Natalie Pinkham
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Born | Natalie Jane Pinkham 20 September 1977 Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
Other names | Pinks |
Education | Queenswood School, Hertfordshire Rugby School, Warwickshire |
Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
Occupation | Television presenter |
Employer | Sky Sports |
Spouse |
Owain Walbyoff (m. 2012) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Sam Pinkham (brother) |
Natalie Jane Pinkham (born 20 September 1977) is a British television presenter and
Early life and education
Pinkham was born in
Career
After graduation, she joined
Moving in front of the camera, she hosted the
Pinkham has also been a poker presenter, becoming the face of
Scheduled to present
In 2009, Pinkham co-hosted The
Pinkham wrote regular pieces for the Mail on Sunday in the Health, Travel and Review sections.[citation needed]
It was confirmed on 13 January 2011 that Pinkham was to join
In December 2011, it was announced she was working for Sky Sports covering the 2012 F1 season. Her main role for the 2012 season was pit reporting throughout the practice sessions, qualifying and the race alongside other commitments like interviews. For 2013, she replaced close friend Georgie Thompson as host of The F1 Show and over following years has become a key member of the Sky Sports F1 team.[11]
In 2021, Pinkham became the first woman to commentate on a Formula One session on British television when she led Sky's commentary of first practice at the 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix, working alongside Karun Chandhok and Jenson Button.[citation needed]
In February 2023, she presented the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team car launch alongside Naomi Schiff.
Personal life
Pinkham is married to Owain Walbyoff, who is Managing Director at Endemol Games.[12] In November 2010 the couple became engaged,[13] and married in Portugal in July 2012. On 17 January 2015, Pinkham gave birth to their first child, a son.[14][15] On 20 June 2016, she gave birth to their second child, a daughter.[16]
A keen fundraiser and campaigner, Pinkham is on the board of trustees for Access Sport and is an ambassador for her mother's charity KidsAid and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.[citation needed] She's also a patron for Hope and Homes for Children.
She is an internationally renowned expert at recognising slowed-down audio recordings of people’s voices.[17]
References
- ^ "About Us - Scott Pinkham". Scott Pinkham. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Natalie puts her plans on ice". University of Nottingham. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "First Artist - Natalie Pinkham". First Artist. Retrieved 13 January 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Betting on a sure thing". London: Times Online. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Heart 106.2 - Natalie Pinkham". Heart 106.2. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Dancing on Ice - Natalie Pinkham". ITV.com. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ Adrian Butler (6 January 2008). "Dancing on Ice star's £60k". Sunday Mirror. Archived from the original on 31 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Natalie is next to go". ITV.com. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
- ^ "Natalie Pinkham - Sky Sports F1". Sky Sports on YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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- ^ Natalie Pinkham joins Radio 5 Live Formula 1 team, 13 January 2011. BBC.
- ^ Marioni, Massimo (7 December 2011). "Georgie Thompson and Natalie Pinkham front Sky Sports F1 channel | Metro.co.uk". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ "Endemol Games Gets New MD". www.licenseglobal.com. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Carter, Samantha (17 July 2014). "Bun in the oven! Natalie Pinkham is pregnant with her first child". OK! Magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Shenton, Zoe (17 January 2015). "Formula 1 presenter Natalie Pinkham welcomes baby boy with husband Owain Walbyoff". mirror. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Natalie Pinkham gives birth". HELLO!. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Natalie Pinkham welcomes baby girl with husband Owain Walbyoff". www.hellomagazine.com. Hello Magazine. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "F1 Nation's Quiz of the Season So Far". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
External links
- Natalie Pinkham at IMDb