In 2018 she participated in series 16 of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, where she was paired with professional dancer Aljaž Škorjanec and finished in 8th place.

Silverton attended West Hatch High School in Chigwell, Essex, where she was Head Girl and a junior swimming champion.

[6] Silverton graduated from St Cuthbert's Society, a college at Durham University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, having previously studied Arabic and Middle Eastern history for a year.

She trained with the BBC, working on Look North news before becoming a reporter and presenter at Tyne Tees Television.

In 2003, Silverton allegedly hit Rod Liddle, the former editor of BBC Radio 4's Today programme, during a pilot for a new political show.

[10] BBC Scotland apologised to viewers in August 2010, after Silverton swore at the end of a news bulletin on live television.

On 1 April 2008, alongside the historian Dan Snow, she presented live coverage of the celebrations held at RAF Fairford for the 90th Birthday of the Royal Air Force.

[14] She co-presented coverage of New Year Live aboard HMS Belfast in London on 31 December 2008 on BBC One with Nick Knowles.

[15] In April 2009, she appeared as a mentor in the BBC Two series The Speaker, offering her advice on good storytelling and public speaking.

[18] In June 2012, Silverton interviewed Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, who called for a halt to the killing of rhinos for their horns in Africa.

She was absolutely lovely, good fun, professional, intelligent and devoid of the usual afflictions of TV presenters – narcissism and greed.

My journey has really been decades long, both in understanding more about children’s mental health, and as a parent really benefiting from all the interviews and access to advice that I was given by incredible people."

She used her Twitter account to break the news, stating: "Mike and I are very happy to share that Clemency is set to become a big sister this summer.

[29][25] In January 2008, Silverton sued a clinic after an allegedly botched cosmetic surgery procedure for treatment of acne scars.