Carol Kirkwood

 Carol Kirkwood  (born 29 May 1962) is a Scottish weather presenter, trained by the Met Office, and employed by the BBC,[ 2 ] notably on BBC Breakfast and Victoria Derbyshire.

Early life
Born  Carol MacKellaig  in Morar, Invernessshire, she was one of eight children to parents who ran aHOTEL in Morar.[ 3 ] After attending Lochaber High School in Fort William, Kirkwood gained a BA in commerce from Napier College of Commerce and Technology in Edinburgh.[ 4 ]

Career
After marrying, she left the BBC and subsequently worked in recruitment, and then as a training consultant for a management consultancy in Cheshire.[ 3 ][ 4 ]

Kirkwood rejoined the BBC at Elstree Studios training department in 1993 as a freelance presenter, during which time she also presented a bi-monthly programme Talking Issues for HTV West.[ 5 ] In 1996 Kirkwood joined the new UK operation of The Weather Channel, but after it closed down she underwent training under the guidance of the BBC at theMet Office, before joining BBC News in April 1998 as a weather presenter.[ 5 ]She has since appeared regularly across all of BBC Weather's output on both radio and television, including BBC News, BBC World News, BBC News at Sixand the live forecasts as part of the BBC's coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

Kirkwood is the main weather presenter on BBC Breakfast.[ 5 ] The programme moved from London to MediaCityUK in Salford in 2013 but Kirkwood stayed in London presenting the weather on Breakfastvia video link.[ 6 ] She fronted the BBC's The Weather Show and is also a regular contributor and reporter for The One Show.[ 4 ]In 2011, Kirkwood co-presented the BBC One series The Great British Weather.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 7 ] She also presents the weather on BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans Breakfast Show.

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">Kirkwood has appeared as a guest on CBBC's children's show Hacker Time.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-bbcwea_5-3" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 5 ] In 2013 she appeared on BBC One panel showWould I Lie to You?.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 8 ]

<span class="mw-headline" id="Strictly_Come_Dancing" style="box-sizing:border-box;">Strictly Come Dancing
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">In August 2015 it was announced that Kirkwood would be taking part in the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing,<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 9 ]which began in September 2015. She was partnered with professional dancer Pasha Kovalev.

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">On her first dance, Kirkwood achieved a score of 16.

Awards
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">Kirkwood won the TRIC award forBEST TV Weather Presenter in 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-bbcwea_5-4" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 5 ]

Filmography

 * BBC Breakfast (1999–present) – Weather presenter
 * The Great British Weather – Co-presenter
 * Hacker Time – Guest
 * The Weather Show – Presenter
 * The One Show – Reporter
 * Would I Lie to You? (2013) – Guest, 1 episode
 * Victoria Derbyshire (2015–present) – Weather presenter
 * Strictly Come Dancing (2015) – Participant