Lindsey Russell

Lindsey Russell from Oxford is the 36th presenter of the long running BBC television programme Blue Peter. [1]

She was successful in a competition to find the next presenter for the show that attracted 20,000 applicants and was judged by a panel that included TV presenters Eamonn Holmes and Myleene Klass. She won the coveted role only weeks after graduating from the University of Bristol after a four-year French and drama course.[2]

In 2016 Russell attempted to cross the 21 miles between Northern Ireland and Scotland in a three-metre zorb in aid of Sport Relief.[3] She had to eventually abort the attempt due to bad weather.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "University graduate Lindsey Russell, 22, wins CBBC competition to become the new presenter of Blue Peter". Mail Online. 25 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Anthony Barnes (26 July 2013). "New Blue Peter presenter appointed by CBBC viewers". The Independent.
  3. ↑ "Blue Peter's Lindsey Russell set to cross Irish Sea in zorb for Sport Relief". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Blue Peter's Lindsey Russell abandons Irish Sea 'zorb' crossing". BBC News.
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