Who is newsreader Sophie Raworth? – The Sun

SOPHIE Raworth has worked for BBC since the early 90s.

Here's all you need to know about the newsreader including what shows she has been on.

Who is Sophie Raworth?

Sophie Raworth was born on May 15, 1968.

She is a journalist and television presenter and is best known for her work on BBC News and Crimewatch.

She has a degree in French and German from Manchester University and joined the BBC as a news reporter for Greater Manchester radio in 1992.

She has remained with the broadcasting corporation ever since in a career spanning almost 30 years.

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In 2003, she married estate agent Richard Winter, and the couple share three children, Ella, Oliver and Georgia.

What TV shows has Sophie Raworth been on?

Sophie hosted VE Day 75: The People’s Celebration on BBC One.

Katherine Jenkins, Adrian Lester, Anton Du Beke, Beverley Knight, Helen George, Sharon D Clarke, Shane Richie and Emma Barton all appeared at the celebration to mark the happy events of 1945.

In 2018, Sophie hosted The Centenary Of The Royal Air Force.

The journalist has also fronted some of the nation's most-watched shows.

She has worked on a string of news shows, including BBC Breakfast, News at Six, News at 10, Crimewatch Roadshow and Chelsea Flower Show.

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Sophie has also been a presenter on Watchdog since 2015, and has anchored the BBC News at One for over a decade.

She featured in an episode of Who Do you Think You Are? and appeared in the Sport Relief 2018 Boat Race as part of the BBC rowing team, which went head-to-head with a group of celebrities from ITV.

Sophie has also had a brush with Hollywood, playing herself in the Bruce Willis film A Good Day to Die Hard in 2013.

She has also appeared in Hunter, Silent Witness, W1A and Bodyguard.

What was Sophie Raworth's involvement with the Parsons Green terror attack?

In 2017, Sophie reported how she saw a woman receive horrific injuries during the terror attack at Parsons Green in London.

The presenter said she witnessed a woman being taken to hospital with burns "from top to toe" amid the chaos.

At the time, Sophie said: "I have just seen a woman who was just there, she was just stretchered out.

"Her legs are wrapped up and she has been burnt, she has burns to her face, she was conscious, she was taking some pain relief and some oxygen but clearly people have sustained burns.

"She seemed to have burns all over her body from top to toe."

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