Kate Walsh (presenter)
| Kate Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 June 1981 Hednesford, Staffordshire, England |
| Residence | London |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | BSc |
| Alma mater | Aston University |
| Occupation | Television personality, presenter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Employer | Channel 5 |
| Known for | Reality TV contestant, TV presenter |
| Television |
The Apprentice Live from Studio Five OK! TV |
Kate Walsh (born 17 June 1981)[1] is an English television presenter and former licensing development manager[2] who came to the public's attention in March 2009 whilst appearing as a candidate in the fifth series of The Apprentice.[3] She co-hosted the Channel 5 evening entertainment show Live from Studio Five from its launch in September 2009 until the final edition on 4 February 2011. She also presented the Live from Studio Five replacement OK! TV after original host Denise van Outen pulled out of the role three days before the programme's launch.[4] Walsh left the show on 16 August 2011 along with co-host Matt Johnson.
Early life
Walsh was born and brought up in Hednesford, Staffordshire. She attended Blake Valley Technology College and has a BSc degree in Psychology and Management[3] from Aston University, Birmingham.[5][6]
The Apprentice
In 2009, Walsh took part in Series 5 of The Apprentice where she competed for a job working for Alan Sugar. She finished as runner-up to Yasmina Siadatan.[2]
- Runner-up: Kate, for being "too perfect and robotic",[7] and for pricing the chocolates at a high retail price.[2]
| Elimination Chart | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Yasmina | IN | WIN | IN | BR | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | HIRED | |||
| Kate | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | BR | IN | IN | BR | IN | RUNNER UP | |||
| Debra | BR | IN | WIN | IN | IN | BR | IN | LOSE | BR | IN | FIRED | ||||
| Lorraine | IN | IN | IN | IN | BR | IN | LOSE | IN | WIN | BR | FIRED | ||||
| James | IN | BR | LOSE | IN | IN | IN | IN | BR | LOSE | IN | FIRED | ||||
| Howard | WIN | BR | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | FIRED | |||||
| Ben | IN | IN | BR | BR | IN | LOSE | IN | IN | FIRED | ||||||
| Mona | LOSE | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | FIRED | |||||||
| Philip | IN | IN | IN | IN | BR | WIN | FIRED | ||||||||
| Noorul | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | FIRED | |||||||||
| Kimberly | IN | IN | IN | IN | FIRED | ||||||||||
| Paula | IN | IN | IN | FIRED | |||||||||||
| Majid | IN | IN | FIRED | ||||||||||||
| Rocky | IN | FIRED | |||||||||||||
| Anita | FIRED | ||||||||||||||
| Adam | QUIT | ||||||||||||||
- The contestant won The Apprentice and was hired
- The contestant was the runner up
- The contestant won as project manager on his/her team
- The contestant lost as project manager on his/her team
- The contestant was on the winning team
- The contestant was on the losing team
- The contestant was brought to the final boardroom
- The contestant was fired
- The contestant lost as project manager and was fired
- The contestant quit the competition
TV presenting career
After her stint on The Apprentice, Walsh hosted a women's fashion segment on GMTV, appearing for a number of episodes.[8]
In September 2009, Walsh joined Channel 5 to present Live from Studio Five.[9] She presented the show alongside various co-presenters until its cancellation in February 2011.[10] Walsh was the only presenter from the original line-up to remain with the programme from its launch.[10]
Walsh returned to Channel 5 to co-present the new entertainment show, OK! TV from 14 February 2011 to August 2011.[11] She has since appeared as a panellist on the Big Brother spin-off show, Big Brother's Bit on the Side on 5*.
Personal life
Walsh lived in Hednesford in Cannock but moved to London to live with boyfriend[12] and fellow Apprentice contestant, Philip Taylor.[7] Walsh is a member of the Labour Party and appeared in a party broadcast in 2011.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Apprentice | Contestant |
| 2009 | GMTV | Fashion presenter |
| 2009 | Ideal World | Presenter/Seller |
| 2009–2011 | Live From Studio Five | Presenter |
| 2011 | OK! TV | Presenter |
| 2013 | Dangerous Drivers' School | Participant |
| Big Brother's Bit on the Side | Panelist |
References
- ↑ Live from Studio Five, 11 and 17 June 2010
- 1 2 3 The Apprentice: We join a record 9.8million to watch the final - and give our view on who won The Mirror, 8 June 2009
- 1 2 Candidates - Kate Walsh The Apprentice, BBC
- ↑ "Something's not OK! Denise Van Outen pulls out of Channel Five's new show just three days before it starts". Daily Mail. 11 February 2011.
- ↑ Claws out for Sir Alan: Kate and Yasmina head to the all-female final of The Apprentice Mail Online, 6 June 2009
- ↑ Aston Business School celebrates Apprentice ‘star’ Aston Business School, 2009
- 1 2 Who's sorry now, Sir Alan? Apprentice loser Kate fights back Mail Online, 27 June 2009
- ↑ GMTV to take on Kate The Sun, 20 June 2009
- ↑ Kate Walsh to front Channel Five show The Guardian, 10 August 2009
- 1 2 Five axes Live from Studio Five BBC News, 19 January 2010
- ↑ Kate Walsh lands 'OK! TV' presenting job Digital Spy, 11 February.
- ↑ 'I don't want to be a super-skinny celeb,' says Kate Walsh as she proudly poses in pink bikini Mail Online, 20 July 2010