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Kirsty Gallacher

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Kirsty Gallacher、Kirsty Jane Gallacher

Birth data

Gender
Female
Birth date
January 20, 1976
Birth time
21:07（UTC+00:00）
As recorded: 21:07 (= 9:07 PM )
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomAs recorded: Edinburgh, Scotland (UK), 55n57, 3w13
Country / region
United Kingdom
Reliability
AABirth record or official document

Biography

Kirsty Gallacher (full name Kirsty Jane Gallacher) is a British television presenter and model. She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the daughter of professional golfer and former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher; when she was 18 months old the family moved to England after her father became the professional at Wentworth Golf Club, and she grew up on the Wentworth Estate.

She joined Sky Sports as a production assistant in 1996 and got her presenting break on Sky Sports News in 1998, going on to work on a range of sports programmes. From 2000 to 2004 she hosted the Sky One home video show Kirsty's Home Videos, and she also presented the morning show RI:SE, Simply the Best and the 2008 revival of Gladiators. In 2005 she won the third series of the Channel 4 reality show The Games and later co-presented it.

She returned to Sky Sports News in 2011, competed in Strictly Come Dancing in 2015 with professional dancer Brendan Cole, finishing eleventh after being eliminated in week six, and left Sky Sports in 2018. From June to December 2021 she co-presented The Great British Breakfast on the news channel GB News.

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