an English newsreader.
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