Gemma Hunt | |
---|---|
Born |
Wiltshire, England |
1 April 1982
Occupation | TV presenter |
Years active | 2002–present |
Gemma Hunt (born 1 April 1982) is a CBBC presenter who also used to be on the TV series Xchange.
Hunt joined the CBBC continuity team in 2002, since then she has presented on the CBBC Channel and also on BBC One and BBC Two. In 2004, she was noticed by CBBC series Xchange and later became a presenter until its close in 2006. She continued to present CBBC until its revamp in 2007. As well as her presenting duties she has made guest appearances on Blue Peter and Smile. More recently she guest presented a new episode of Best of Friends alongside Ortis Deley. She has filmed a series with Barney Harwood for CBBC called Barney's Barrier Reef, which began airing on Monday 12 January 2009 at 7:30 on BBC Two. The show returned for a second series, now entitled Barney's Latin America. She also made a guest appearance live on the CBBC Channel in Office on 5 August 2010.
Hunt is the main presenter on CBeebies show, Swashbuckle.
Hunt attended Staverton Primary School in Staverton, Wiltshire, which was then followed by her secondary school education at The John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Media Performance from the University of Bedfordshire in 2003.
In 2007, Hunt appeared in an episode of Chucklevision entitled "Muscling In". She was the compere of a strong man contest, which pitted Barry Chuckle against the cheating man mountain Magnus Sorenson.