Georgie Thompson
Encyclopedia
Georgina Jane 'Georgie' Thompson (born 25 September 1977) is an English broadcast journalist and television presenter for Sky Sports
and Sky Sports News
.
with now fellow television presenter and friend Natalie Pinkham
, where she took part in junior international tennis competitions. She then studied Broadcast Journalism at the University of Leeds
, graduating with a 2:1 in 1999.
, alongside fellow sport enthusiast Billy Stenning, before moving to Sky Sports in January 2001.
She has covered major sporting events for the network since then, including the US Open Tennis and has been part of Sky's coverage of the A1 Grand Prix
, Grand Prix Masters
, Speedway World Cup
, Race of Champions
, America's Cup
and Wimbledon 2011. She is a presenter on Sky Sports News
, often presenting Afternoon Report.
She also presented Sky1's Greatest Sporting Legends with David Frost
.
Thompson is currently a regular panelist on the Sky1 show, A League of Their Own
.
, part of the famous presenting duo Ant and Dec, from January 2009 until April 2011.
In September 2011, Thompson was banned from driving for 19 months, fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £100 in costs after being caught more than twice the legal limit for driving.
, Thompson was voted the 93rd Sexiest Female in the World. and on the official FHM website, she is currently listed as the 52nd sexiest woman in the world.
Xfm London
"Drive Time" DJ Dave Berry
runs a "Georgie Thompson Watch" on each show where he gives away watches bearing Thompson's face.
Soccer AM
began a sketch in the 2010/11 season called "I'm an A-League
Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" in which guests on the show are invited to search for stars hidden in a box with Thompson's face on by a parodied version of Ant and Dec.
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
and Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Sky Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4....
.
Education
Thompson was educated at Queenswood SchoolQueenswood School
Queenswood School is a girls-only private school located near Hatfield in the English county of Hertfordshire. It offers admission at ages 11, 13 or 16 . The current headmistress is Pauline Edgar.-History:...
with now fellow television presenter and friend Natalie Pinkham
Natalie Pinkham
Natalie Pinkham is a British television and radio presenter, who is currently the pitlane correspondent for BBC Radio 5 Live's Formula 1 coverage. She is also known for hosting Police Interceptors Special Edition on 5*...
, where she took part in junior international tennis competitions. She then studied Broadcast Journalism at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
, graduating with a 2:1 in 1999.
Career
After graduating, Thompson worked as a production assistant on a research and production scheme for GMTVGMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
, alongside fellow sport enthusiast Billy Stenning, before moving to Sky Sports in January 2001.
She has covered major sporting events for the network since then, including the US Open Tennis and has been part of Sky's coverage of the A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix was a 'single make' open-wheel auto racing series. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most formula racing series. As such, it was often promoted as the "World Cup of Motorsport"...
, Grand Prix Masters
Grand Prix Masters
Grand Prix Masters was a one-make motor racing series featuring retired Formula One drivers. The inaugural event, at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa, took place on 11–13 November, but the series folded after a 2 race season in 2006....
, Speedway World Cup
Speedway World Cup
The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
, Race of Champions
Race of Champions
The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event held at the end of each year, featuring some of the world's best racing and rally drivers...
, America's Cup
America's Cup
The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging...
and Wimbledon 2011. She is a presenter on Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News is a 24-hour sports news channel in the United Kingdom. It is run by BSkyB whose sports channels include Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Sky Sports HD1, HD2, HD3 and HD4....
, often presenting Afternoon Report.
She also presented Sky1's Greatest Sporting Legends with David Frost
David Frost
Sir David Frost is a British broadcaster.David Frost may also refer to:*David Frost , South African golfer*David Frost , classical record producer*David Frost *Dave Frost, baseball pitcher...
.
Thompson is currently a regular panelist on the Sky1 show, A League of Their Own
A League of Their Own (game show)
A League of Their Own is a comedy panel game that was first broadcast on Sky1 on 11 March 2010. It is hosted by Gavin and Stacey star James Corden and features Andrew Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp as team captains and Georgie Thompson and John Bishop as regular panellists, alongside two weekly...
.
Personal life
Thompson dated DecDeclan Donnelly
Declan Joseph Oliver "Dec" Donnelly is one half of the English acting and TV presenting duo Ant & Dec, with the other being Anthony McPartlin. He came to prominence in the children's drama series Byker Grove and as one half of the pop music duo PJ & Duncan...
, part of the famous presenting duo Ant and Dec, from January 2009 until April 2011.
In September 2011, Thompson was banned from driving for 19 months, fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £100 in costs after being caught more than twice the legal limit for driving.
In popular culture
In the May 2007 issue of the British men's magazine FHMFHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
, Thompson was voted the 93rd Sexiest Female in the World. and on the official FHM website, she is currently listed as the 52nd sexiest woman in the world.
Xfm London
Xfm London
Xfm London is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom owned by Global Radio and broadcasts on 104.9 FM in London, on digital radio via 30 DAB multiplexes across the country, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media....
"Drive Time" DJ Dave Berry
Dave Berry (presenter)
David "Dave" Berry is a British TV and Radio presenter from Charlton, London, England. Currently working with ITV and Capital London.-Career:...
runs a "Georgie Thompson Watch" on each show where he gives away watches bearing Thompson's face.
Soccer AM
Soccer AM
Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League...
began a sketch in the 2010/11 season called "I'm an A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" in which guests on the show are invited to search for stars hidden in a box with Thompson's face on by a parodied version of Ant and Dec.