Helen Willetts: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 10:38, 19 August 2007

Helen Sarah Willetts (born February 10th 1972) is a weather presenter on the BBC, appearing regularly on BBC Breakfast, presenting the weather on weekdays, alternating fortnightly with Carol Kirkwood, and also appearing on BBC One, as a main forecaster on the Ten O'Clock News, BBC News 24, BBC World and Radio 4. She is currently on maternity leave.

Born in Chester in England, Willetts went to the Eirias High School in Colwyn Bay, Conwy in North Wales. She obtained a first class degree in Physics at the University of Nottingham. She also played badminton internationally for Wales before joining the Met Office in February 1994, where she began a five-month forecaster training course at the Met Office college.

In July 1994 she moved to Cardiff Weather Centre and from 1995 she appeared as a forecaster on BBC Television and Radio in Wales. In 1997 she moved to the BBC Weather Centre in London to work on BBC News 24.

In March 2006, she was awarded the Television and Radio Industry Club (TRIC) award for best TV weather presenter. She has also been impersonated on the BBC comedy Dead Ringers

Married to husband Phil (Philip) Boulby in March 2004 in Cardiff, she returned to Colwyn Bay for the ceremony. The couple are expecting their first child in early 2007.

External links

This biographical article related to British television is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This biographical article about a climatologist or meteorologist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Revision as of 10:32, 19 August 2007 edit DinosaursLoveExistence (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 16,529 edits Year of birth ← Previous edit		Revision as of 10:38, 19 August 2007 edit undo DinosaursLoveExistence (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 16,529 edits Birthdate Next edit →
Line 1:		Line 1:
	'''Helen Sarah Willetts''' (born 1972) is a [[weather presenter]] on the [[BBC]], appearing regularly on [[BBC Breakfast]], presenting the weather on weekdays, alternating fortnightly with [[Carol Kirkwood]], and also appearing on [[BBC One]], as a main forecaster on the [[Ten O'Clock News]], [[BBC News 24]], [[BBC World]] and [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]. She is currently on maternity leave.		'''Helen Sarah Willetts''' (born February 10th 1972) is a [[weather presenter]] on the [[BBC]], appearing regularly on [[BBC Breakfast]], presenting the weather on weekdays, alternating fortnightly with [[Carol Kirkwood]], and also appearing on [[BBC One]], as a main forecaster on the [[Ten O'Clock News]], [[BBC News 24]], [[BBC World]] and [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]. She is currently on maternity leave.

	Born in [[Chester]] in [[England]], Willetts went to the [[Eirias High School]] in [[Colwyn Bay]], [[Conwy (county borough)\|Conwy]] in [[North Wales]]. She obtained a first class degree in [[Physics]] at the [[University of Nottingham]]. She also played [[badminton]] internationally for [[Wales]] before joining the Met Office in February 1994, where she began a five-month forecaster training course at the Met Office college.		Born in [[Chester]] in [[England]], Willetts went to the [[Eirias High School]] in [[Colwyn Bay]], [[Conwy (county borough)\|Conwy]] in [[North Wales]]. She obtained a first class degree in [[Physics]] at the [[University of Nottingham]]. She also played [[badminton]] internationally for [[Wales]] before joining the Met Office in February 1994, where she began a five-month forecaster training course at the Met Office college.