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{{Infobox journalist {{Short description|English journalist}}
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| birthname=Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky
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| name = Natasha Kaplinsky
| occupation=Newsreader; TV presenter
| honorific_suffix = {{postnom|country=GBR|size=100|OBE}}
| education = ]<br>]<br>], ]
| spouse = Justin Bower | image = Natasha Kaplinsky 2014.jpg
| caption = Kaplinsky 2015 for a ''Daily Mail Weekend'' shoot
| credits = ] anchor<br>] anchor (current)
| birth_name = Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky
| salary = £1,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-510411/Glamorous-1m-year-Natasha-Kaplinsky-unhappy-channel-Five-chiefs-tell-shell-read-news-jeans.html|title= Glamorous £1m-a-year Natasha Kaplinsky 'unhappy' as channel Five chiefs tell her she'll read the news in jeans|publisher= Mail Online|date= 27 January 2008|accessdate= 29 January 2009}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1972|09|09}}
| birth_place = ], ], England
| occupation = Newsreader, journalist, television presenter
| years_active = 1995–present
| alma_mater = ]
| spouse = {{marriage|Justin Bower|21 August 2005}}
| children = 2
| father = ]
| height = {{convert|5|ft|4|in|m|sigfig=3}}
| employer = ] (2011–16)<br />'']'' (2008–10)<br />'']'' (2001–07)<br />'']'' (1999–2001)
| known_for = President of ]
| credits =
}} }}


'''Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky'''<ref>General Register Office Birth Index 1972 Q2 Kaplinsky, Natasha Margaret CHARLEWOOD Brighton 5h 89</ref> (born 9 September 1972) is an ] ], currently employed by ]. '''Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky''' {{postnom|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 9 September 1972)<ref>General Register Office Birth Index 1972 Q2 Kaplinsky, Natasha Margaret CHARLEWOOD Brighton 5h 89</ref><ref name="The_Donor">The Donor, News and information for blood donors, Winter 2009, National Blood Service, England, page 55</ref> is an English ], TV presenter and journalist, best known for her roles as a studio anchor on ], ], ] and ]. As of September 2022, she is the president of the ].


After two years on Sky News, Kaplinsky joined BBC News in 2002 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/11_november/13/natasha_kaplinsky.shtml | title=BBC - Press Office - Natasha Kaplinsky joins Breakfast }}</ref> where she co-hosted '']'' until 2005, when she became the host of the '']''. In October 2007, Kaplinsky was recruited to help relaunch Five (now known as Channel 5), reportedly for the highest fee ever paid to a UK newsreader, where she presented a new look, retitled ''] with Natasha Kaplinsky'' for three years. After leaving Channel 5, she went on to join ] as a presenter.
==Biography==
Kaplinsky's parents are Raphael Kaplinsky, an exiled ]ish ]n<ref></ref> economics professor at the ], and his wife Catherine Kaplinsky née Charlewood, a ].


Kaplinsky has hosted light entertainment and factual programmes during her career, including '']'' and '']''. She was the subject of an episode of '']''. She was the winner of the first series of ]'s '']'' in 2004. Kaplinsky has co-founded a mother and baby company, Mum & You.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mumandyou.com/?campaign_id=1043512287&adgroup_id=52816519562&keyword=mum+and+you&ad_id=278453394956&gclid=CjwKCAiA5qTfBRAoEiwAwQy-6R6S1rL8Kj6jbTLUAIVRH5rWdRwkkQjXPnpw3-mVB82G9ANRmN-cLRoCbgUQAvD_BwE|title=Baby Nappy &#124; Wipes &#124; Toiletries &#124; Mum products &#124; Mum & You|website=Us store vview}}</ref>
Her paternal grandparents originated from ], now in ], and emigrated to ] in 1929. Kaplinsky was born in ], but spent her early life in ] (where she claims to have been fluent in ]<ref>Claim made by Kaplinsky herself on ] on 28 March 2008</ref>), although she later returned to ], where she was brought up in ], ]. She attended ], until the age of sixteen when she moved to ] in Brighton.


In 2014, the then PM ] asked Kaplinsky to become a Holocaust Commissioner leading a project to interview 112 survivors. She was awarded an ] in 2017 for her services to the Holocaust Commission.
After graduating in ] from ], ], one of her first jobs was working in the press offices of ] leaders ] and ].


