Simon Thomas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Simon Thomas
Occupation	Television Presenter
Date Of Birth	Jan 26, 1973(1973-01-26)
Age	51
Birthplace	Cromer
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Cromer
Horoscope	Aquarius

Simon Thomas Biography

Simon Thomas is one of the most popular and richest Television Presenter who was born on January 26, 1973 in Cromer, Cromer, United Kingdom. Simon Thomas (born 26 January 1973) is an English television presenter who worked on Blue Peter for six years, and presented live Premier League football on Sky Sports from 2005-2018.

Thomas announced his intention to leave Blue Peter in January 2005, and his last live show was aired on 25 April of that year.

At the start of the 2010/2011 Football Season, Thomas became the lead presenter of Sky Sports’ live Football League coverage, leaving his position on Sky Sports News. From 2014, Thomas began presenting live League Cup football on Sky Sports, following Ben Shephard stepping down from all live match presenting duties. From August 2016, Thomas has presented live Premier League coverage, most notably on Saturday lunch times and bank holidays, following the departure of Ed Chamberlin to ITV Racing, and David Jones’ subsequent promotion to Super Sunday and Monday Night Football lead presenter. Thomas regularly works alongside pundits such as Graeme Souness, Jamie Redknapp and Thierry Henry.

Thomas’s wife, Gemma, died on 24 November 2017, just three days after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.

After leaving the BBC, Thomas joined Sky Sports in June 2005 and presented the 15:00–19:00 shift on Sky Sports News, alongside Georgie Thompson. He also presented Cricket AM during the summer on Sky Sports 1 with Sarah-Jane Mee and has presented the Sky Sports Victory Shield, England’s U21s games, Centenary Shield, International Cricket, Sky Sports News Cricket World Cup Report, the Mosconi Cup from Las Vegas, Sky Sports World Cup report from Cape Town 2010 and Sky Sports News’s coverage of the 2010 Ryder Cup.

Simon Thomas Net Worth

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

Having applied for the job three times, Thomas began presenting the children’s programme Blue Peter on 8 January 1999 replacing the sacked presenter Richard Bacon. Previously he had worked as a runner at Children’s BBC and the radio station LBC. During his tenure at Blue Peter, he ran in the London Marathon twice and two Great North Runs, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and Mont Blanc, completed over 40 solo sky dives with the Royal Air Force, presented a medal at the Commonwealth Games, ran in the 60 metres sprint at the Norwich Union Indoor Athletics against Frankie Fredericks and Darren Campbell and even directed an edition of the show. He also presented the Queen with a Gold Blue Peter badge when she visited the studio and remarked on presenting Her Majesty with the badge that “she could get into the Tower of London free with it.”

Thomas presented CBBC Proms in the Park in Hyde Park in 2001 with Matt Baker and Faye Tozer, and in 2002 with Fearne Cotton. He also presented BBC Radio 3’s Making Tracks with Matt Baker.

In August 2009 and August 2010, Thomas compered on the Main Stage at Greenbelt, a Christian music and arts Festival held at Cheltenham Racecourse.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Simon Thomas Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Simon Ranked on the list of most popular Television Presenter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Simon Thomas celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

Is Simon Thomas in a relationship?

Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas tied the knot with girlfriend Derrina Jebb over the weekend.

What does Derrina Jebb do?

Who is Derrina Jebb? Derrina Jebb, 31, is a church minister’s daughter who currently works in the legal industry. The Sky Sports anchor first revealed he was dating again on BBC Radio 5 Live in November 2018. He said: “Right from the early stages, she had this empathy towards me.

Who is Simon Thomas wife?

Wife

What happened to Simon Thomas wife?

After eventually being rushed to A&E in the same month, Gemma was diagnosed with adult acute myeloid leukemia and died three days later on November 24. Simon, who is currently promoting a competition in aid of Blood Cancer UK, was left heartbroken and alone raising their son Ethan, now 12.

Is Simon Thomas working?

Simon joined Sky in 2005 after 13 years at the BBC before working as a presenter on Sky Sports News and Sky’s coverage of EFL and League Cup football. However in 2020 Simon revealed he would be returning to work as a presenter, working with ITV.