Kirsty Young

Kirsty Young

Known for
Acting
Born
November 23, 1968 (age 57)
Birthplace
East Kilbride, Scotland, UK

Biography

Kirsty Jackson Young is a Scottish television and radio presenter. She is best known as one of the original newsreaders of 5 News on Channel 5, particularly because of its unique presentation style for the time that featured newsreaders standing up, or sitting on a desk rather than behind it.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TV · as Self - Presenter · 10 eps

2026
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth poster

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

Movie · as Self- Presenter

2024
D-Day 80: Tribute to The Fallen

D-Day 80: Tribute to The Fallen

Movie · as Self - Presenter

2024
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out poster

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2023
The Coronation Concert poster

The Coronation Concert

Movie · as Self- Co-presenter

2022
Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee poster

Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee

Movie · as Presenter

2022
When the Queen Spoke to the Nation poster

When the Queen Spoke to the Nation

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2022
A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen poster

A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen

Movie · as Narrator

2022
The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II poster

The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Movie · as Self - Presenter

2022
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee poster

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

TV · as Presenter · 5 eps

2017
Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty poster

Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty

Movie · as Self - Presenter

2016
Attenborough at 90 poster

Attenborough at 90

Movie · as Self

2016
John Bishop: In Conversation with... poster

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech

Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech

Movie · as Self

2012
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off poster

The Great Sport Relief Bake Off

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2011
The Betty Driver Story poster

The Betty Driver Story

Movie · as Self

2007
Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 poster

Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
B.T.K. The Worlds Most Elusive Serial Killer poster

B.T.K. The Worlds Most Elusive Serial Killer

Movie · as Self (Narrator)

2005
8 Out of 10 Cats poster

8 Out of 10 Cats

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Timeshift poster

Timeshift

TV · as Self - Narrator · 1 ep

2000
Predictions

Predictions

Movie · as (Presenter)

1999
It's Only TV But I Like It

It's Only TV But I Like It

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Fantasy World Cup

Fantasy World Cup

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Style Challenge

Style Challenge

TV · 376 eps

1994
Room 101 poster

Room 101

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self, Self - Hostess · 1 ep

1985
You've Never Slept in Mine poster

You've Never Slept in Mine

Movie · as Liz

1985
Summer Season

Summer Season

TV · as Liz · 1 ep

1984
Crimewatch poster

Crimewatch

TV · as Self - Host · 70 eps