==Early life==
Kaplinsky was the subject of one of a series of BBC television programmes, '']'', in which well-known people trace their ]s. Kaplinsky's programme was broadcast on 6 September 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last= Wollaston|first= Sam|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv_and_radio/story/0,,2164118,00.html|title= Last night's TV|publisher= The Guardian|date= 7 September 2007|accessdate= 2007-09-07}}</ref><ref>
Kaplinsky was born to ], a South African<ref> The National Archives {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024130424/http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/bbc/series-four/natasha-kaplinsky.asp |date=24 October 2007 }}</ref> political refugee, Professor of International Development at the ], and his wife, Catherine Kaplinsky (née Charlewood), a ].<ref>{{cite news|last= Taboola|url= http://www.scotsman.com/news/profile-on-natasha-kaplinsky-1-1303712|title= Profile on Natasha Kaplinsky|work= ]|date= 31 January 2009|access-date= 4 February 2017|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170204171844/http://www.scotsman.com/news/profile-on-natasha-kaplinsky-1-1303712|archive-date= 4 February 2017|df= dmy-all}}</ref>
, ], 28 January 2007</ref> She followed her paternal line to Slonim and was shown official documentation relating to her cousin's family. This included the death of family members during the "liquidation" – massacre – of the Slonim ] by the ]s and another's escape to the partisans and eventual emigration to Australia. Her maternal line included an ] to King George III.


Kaplinsky's paternal grandparents were ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1561514/Natasha-Kaplinsky-cries-for-family-Nazi-deaths.html|title=Natasha Kaplinsky cries for family Nazi deaths|date=28 August 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144224/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1561514/Natasha-Kaplinsky-cries-for-family-Nazi-deaths.html|archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> originating from the town of ] (then part of ], now located in western ]), and emigrated to South Africa in 1929. Kaplinsky was born in ], but spent her early life in ]; she has stated that she was fluent in ].<ref>Claim made by Kaplinsky herself on '']'' on 28 March 2008</ref> The family emigrated to the United Kingdom and Kaplinsky was brought up in ], East Sussex. She attended ], until the age of sixteen when she moved to ] in Brighton.
===Television career===
Kaplinsky started out presenting on ], a youth chat show, for ]'s Talk TV in the late nineties with co-host ]. She then moved to presenting early morning news bulletins at ]. Within six months she was co-presenting their evening news programme '']''. She later moved to ]'s ] where she hosted ''London Today'' and '']'' and a political programme called ''Seven Days''.


After graduating with a degree in ] from ] in 1995,<ref name="The_Donor"/> one of Kaplinsky's first jobs was working in the press offices of ] leaders ] and ].
In November 2000, she moved to ], where she co-presented '']'' with ], as well as the breakfast news programme '']''.

Kaplinsky was the subject of an episode of the ]'s '']'', in which well-known people trace their ]s. Kaplinsky's programme was broadcast on 6 September 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last= Wollaston|first= Sam|url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv_and_radio/story/0,,2164118,00.html|title= Last night's TV|work= The Guardian|date= 7 September 2007|access-date= 7 September 2007}}</ref> She followed her paternal line to Slonim and was shown official documentation relating to her cousin's family. This included the death of family members during the "liquidation" – massacre – of the ] by the Germans and another's escape to the partisans in the ] and eventual immigration to ]. Her maternal line included an ] to King ].

==Career==
===Early career===
Kaplinsky started out presenting on '']'', a youth chat show, for ] in 1996<ref name="The_Donor"/> with co-host ]. She then moved to presenting early morning news bulletins at ]. Within six months, she was co-presenting their evening news programme '']''. In 1999, Kaplinsky moved to ]'s ]<ref name="The_Donor"/> where she hosted ''London Today'' and '']'' as well as a political programme called ''Seven Days''.

In November 2000, Kaplinsky joined ], where she initially co-presented breakfast news programme '']''; she later moved to early evening bulletin '']'', which she presented alongside ].


===BBC News=== ===BBC News===
Kaplinsky joined the ] in November 2002 to present '']'' from Monday to Thursday with ], before moving on the host the '']''.
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Kaplinsky joined the BBC to present BBC Breakfast in November 2002, from Monday to Thursday alongside ], following the departure of ] to present the ]. Kaplinsky eventually left Breakfast in May 2005, to become an occasional presenter on the News at Six. Kaplinsky also acted as main weekday presenter on the News at Six, when Sophie Raworth was on maternity leave in October 2005. She was replaced as the main Weekday presenter on Breakfast by ].


