Jenni Falconer | |
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![]() Falconer at the 2008 BAFTA Television Awards
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Born |
Glasgow, Scotland. |
12 February 1976
Residence | London, England |
Occupation | Broadcaster |
Employer | ITV, Heart FM |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Television |
Entertainment Today The National Lottery Draws This Morning |
Spouse(s) | James Midgley (m. 2010) |
Children | 1 |
Website | Official website |
Jenni Falconer (born 12 February 1976) is a Scottish radio and television presenter best known for her roles on the ITV daytime show This Morning, where she is a regular travel reporter. Falconer was a regular presenter of the National Lottery Draws on BBC One.
She is currently a radio presenter on Heart FM, presenting the early breakfast slot on weekdays and Sunday mornings.
Falconer spent her formative years in Bishopbriggs and Milngavie, two towns on the outskirts of Glasgow. After her family relocated to the South of England when she was seven, she was educated at the independent Abbey School and attended the University of Leeds in 1994 to study Spanish and Italian with minors in Latin, Geography and Management Studies. Whilst studying at university, she also launched her television career. She was offered a contract by ITV to make a documentary and a consumer show on the proviso that she left her studies.
Falconer made her television debut in 1994 as a contestant on Blind Date, and later presented BBC Scotland's Big Country, ITV's documentary series 3D and consumer show We Can Work It Out alongside Judy Finnigan and Jane Harvey. She hosted travel shows, Holiday and How to Holiday. She was the main co-host of Entertainment Today from its launch in 2000 until its end in July 2008 on GMTV.