Susanna Reid

Susanna Victoria Reid (born 10 December 1970) is an English television presenter and journalist. She was a co-presenter of BBC Breakfast from 2001 until 2014 alongside Bill Turnbull and Charlie Stayt. She also presented Sunday Morning Live on BBC One from 2010 to 2011. In 2013, she finished as a runner-up on the 11th series of Strictly Come Dancing alongside dance-partner Kevin Clifton. Since its launch in 2014, Reid has been the lead presenter of the ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain alongside Kate Garraway, Richard Madeley, Ed Balls and formerly Piers Morgan and Ben Shephard.

Early life and education Susanna Victoria Reid was born on 10 December 1970 in Purley, South London, and grew up in Warlingham, Surrey. She is youngest of three children, with two older brothers. She was educated at the independent Croham Hurst School, from 1975 to 1981, followed by Croydon High School (1981–87) and St Paul's Girls' School (1987–89) in Hammersmith. Her parents separated and divorced when she was aged nine. Her father was a management consultant and her mother was a nurse.

Reid appeared as an actress while an adolescent, performing in a stage production of Agatha Christie's Spider's Web (1982) with Shirley Anne Field, and later alongside Peter Barkworth and Harriet Walter in The Price (1985) on Channel 4.

She studied politics and philosophy at the University of Bristol (1989–92), where she was editor of Epigram, the student newspaper, and then trained as a journalist at Cardiff University's Centre for Journalism, earning a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism.

Career Reid began her career as a news producer at BBC Radio Bristol in 1994, and become a producer for BBC Radio 5 Live in 1996. She later joined BBC News 24, where she spent two years as a reporter. When the 23:00 presenter did not arrive one night, Reid became a stand-in presenter for an hour (while three months pregnant with her first child), which turned into a permanent position. Reid first appeared on BBC Breakfast in December 2001 as a stand-in presenter. She became one of the main presenters on BBC Breakfast in May 2006 to cover Mishal Husain's maternity leave. Husain did not return to the programme, moving instead to BBC World and the BBC Weekend News. Reid subsequently became a main presenter on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, presenting with Bill Turnbull and later Charlie Stayt from January 2008. She later became the main presenter on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, presenting with Bill Turnbull, a role she held from 2012, when she replaced lead presenter Sian Williams. In 2010, Reid stepped down from presenting Breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays to take a role on a new programme Sunday Morning Live. After the final episode of the first series on 21 November 2010, she resumed her weekend presenting duties on BBC Breakfast within two weeks.

Reid was also previously the regular newsreader during the headlines on The Andrew Marr Show. On 16 May 2010, she stood in briefly for Andrew Marr for the Sunday newspaper review, when he arrived late for the programme after interviewing the new Prime Minister David Cameron. Reid handed back to Marr following the paper review. Reid presented the main show for the first time on 10 March 2013 following Marr's extended absence after suffering a stroke in January 2013. On 22 February 2009, Reid presented the BBC's live coverage of the 2009 Oscars from Los Angeles and also presented coverage of the 2010 Oscars on 7 March.

In 2013, Reid took part in Strictly Come Dancing (series 11). Her professional dance partner was Kevin Clifton. The couple finished as one of the joint runners-up.

On 31 December 2013, Reid presented the New Year Live programme on BBC One.

In February 2014, it was reported that ITV was attempting to recruit Reid for its new breakfast programme, with a £1 million salary. Reid had previously rejected claims of moving to ITV in December 2013, during her Strictly Come Dancing stint, saying she would "bleed BBC" if cut open. On 3 March 2014, the BBC confirmed Reid's move to ITV to front rival breakfast programme Good Morning Britain, which replaced its former breakfast show Daybreak. She is the lead presenter alongside Ed Balls and Richard Madeley.

On 19 December 2014, Reid appeared on a special Text Santa episode of Tipping Point with fellow Good Morning Britain presenters. In 2017, Reid co-presented Save Money: Good Food alongside Matt Tebbutt.

In October 2018, Reid had a cameo appearance in Hollyoaks.

In July 2020, Reid appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox alongside barrister and TV judge Robert Rinder.

On 3 May 2022, Reid interviewed then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson live on Good Morning Britain.

In 2023 Reid appeared as a Sitter in Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year.

Awards In March 2014, the Television and Radio Industries Club named Reid Newsreader of the Year at its annual awards, the week after it was announced she would join ITV. In 2015, she won the same award.

In 2015, she also received an honorary fellowship from her alma mater, Cardiff University.

Personal life Reid separated from partner, former sports correspondent Dominic Cotton in February 2014 after 16 years together. The couple have three sons, born in 2002, 2004, and 2005. Reid lives in Balham, south London. She is a supporter of Crystal Palace, visiting the club's Selhurst Park ground with her dance partner while taking part in Strictly Come Dancing, in 2013. In 2015, she said she suffers "very mild tinnitus". In November 2018, Reid revealed that she was in a relationship with Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish. However, it was announced in April 2019 that the relationship had ended.

Reid is a pescetarian, something she used to discuss occasionally with chef James Martin when commenting on the dishes on Saturday Kitchen.

Charity work Reid is a regular contributor to Media Trust, a charity linking other charities to the media industry, and has hosted events for the Myotubular Trust and Voluntary Arts England.

In popular culture In the 2024 BBC miniseries Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, Reid was played by Louise Delamere.

Filmography

Television

Film Year Title Role Notes 2016 Trolls Grandma Rosiepuff UK release only

Honours

Scholastic Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships

Location Date School Position 13 July 2015present Cardiff University Honorary Fellowship