In 2006, Kaplinsky became only the third woman to present the BBC's '']'', after ] (regular presenter) and ] who had co-presented the programme from the studio in Westminster with ] in April 2005. She continued to present on the programme occasionally in 2007, and was also been on the '']''. In 2006, Kaplinsky became only the third (and youngest) woman to present the BBC's ''].''


Kaplinsky was recruited from the corporation to join Five to help relaunch the channel.
From mid-2007, Kaplinsky took part in a trial on ] in ], where she presented a special news update at 8 pm, between 60-90 seconds long.<ref></ref>


===Five News===
On 5 October 2007 the BBC confirmed that Kaplinsky had decided to depart the BBC to become a presenter of ]. She presented her last Six O'Clock News on 5 October with former Breakfast colleague ].<ref name="BBCLeave"> BBC News 24 - 5 October 2007</ref> Her BBC salary was a reported £175,000 and her salary at ] was reported to be "in excess of" £300,000.<ref></ref> This is believed to make her the highest earning newsreader in Britain.
On 18 February 2008, Kaplinsky relaunched ].<ref name="The_Donor"/>


On 21 August 2008, Kaplinsky began her first maternity leave from Five, followed by a second period after the birth of her daughter.
===Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky===
<!-- It's either 17:00/19:00 or 5:00 PM/7:00 PM but not both. -->
On 18 February 2008 Natasha presented her first broadcast for ]. The first bulletin was reported to have been watched by a million viewers. Bulletins are at 17:00 and 19:00 on Five, which Natasha presents Monday to Thursday. On Fridays, one of her colleagues, either ], ] or ] will stand in for her.


On 14 October 2010, Kaplinsky announced that she was leaving her job at Channel 5 at the end of 2010, having spent most of her three years at the network on maternity leave.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8065064/Natasha-Kaplinsky-to-quit-Channel-5.html|title=Natasha Kaplinsky to quit Channel 5|date=14 October 2010|work=The Telegraph|access-date=14 October 2010|first=Neil|last=Midgley|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017040644/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8065064/Natasha-Kaplinsky-to-quit-Channel-5.html|archive-date=17 October 2010}}</ref> On 23 December 2010, she presented her final bulletin for '']''.
Natasha began her maternity leave following the 19:00 bulletin on 21 August 2008. ] and ] stood in for her until Monday 16 February 2009 when Natasha returned to Five News. She will initially present the 5:00pm bulletin only, before later returning to the 7:00pm edition.


===Away from the news=== ===ITV===
Kaplinsky's first presenting role with ITV was in the summer of 2011, when she hosted a new Sunday entertainment series '']'', which raised awareness for the charity ], of which Natasha is an ambassador.<ref name="Born to Shine">{{cite web|title= Born to Shine|work= ITV.com|date= August 2011|url= http://www.itv.com/borntoshine/|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716053032/http://www.itv.com/borntoshine/|archive-date= 16 July 2011|df= dmy-all}}</ref><ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917051833/http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/tv/2011/06/07/natasha-kaplinsky-to-front-itv-show-born-to-shine-115875-23185681/ |date=17 September 2011 }} Mirror.co.uk, 7 June 2011</ref>
In 2004, she participated in the first series of the celebrity ballroom dancing competition '']'' and along with partner ], went on to win the competition. She then co-presented the second series in 2004 with ], as maternity cover for regular presenter, ]. <ref name="Times080214">{{cite news|title= Natasha Kaplinsky on her £1m Five News deal|publisher= ]|date= 14 February 2008|url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3364356.ece}}
</ref>


In September 2011, she made a return to ''London Tonight'', fronting the programme in place of then lead anchor ]. In addition, she occasionally presented numerous ITV News programmes.<ref> Rachel McAthy, Journalism, 4 August 2011</ref><ref> Radio Times</ref>
She has also appeared in a number of episodes of the sitcom '']'', reading the news, mainly reports of character Thermoman's heroic deeds. In July 2005 she hosted the one-off special ''Strictly African Dancing'' alongside ]. Kaplinsky has also hosted '']'', the UK qualifier for the ].


