Andi Peters facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Andi Peters
Peters mid-conversation in 2010
Born	Andi Eleazu Peters (1970-07-29) 29 July 1970 (age 55) Chelsea, London, England
Occupation	Television presenter, producer, journalist, voice actor
Years active	1988–present

Andi Peters is a well-known British television presenter, producer, journalist, and voice actor. He was born on July 29, 1970. Many people know him from his time presenting on Children's BBC. He has also been a big part of popular breakfast TV shows like GMTV and Good Morning Britain.

Andi has appeared on several reality TV shows. He competed in the first series of the skating show Dancing on Ice. He also took part in the third series of Celebrity MasterChef, where he finished as the runner-up.

Andi Peters: A TV Star's Journey

Starting Out in Television

Peters presenting Dancing on Ice: The Tour in 2011 (pictured with Chloe Madeley and Michael Zenezini)

Andi Peters began his television career working for ITV. He was a presenter for Thames Television and also announced shows for Children's ITV.

In 1989, he joined the BBC. He became a presenter on Children's BBC for a show called The Broom Cupboard. He took over from Phillip Schofield and Andy Crane. Andi was often seen with a fun hand puppet named Edd the Duck. He hosted The Broom Cupboard for more than four years, leaving in 1993.

After that, he presented Take Two, a BBC Children's show where kids could share their thoughts. He also co-hosted the popular Saturday morning show Live & Kicking with Emma Forbes and John Barrowman from 1993 to 1996.

Behind the Scenes and More Shows

Later, Andi Peters worked for LWT and Channel 4. At Channel 4, he helped decide which youth and children's programmes would be made. He has also produced many TV shows. Some of these include The Noise for ITV, The O-Zone and Top of the Pops for the BBC, and Shipwrecked for Channel 4.

In 2013 and 2014, Andi was the narrator for the ITV2 reality series The Big Reunion. This show brought pop groups back together.

Since 2014, Andi has been a regular on the breakfast news programme Good Morning Britain. He often hosts the competitions on the show. He also presented the ITV daytime game show Ejector Seat for a short time in 2014.

You might also see him on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, where he presents competitions. From 2020 to 2021, Andi sometimes guest-hosted the ITV show Lorraine.

Voice Acting Fun

Andi Peters even had a small role in the 1999 animated movie Toy Story 2. He provided the voice for Male Baggage Handler #1. The director, John Lasseter, offered him the part when Andi was interviewing him for a "making-of" documentary about the film.

On the Radio

In March 2022, Andi Peters filled in as a host on Virgin Radio's The Graham Norton Show. He stepped in while Graham Norton was away.