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Katy Hill

Katy Hill (born 15 April 1971) is a television and radio presenter.

Born in Poole, Dorset, Katy began her media career by doing voluntary work in Essex, with hospital television. Soon after that, she was presenting her own show, Katy's Kapers, on BBC Radio Essex, before transferring to Nickelodeon.

On 23rd June 1995, Katy joined the children's TV programme Blue Peter, becoming its 23rd presenter. She left Blue Peter on 19th June 2000.

She has also presented "Live & Kicking", "Top of the Pops", "Football Fever" and "The Millennium Quiz Show", alongside Michael Parkinson.

In both 2000 and 2001 she presented the final of the "Song for Europe" the competition to select the United Kingdom's entry for the annual Eurovision Song Contest.

Katy most recently co-presented Hit 40 UK - a Sunday afternoon chart show which is broadcast on many commercial radio stations - with Simon Hirst.

In 2004, she appeared on the Channel 4 reality TV show, The Games, in which she gained second place. She is mostly remembered for her antagonism towards the eventual winner, Lady Isabella Hervey.