Liz Barker
| Elizabeth 'Liz' Barker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 May 1975 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Known for | Blue Peter presenter |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Todd |
| Children | Dexter Barker Todd Poppy Barker Todd Rocco Winston Todd Augustus Lennon Todd |
Elizabeth Jane 'Liz' Barker (born 16 May 1975) is an English television presenter.
Born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, Barker grew up in the village of Oakington, near Cambridge and attended Impington Village College before undertaking a philosophy degree at the University of Southampton. After this was completed, she became a runner for independent production company Lion TV, a researcher, and eventually the sports presenter for BBC Choice programme Backstage.
On 23 June 2000, Barker joined the children's television programme Blue Peter. During her six years on the programme, Liz reported from Vietnam, Morocco, Brazil, Austria, Greece, India and the US. Her adventures have included an inverted spin in a jet, lawn mower racing, paragliding, walking a circus high-wire, cleaning windows at London's Canary Wharf tower. and won a bronze medal in the two-woman Bob at the British Bobsleigh championships.
She has interviewed top celebrities, including David Beckham and Quentin Blake. She flew to Las Vegas to present Elton John with a Gold Blue Peter badge and once held the Guinness World Record for putting a duvet cover on. She met the Queen at BBC Television Centre, where her colleague Simon Thomas presented Her Majesty with a Gold Blue Peter badge. She has also raced former Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton at go-karts.
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