Helen Fospero
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Born | Helen Jane Morton 30 August 1966 Watchdog |
Spouse | Carl Fospero (m. 2003) |
Children | Francesca (b. 2004) Jack (b. 2009) |
Helen Fospero (née Morton; born 30 August 1966) is an English television presenter and journalist, best known for her presenting roles on shows such as GMTV, Daybreak, and Lorraine.
She is currently working as a reporter for
Early life
Born Helen Jane Morton in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, she grew up in nearby Grimsby, and attended Hereford School (now Ormiston Maritime Academy), Grimsby.[1][2] Her grandfather George Barker, was one of the Grimsby Chums.[3]
She left school just before her 18th birthday and started her career at the local weekly newspaper. A short time later she joined a national news agency, writing for tabloids and broadsheets in Fleet Street.
Career
Fospero's television career began when she was one of the first journalists to be recruited by
In November 2002 when the
After her daughter was born, Fospero left Look North to find a position based in London to be closer to her family,
In September 2009, Fospero made her return to
Since then she has gone on to present other breakfast programmes for ITV. On 18 June 2011, she guest presented ITV Breakfast programme Lorraine for the first time in place of Fiona Phillips,[7] and has since made regular appearances as the show's stand-in host on Friday mornings and school holidays.
Whilst presenting Lorraine, ITV Breakfast also gave Fospero the opportunity to present its sister show Daybreak as a stand-in presenter. One of Fospero's best roles for Daybreak was in 2012 when she interviewed Elton John at his home in Nice, France, this was Fospero's one and only outside interview that she has done for Daybreak, this interview was broadcast on 20 July 2012.
She appeared in an episode of ITV's
In September 2012, Fospero began working as a stand-in newsreader, presenting news bulletins and Daybreak's newshour from 6–7 am. She occasionally presented the main show from 7–8.30 am and when this happened she also presented the following Lorraine programme. Daybreak was axed by ITV on 3 March 2014 and she made her last appearance on the show on 23 April 2014, just five days before it was replaced by Good Morning Britain.
In 2013, she was a guest presenter for This Morning, presenting the interactive 'Hub' segment of the show.
In November 2014, Fospero joined the
Fospero played Lucinda Towne in "The National Anthem", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. She played herself in two episodes of Southcliffe and one episode of the BBC Two documentary series How TV Ruined Your Life.
Radio
Fospero is an occasional newsreader on
Personal life
She married American television producer Carl Fospero in May 2003 in Oxfordshire. The couple live in London with their daughter Francesca (born February 2004) and their son Jack (born early 2009).
Fospero is a patron of the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation, where she has been involved in raising £5 million to speed up research for a breakthrough cure for paralysis.
Filmography
- Television
Year | Title | Role |
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1997–2002 | GMTV | Showbiz correspondent & US correspondent |
2002–2005 | BBC Look North | Co-presenter |
2006–2007 | Sky News Sunrise |
Weekend co-presenter |
2009–2010 | GMTV | Newsreader/stand-in presenter |
2011–2014 | Lorraine | Stand-in presenter (45 episodes) |
Daybreak | Newsreader/Stand-in presenter | |
2011 | This Morning | Occasional newspaper reviewer |
Ten Mile Menu |
Guest appearance (1 episode) | |
How TV Ruined Your Life | Herself (1 episode) | |
Black Mirror | Lucinda Towne (Episode: "The National Anthem") | |
2013 | This Morning: The Hub | Guest presenter |
Southcliffe | Herself/guest appearance (2 episodes) | |
2014— | Watchdog |
Reporter |
2015— | The One Show | Reporter |
2015–2020 | Countdown | 'Dictionary Corner' guest (40 episodes) |
References
- ^ Grimsby Daily Telegraph Monday 13 November 1995, page 9
- ^ "Cleethorpes-born broadcaster's Watchdog investigation on house builder". Grimsby Telegraph. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Grimsby Daily Telegraph Wednesday 26 June 1991, page 23
- ^ "My Mentor: Helen Fospero on John Stapleton: "He brings on people's talents in a real nurturing way, without being condescending"". The Independent. 9 January 2006. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Helen Fospero". DF Management. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Helen Fospero departs Look North". BBC Press Office. 18 February 2005. Archived from the original on 13 February 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- ^ Moodie, Clemmie (18 June 2011). "Lorraine Kelly show panic after stand-in can't make it". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Official Twitter
- Helen Fospero ROAR Global
- Helen Fospero at IMDb