Kirsty Young

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kirsty Young
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1968(1968-11-23)
Age	56
Birthplace	East Kilbride
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Capricorn

Kirsty Young Biography

Kirsty Young is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on November 23, 1968 in East Kilbride, United Kingdom. Kirsty Jackson Young (born 23 November 1968) is a Scottish television and radio presenter.

In November 2003, Young presented an edition of Have I Got News for You. She has since featured on the show a further eleven times. In 2004, she appeared on Room 101 during which she nominated cowboy boots, Britney Spears and ‘baby on board’ stickers among her pet hates.

From 2006 to 2018 she was the main presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs and previously presented Crimewatch on BBC One from 2008 to 2015.

On 29 September 2007, the BBC announced Young would succeed Fiona Bruce as the presenter of Crimewatch. She presented the show from January 2008 until December 2015.

Young is married to businessman Nick Jones, the founder of Soho House club. She has two daughters with Jones, Freya (born February 2000) and Iona (born April 2006), and two stepchildren, Jones’s children from his first marriage, Natasha and Oliver.

Kirsty Young Net Worth

Kirsty Young is one of the richest Journalist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kirsty Young 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Young was born in East Kilbride. Her media career began as a continuity announcer for BBC Radio Scotland in 1989. In 1992 she moved to Scottish Television as a presenter of Scotland Today and which resulted in her chat show, Kirsty. She left Scotland Today in 1996 to become a relief presenter for The Time, The Place and appeared on the Holiday programme. She co-hosted a consumer show The Street on BBC Two.

In 1997, she joined the news team of the new terrestrial channel, Channel 5. She left Channel 5 to join ITV in 2000 and briefly hosted the quiz show The People Versus. In 2001, she became a co-presenter of the ITV Evening News. Later the same year, after giving birth to her first child, she decided to return to Channel 5.

In June 2006, Young was announced as the new presenter of the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs, replacing Sue Lawley; she began on 1 October 2006. According to the odds given by bookmaker William Hill she was an outsider for the job at 20/1. She returned to Five News on 28 September 2006, but in 2007, Young announced that she would be leaving Five News in the autumn, following ten years as its head anchor. On 29 August 2007, she presented her last show for Five News.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kirsty Young Dating?

According to our records, Kirsty Young married to Nick Jones. As of December 1, 2023, Kirsty Young’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Kirsty Young celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.

How old is Kirsty Young?

53 years (November 23, 1968)

Who is Kirsty Youngs husband?

Nick Jones

Who is Kirsty Young's father?

Joe Jackson

Who presents Desert Island Discs now?

Since 2018 the programme has been presented by Lauren Laverne. More than 3,000 episodes have been recorded, with some guests having appeared more than once and some episodes featuring more than one guest.

What age is Kirsty Wark?

67 years (February 3, 1955)