Who are the current presenters of Blue Peter?

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  • Diane-Louise Jordan: 1990 – 1996.
  • Konnie Huq: 1997 – 2008.
  • Matt Baker: 1999 – 2006.
  • Helen Skelton: 2008 – 2013.
  • Barney Harwood: 2011-2017.
  • Lindsey Russel – 2013 – 2021.
  • Radzi Chinyanaganya: From 2013 – 2019.
  • Current presenters.

Who is the new Blue Peter presenter 2021?

Adam Beales
It was announced on 13 May 2020 that Mwaksy Mudenda would join Russell and Driss, returning the show to a three-presenter format. On 1 September 2020, Adam Beales was announced as the show’s 40th presenter. On 24 June 2021, Russell announced she would be leaving the programme, with her last appearance on 15 July 2021.

How many presenters have their been on Blue Peter?

40 Blue Peter presenters
Since the first ever Blue Peter episode in 1958, there have been 40 Blue Peter presenters. Here’s all you need to know about who they were, all their famous challenges and their most memorable moments on the show.

Who was sacked from Blue Peter?

Richard Bacon
Richard Bacon has reflected on being fired from Blue Peterfor taking cocaine, saying the stress of the situation helped him deal with “other traumas” later in life. Bacon started his job as a presenter on Blue Peter in 1997, but the following year, a Sunday tabloid exposed him for cocaine use and he was sacked.

What is Lyndsay Russell doing now?

Lindsey is now a regular reporter for both Morning Live and The One Show on BBC One and she hosts her own radio programme for Heart Radio, live on air from 01:00 through to 06:00 every Saturday and Sunday.

What does Lesley Judd do now?

Now living near Toulouse, France, Judd is employed as a conference organiser.

What is Lindsey Russell doing now?

Who first presented Blue Peter?

Blue Peter, the longest running children’s programme in the world – and quite possibly the best loved – began on 16 October 1958. It was created by John Hunter Blair and first presented by Leila Williams and Christopher Trace. The programme was 15 minutes long and scheduled to run for only 6 weeks.