Konnie Huq is a British TV presenter and writer, she is best recognized as the longest-serving female anchor of children show “Blue Peter” from December 1997 to January 2008. She is also known as co-screenwriter Black Mirror (2011), Robin Hood (2006) and M.I.High (2007).
Konnie Huq, he is She is best recognized as the longest-serving female anchor of children show “Blue Peter” from December 1997 to January 2008. She is also known as co-screenwriter Black Mirror (2011), Robin Hood (2006) and M.I.High (2007).
Huq was born as Kanak Asha Huq on July 17, 1975, in the Hammersmith, West London to Bangladeshi parents who emigrated to the UK in the 1960s. Her father is Mohammed Huq and her mother is Roshan Ara Huq. She also has two elder sisters named Rupa Huq and Nutun Huq. She holds British nationality and belongs to Bengali ethnicity. Her religion is Muslim and horoscope is Cancer. Konnie studied at Notting Hill & Ealing High School in London. There, she gained nine GCSEs along with A-levels in physics, mathematics, and chemistry. She then attended Robinson College and graduated from Cambridge University with a 2:1 degree in Economics.
Konnie started her career as a reporter for children’s program Newsround in 1983. In the same year, she was a contestant on Blockbusters. Huq made her presenting debut in a children’s quiz show called “Eat Your Words”. She presented the show from 1994 to 1996. In 1997, she presented Channel 5’s show Milkshake and also was the editorial assistant for Total Sports Magazine. In December 1997, she was hired to host the children’s television program Blue Peter by the BBC. Konnie announced her departure from the show after working for over 10 years on 31 May 2007. In 2010, Konnie presented The Xtra Factor‘s seventh season replacing Holly Willoughby, who had signed to appear in The Morning.
The show aired on ITV2. Konnie Huq also presented UK Top 40 for the CBBC channel from 2002-2004. Other shows She presented include Top of the Pops, Your News, Guinness World Records Smashed and Hannah-Oke. Huq has also presented many shows on Radio. She presented Channel 4’s show The Tube in 2006 and BBC Asian Network in 2007. Konnie is also known for her charity work. She is a celebrity ambassador for the British Red Cross. She has also visited Uganda and Afghanistan to help orphans and war victims.
Konnie has presented for many big shows like Xtra Factor, CBBC channel, Top of the Pops, Your News, Guinness World Records Smashed and Hannah-Oke. She is a celebrity ambassador for the British Red Cross. She has also visited Uganda and Afghanistan to help orphans and war victims.
Konnie Huq has a net worth of $8 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth. She has accumulated most of her money through her work as a TV presenter, mostly through Blue Peter. Information regarding her houses and car worth is still not revealed yet.
Konnie Huq married Charlie Brooker on 26 July 2010. The marriage took place in Las Vegas at the Little White Wedding Chapel. They married after dating for five months. The couple gave birth to their first child, Covey on March 23, 2012. 2 years later, on February 28, 2014, they gave birth to their second son Huxley.
She stands at a height of 1.6 m. and weighs 48kg.she has black hair, dark brown eyes, and brown complexion. Her body measurement is 35-24-34 inches. her distinctive feature includes her mole on her right cheek. She has a straight sexual orientation.
Konnie is active on social media like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Her Instagram profile #konniehuq has 370 posts. She has a Twitter profile, @konnie_huq which has over 34.7k twitters and her Facebook page id is Konnie Huq.