Natasha Kaplinsky

Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky (born 9 September 1972) is an English newsreader, TV presenter, and journalist. She is best known for her roles as a studio anchor on Sky News, BBC News, Channel 5, and ITV News. Kaplinsky joined BBC News in 2001, co-hosting Breakfast until 2005, when she became the host of the Six O'Clock News. In October 2007, she was recruited to help relaunch Five (now known as Channel 5) and presented Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky for three years. Kaplinsky has also hosted light entertainment and factual programs, including Children in Need and Born to Shine. She was the first-ever winner of the first series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2004.