Sophie Raworth

Sophie Jane Raworth (/ˈreɪwɜːrθ/; born 15 May 1968)[1][2] is an English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster working for the BBC.

Sophie Jane Raworth was born on 15 May 1968 in Redhill, Surrey[1] to a florist mother and a businessman father.

[citation needed] In March 2006, Raworth was named as the main presenter of the BBC News at One, replacing Anna Ford on Monday–Thursdays.

Raworth has presented several BBC specials, including coverage of the Queen's Golden Jubilee and Our Monarchy – the Next 50 Years, both alongside David Dimbleby.

[2] In addition, she has appeared on Tomorrow's World and, in the early 2000s, entertainment programmes such as Dream Lives[10] and the quiz show Judgemental.

[11] In 2004, Raworth appeared on the BBC fashion show What Not to Wear, in which she was given a makeover by style advisors Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine.

[13] At the end of the One O'Clock News on 31 January 2008, she announced that she would be leaving the programme until the summer, and confirmed Kate Silverton as presenting the bulletin during her absence.

[16] From 9 January 2022 to July 2022, Sophie Raworth was the interim presenter on BBC's Sunday Morning, temporarily replacing Andrew Marr as host.

Raworth married estate agent Richard Winter on 13 December 2003, after he proposed to her on holiday on the Amalfi Coast on her 35th birthday.

[34][35] In the aftermath of the riots, Raworth's ancestors, William and Martha Mott, took a great risk by uprooting their young family to move to North America.

[39] In April 2018, Raworth completed the Marathon des Sables, a six-day, 251 km (156 mi) ultramarathon in the Sahara Desert.