Siân Lloyd (weather presenter)
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| Born |
Siân Mary Lloyd 3 July 1958 Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Occupation | Presenter |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Agent | Siân's agent |
| Known for | ITV Weather presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Jonathan Ashman (2007-2015) George Evans (2002-2007) |
| Website | Official website |
Siân Mary Lloyd (born 3 July 1958) is a Welsh television presenter and meteorologist from Maesteg, Glamorgan. She is the United Kingdom's longest-serving female weather forecaster, having appeared on ITV Weather for 24 years, from 1990 until 2014.
Lloyd was born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, the daughter of two teachers. She attended Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, and in 1975 performed at the Urdd National Eisteddfod where she won the Crown. She graduated with first class honours from University College, Cardiff (now Cardiff University), before going on to Jesus College, Oxford where she started work for a post-graduate B.Litt. degree in Celtic Studies, but she left after a year without graduating. She has meteorology qualifications from the Met Office College, a distinction, and frequently appears in TV documentaries about the weather.
Lloyd started her media career as a researcher for the BBC Wales Today nightly news programme, having responded to an advert in the media pages of the Guardian. She then became an announcer for S4C. During a themed premiere for the film The Avengers she dressed in a skin-tight black catsuit, for which she won the prize for best costume.
Whilst working for Worldwide Television News in London, she was asked to work with the Met Office on documentaries about the weather. She then screen tested for the ITV Weather in 1990 and beat 200 people to the job. Lloyd won the Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC) award for the best TV weather presenter in 2005 and 2007. For a time, she additionally presented ITV News London weather forecasts. In February 2014 she left ITV to "pursue new opportunities".
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