Lauren Layfield

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Lauren Layfield
Born (1987-12-01) 1 December 1987 (age 36)
Warwick, Warwickshire, England[1]
EducationUniversity of Salford
National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active2014–present
SpouseLuke Beddows

Lauren Layfield (born 1 December 1987) is an English

television and radio presenter and journalist who has worked for CBBC, Capital FM and Radio 1.[2][3]

Career

Layfield studied and graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in English and creative writing. She joined CBBC continuity in September 2015, at the end of the one-off TV special Hacker's Birthday Bash: 30 Years of Children's BBC, going on to co-host design series, The Dengineers with Mark Wright. In April 2017, Wright left and was replaced with Joe Tracini.[4]

Layfield continued her children's television career. In January 2016, she joined

Hacker T. Dog, during which Hacker deadpanned to Layfield "We're just normal men... We're just innocent men", prompting Layfield to break character and laugh, resurfaced in 2022 and went viral.[5][6][7] While some assumed the clip had context before the exchange, puppeteer Phil Fletcher later explained that there was none, and he just ad-libbed the line to make Layfield laugh.[6]

Layfield works in television and has presented for Match of the Day spin-off show, Match of the Day Kickabout and Morning Live and as reporter on the The One Show.

She also does radio work. In July 2018, she began covering weekend shows on Capital FM and started presenting Capital FM's Capital Early Breakfast show from 7 January 2019 until 29 September 2023. In November 2023, it was announced that Layfield would be joining BBC Radio 1 in January 2024, presenting the Friday morning Early Breakfast show throughout the month.[8]

As an author, Layfield has written for the Top of the Pops magazine. Her novel, Indi Raye is Totally Faking It was published in 2023.[9]

Layfield has the distinction of competing as a contender on BBC's Celebrity Mastermind twice. Firstly in 2016,[10] and most recently in February 2024, when her specialist subject was the Arctic Monkeys and she finished runner-up to the winner.[11][12]

Personal life

Layfield is married to Luke Beddows, the writer and co-creator of Class Dismissed.[13]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014–15 Whoops I Missed the Bus Presenter
2015 Hacker's Birthday Bash: 30 Years of Children's BBC Herself One-off special
2015–19 The Dengineers Co-presenter With Mark Wright (2015–17) and Joe Tracini (2017–2019)
2015–2020 CBBC Presenter Continuity
2016 Ultimate Brain Contestant 1 episode
2016, 2024 Celebrity Mastermind Contestant 2 episodes[10][12]
2016–19 The Dog Ate My Homework Panelist 4 episodes
2016–present All Over the Place Herself Co-presenter
2017–present The Playlist Presenter
2018–2023 Capital FM Presenter Cover presenter & Early Breakfast presenter
2019–present The Dog Ate My Homework Presenter 3 episodes
2022–present Junior Eurovision Song Contest Co-commentator With Hrvy (2022, 2023)

References

  1. ^ "CBBC HQ – Lauren's Profile". Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ Dooney, Emma (16 November 2023). "BBC Radio 1's big schedule shake-up and four new hosts - including Capital FM DJ". The Mirror. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  3. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Best New Pop, with Lauren Layfield". BBC. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ Joe Tracini (11 April 2017). "Joe Tracini joins CBBC's The Dengineers – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. ^ MacKenzie, Steven (27 June 2022). "Lauren Layfield: 'Normal men, innocent men' and me". The Big Issue.
  6. ^ a b "I Interviewed the 'We're Just Normal Men' Puppet on Zoom". www.vice.com. 17 June 2022.
  7. ^ "A CBBC dog saying 'normal men, innocent men' has become the internet's favourite meme". indy100. 26 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Four new presenters to join the Friday Early Breakfast slot on Radio 1". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  9. ^ Tyson, Sarah (20 August 2023). "Kid's Book Review: Indi Raye is Totally Faking It".
  10. ^ a b "BBC One - Celebrity Mastermind, 2016/2017, Episode 3". Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Lauren Layfield on X: "Tonight is a big night for Layfield because I'm doing @ArcticMonkeys on Celebrity Mastermind and if Alex Turner sees it,..." 2 February 2024 – via X}.
  12. ^ a b "BBC iPlayer - Celebrity Mastermind - 2023/24: Episode 10". Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Writing For Hello!, Capital F.m. Presenter Lauren Layfield On Her Cancelled Wedding, Why It's Okay To Be Sad, And Her Tips For Other Brides-to-be". Hello!. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via Everand.

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