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, went on to win the competition. She then co-presented the second series in 2004 with Bruce Forsyth, as maternity cover for regular presenter, Tess Daly.
She has also appeared in a number of episodes of the sitcom My Hero, reading the news, mainly reports of character Thermoman's heroic deeds. In July 2005 she hosted the one-off special Strictly African Dancing alongside Martin Offiah. Kaplinsky has also hosted Making Your Mind Up, the UK qualifier for the Eurovision Song Contest.
On 18 November 2005, Kaplinsky hosted the BBC's annual Children in Need charity telethon, alongside Fearne Cotton and Terry Wogan, and again in 2006, on 17 November. Kaplinsky also presented the BBC's New Year Live, celebrating the arrival of the year 2006 and 2007. She has also made at least one appearance on Have I
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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