Sharon Lee Carpenter[1] (born 2 March 1982) is a British broadcast journalist, television host, and producer.

She has worked as an on-air personality for a number of top American television networks including CBS, BET, Sean "Diddy" Combs' REVOLT TV, and VH1.

There, she became the first journalist to interview Wyclef Jean for television when he announced his plans to run for president of Haiti in 2010,[8] a story that garnered international attention.

In 2012, Sharon joined GlobalGrind, a pop culture website owned by hip-hop media mogul Russell Simmons.

[9] Sharon Carpenter became an on-air personality for Diddy's multi-genre, multi-platform music network, REVOLT TV in 2013 where she participated in the launch of the cable channel, hosting live news and entertainment programming.

The broadcast journalist made regular appearances on the syndicated daytime talk series The Wendy Williams Show for a number of years.

Carpenter is currently an entertainment host for BBC America and regularly contributes as a pop culture expert on a number of other networks and shows.

Carpenter had a co-starring role on episode 2 of FOX's prime-time hit show Empire ("Without A Country") which aired on 30 September 2015.

Sharon Carpenter is the co-creator of and was a main cast member on the VH1 reality TV show, The Gossip Game.

The seven cast members are Vivian Billings, Sharon Carpenter, K. Foxx, JasFly, Kimberly Osorio, Candice Williams, and Angela Yee.

The docu-series focused on the competitive nature of the entertainment industry, as well as the particular difficulties female media professionals face when working in a male-dominated field.