On 19 August 2013, Kaplinsky presented ''The People's Medal'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.walltowall.co.uk/program/the-peoples-medal_864.aspx|title=The People's Medal|website=www.walltowall.co.uk}}</ref> a documentary about The Queen's Birthday Honours List.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week34/peoples-medal|title=The People's Medal Episode 1|work=ITV Press Centre|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109072113/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week34/peoples-medal|archive-date=9 January 2016}}</ref>
On 18 November 2005, Kaplinsky hosted the BBC's annual ] charity ], alongside ] and ], and again in 2006, on 17 November. Kaplinsky also presented the ]'s ''New Year Live'', celebrating the arrival of the year 2006 and 2007. She has also made at least one appearance on '']'', also with Bruce Forsyth hosting.


On 29 October 2013, Kaplinsky hosted the documentary ''On the Run'', alongside journalist ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week44/run|title=On The Run|work=ITV Press Centre|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109072113/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week44/run#.UnDeOnDwlLc|archive-date=9 January 2016}}</ref> The pair then presented a second documentary, ''Missing Without Trace'', on 12 November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week46/missing-without-trace|title=Missing Without Trace|work=ITV Press Centre|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109072113/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week46/missing-without-trace#.UnDd9HDwlLc|archive-date=9 January 2016}}</ref>
In 2008, she made a cameo appearance in the ] television series ] as archive footage for the millennium in the directory of geological studys by DkMd in 2005.

===''Strictly Come Dancing''===
{{main|Strictly Come Dancing}}
In 2004, Kaplinsky participated in the ] of the celebrity ballroom dancing competition '']'' and went on to win the competition with partner ]. Kaplinsky then co-presented the first half of the second series in 2004 with <!-- Not knighted until the 2011 Birthday Honours. -->], when regular presenter ] went on maternity leave.<ref name="Times080214">{{cite news|title= Natasha Kaplinsky on her £1m Five News deal|work= The Times|date= 14 February 2008|url= http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3364356.ece|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615232232/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3364356.ece|archive-date= 15 June 2011|df= dmy-all}}</ref> Kaplinsky returned to the show in 2012, taking part in the Christmas Special and in 2018 as part of the ] tribute to Sir Bruce Forsyth.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 100%;"
! Week
! Dance
! Judges' scores
! Total
! Result
|-
| 1
| Cha-cha-cha / "]"
| 7,7,8,5
| 27
| Safe
|-
| 2
| Quickstep / "]"
| 7,8,8,8
| 31
| Safe
|-
| 3
| Jive / "]"
| 7,7,5,7
| 26
| Bottom two, saved by judges
|-
| 4
| Foxtrot / "]"
| 8,9,9,9
| 35
| Safe
|-
| 5
| Samba / "]"
| 9,10,9,9
| 37
| Safe
|-
| rowspan=2 | 6
| Tango / "]"
| 8,7,8,8
| 31
| rowspan=2 | Safe
|-
| Rumba / "]"
| 9,9,9,9
| 36
|-
| rowspan=2 | 7
| Waltz / "]"
| 9,9,9,9
| 36
| rowspan=2 | Safe
|-
| Paso Doble / "]"
| 8,9,9,9
| 35
|-
| rowspan=3 | 8
| Quickstep / "]"
| 9,9,9,9
| 36
| rowspan=3 | Won
|-
| Samba / "]"
| 7,7,9,8
| 31
|-
| Showdance / "]"
| 8,9,9,9
| 35
|-
|}
===British Board of Film Classification===
In 2022, she became the latest president of the ] (BBFC), after the former president, Patrick Swaffer, stepped down after a 10-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbfc.co.uk/about-us/news/bbfc-announces-natasha-kaplinsky-obe-as-new-president | publisher = ] | access-date = 4 June 2024 | date = 28 September 2022 | title = BBFC announces Natasha Kaplinsky OBE as new President}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
On 21 August 2005, Kaplinsky married Justin Bower. In April 2008, Kaplinsky announced she was pregnant with their first child, six weeks after her debut on '']''. On 25 September 2008, ''Five News'' revealed that Kaplinsky had given birth to a son.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7636536.stm|title= Boy born to newsreader Kaplinsky|access-date= 13 April 2010|date= 25 September 2008|work=BBC News}}</ref> On 9 April 2010, Kaplinsky gave birth to a daughter.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8612579.stm|title= Baby girl for Natasha Kaplinsky|access-date= 9 April 2010|date= 9 April 2010|work=BBC News}}</ref> Speaking live on the 14 October 2020 on ITVs ''This Morning'' Kaplinsky revealed she had suffered multiple miscarriages and had participated in Channel 5's discussion, ''Miscarriage: Our Story'' broadcast 15 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miscarriage: Our Story|url=https://www.channel5.com/show/miscarriage-our-story|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Channel 5}}</ref>
Kaplinsky broke up with her long term boyfriend Michael Barnard while taking part in ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and commenced a brief affair with her dance partner Brendon Cole. She then resurrected her relationship with Lloyd Bracey, her former ] boss.


