Georgie Thompson
| Georgie Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Georgina Jane Thompson |
| Born |
25 September 1977 Harlow, Essex, England |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Network | Fox Sports (United States), BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Parents | Phil Thompson |
| Spouse(s) | Ben Ainslie (m. 2014) |
| Domestic partner | Declan Donnelly (2009–11) |
Georgina Jane Ainslie, Lady Ainslie (born 25 September 1977), better known as Georgie Thompson, is an English television presenter.
Thompson was educated at Queenswood School, an independent boarding school for girls near Hatfield in Hertfordshire, with now fellow television presenter and friend Natalie Pinkham, followed by the University of Leeds, where she studied Broadcast Journalism, graduating with a 2:1 in 1999.
After graduating, Thompson worked as a production assistant on a research and production scheme for GMTV before moving to Sky Sports in January 2001.
She has covered major sporting events for the network since then, including the US Open Tennis and has been part of Sky's coverage of the A1 Grand Prix, Grand Prix Masters, Speedway World Cup, Race of Champions, America's Cup and the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. She was a presenter on Sky Sports News, often presenting Afternoon Report with her run ending on 29 December 2011.
She also presented Sky1's Greatest Sporting Legends series with David Frost in 2005.
She was also a regular panellist on the Sky1 show, A League of Their Own for its first four series from 2010 to 2011.
In the May 2007 issue of the British men's magazine FHM, Thompson was voted the 93rd Sexiest Female in the World.
Thompson left Sky Sports News on 29 December 2011 to become a presenter on Sky Sports F1. During the 2012 season, Thompson presented Friday night magazine show The F1 Show alongside pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz and during race weekends, presented the Sky Pad segment of Sky's F1 coverage, usually alongside Anthony Davidson. Thompson left Sky Sports F1 in 2013. She was replaced as co-host of The F1 Show by close friend and Sky Sports F1 pit-lane reporter Natalie Pinkham.
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