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Katie Marie Quilton (born on 30 November 1983) is an English television presenter and journalist. She is well-known for hosting several shows on Channel 4. One of her most popular shows is Food Unwrapped, which she has presented since 2012.

Early Life and Education

Kate Quilton grew up in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. She was the youngest of four children in her family. For her schooling, she attended Thurston Community College. Later, she went to the University of Bristol for her higher education.

Her Career in Television

While studying at the University of Bristol, Kate did a fun experiment. She ate only kebabs for a whole week to see what would happen. This interesting stunt was even featured in a national newspaper!

Starting in TV

Kate began working in television while she was still a student. She worked for big TV channels like ITV and the BBC. After university, she became a broadcast journalist for the BBC in Somerset. She spent a lot of time with farmers and reported mostly on topics related to food. At Bristol, she was also the editor of the student newspaper, Epigram.

Working at Channel 4

From 2010 to 2014, Kate was a commissioning editor at Channel 4. This meant she helped decide which new shows and digital content Channel 4 would create. She managed the online content for some of the channel's biggest programs. She also worked on factual shows like The Food Hospital and Foxes Live. In 2014, she won a BAFTA award for Digital Creativity. She also won a Digital Emmy award that same year.

In 2014, Kate left her job as a commissioning editor. She wanted to focus all her time on presenting Food Unwrapped.

Popular TV Shows

Kate Quilton has presented many popular shows.

• Food Unwrapped: This show explores where our food comes from and how it's made. She has been a co-presenter since 2012.
• The World's Best Diet: In 2014, she appeared with her Food Unwrapped co-presenter, Jimmy Doherty, in this special show.
• Superfoods: The Real Story: From 2015, Kate presented this series. It looked into whether certain "superfoods" really are as good for us as people claim.
• The Shopper's Guide to Saving Money: In 2015, she co-presented this show with David Fishwick. It gave tips on how to save money while shopping.
• Tricks of the Restaurant Trade: Starting in 2016, she co-presented this show with Simon Rimmer. It revealed secrets about how restaurants work.
• Be Your Own Doctor: In 2016, she co-presented this one-off show with Tamal Ray.
• Animal Rescue Live: Supervet Special: In 2017 and 2019, she presented this series with Noel Fitzpatrick and Steve Jones. The show focused on helping animals.
• How to Be Healthy: In 2018, she co-presented this series, again with Tamal Ray.
• The Great British Germ Hunt: In 2018, Kate presented this documentary for Channel 4.
• Breastfeeding Uncovered: Also in 2018, she was a producer and reporter for this documentary.
• The Great Formula Milk Scandal: In 2019, she reported on this topic for Channel 4.
• The Truth About Chlorinated Chicken: In 2019, she also reported on this subject.
• How To Beat: In 2020, she presented this series for Channel 4.
• Cruising: From Boom to Bust: In 2020, she presented this special episode.
• Food Prices: How High Will They Go?: In 2023, she presented an episode of Tonight on this topic.
• How Safe Is Your Turkey? Dispatches: Also in 2023, she presented an episode of Dispatches.

Personal Life

In April 2016, Kate Quilton ran the London Marathon. She ran it to raise money for Papworth Hospital in memory of her father, Kevin Quilton.

She married James Lance in 2016. In December 2017, she shared on a Food Unwrapped Christmas special that she was expecting her first child. Their son was born in May 2018.

Television Appearances