Zoe Salmon

Zöe Salmon (born 1980, in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a British television presenter, currently presenting on the children's television show, Blue Peter.

Zöe was revealed as the 30th Blue Peter presenter on 25 October 2004. She first appeared on the show on 23 December 2004 in the Blue Peter 2004 Christmas special. She was originally meant to replace Liz Barker when the latter left on maternity leave; however in the event Barker had already returned by the time Salmon made her debut.

Shortly after making her first appearence on Blue Peter, the BBC recieved complaints after it was revealed that her job was only advertised in Northern Ireland and Scotland, meaning they were potentially discriminating against people without certain regional accents.

Zöe Salmon was crowned Miss Northern Ireland in 1999 (beating Big Brother contestant Orlaith McAllister, who came second). She also holds a law degree from Queen's University, Belfast and is a qualified solicitor. She was born and raised in Bangor, Northern Ireland where she attended Glenlola Collegiate School.

In 2005, Zöe also presented the results of the Northern Ireland region in Making Your Mind Up, the UK's national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. She welcomed the television audience to Belfast with the immortal line "what about you Terry".