On 8 February 2011, Kaplinsky commented in a BBC radio interview on '']'' that she and Bower had performed as disguised extras for the ] although she "had insisted that her name was not used in the programme". In a production of '']'' at the ], she performed as "Wench Number 7".
On 21 August 2005, Kaplinsky married Justin Bower, an ] from London at ], ],<ref>{{cite web|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4172110.stm|title= Breakfast TV host Kaplinsky weds|accessdate= 2008-03-30|date= 22 August 2005|publisher= BBC News
}}</ref> whom she met on a blind date.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=359979&in_page_id=1773|title= Waltzing down the aisle|accessdate= 2008-03-30|author= Clemmie Moodie|date= 2005-08-22|publisher= ]}}</ref>


Kaplinsky is ]<ref>{{cite news|title=Natasha Kaplinsky: Ice queen|work=]|date=24 August 2007|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/natasha-kaplinsky-ice-queen-462570.html|access-date=10 December 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728120423/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/natasha-kaplinsky-ice-queen-462570.html|archive-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> and a ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Natasha Kaplinsky: 'I look OK on screen, but I'm no autocutie'|last=Walden|first=Celia|date=7 February 2008|work=]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3635556/Natasha-Kaplinsky-I-look-OK-on-screen-but-Im-no-autocutie.html|url-status=live|access-date=10 December 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200913205010/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3635556/Natasha-Kaplinsky-I-look-OK-on-screen-but-Im-no-autocutie.html|archive-date=13 September 2020}}</ref>
In April 2008, Kaplinsky announced she was pregnant with her first child, six weeks after her debut on Five News. On 25th September 2008, Five News revealed that Kaplinsky had given birth to a son, which she and Bower named Arlo, over two weeks after he was born.

===2018 boat accident===
In April 2018, Kaplinsky, her father and eight-year-old daughter, Angelica were seriously hurt when the boat they were holidaying in burst into flames off the Greek island of ]. The family were rescued by local fishermen, who helped put out a fire that had spread from the engine room and towed them ashore.<ref></ref> Kaplinsky's daughter was flown back to Britain for emergency treatment.<ref></ref> A Corfu Port Authority spokesman said:
"The vessel suffered a mechanical failure which caused a fire in the engine room, which was immediately extinguished by the people on the boat." At first the girl was rushed to hospital in Corfu Town with burns to her face and hands. "Her mother and grandfather were treated at a private clinic. It was then decided to fly them home."<ref></ref>

===Charity===
Kaplinsky became a celebrity ambassador for the UK charity ] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us/who-we-work-with/artists-and-ambassadors/natasha-kaplinsky|title=Natasha Kaplinsky|work=Save the Children UK|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810142213/http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us/who-we-work-with/artists-and-ambassadors/natasha-kaplinsky|archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/natasha-kaplinsky-supports-save-children/communications/article/1162365|title=Natasha Kaplinsky supports Save the Children|work=thirdsector.co.uk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813005328/http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/natasha-kaplinsky-supports-save-children/communications/article/1162365|archive-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> For over a decade she has been an active ambassador and fundraiser for ], travelling extensively for them around the world.

She is a patron of the Bevern Trust and she is an ambassador for ]. Kaplinsky is also Patron for the National Maternity Support Foundation and The Willow Foundation.

Kaplinsky volunteered to record 112 testimonies of ] survivors who had never spoken before.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/relationships/natasha-kaplinsky-endless-tears-hearing-untold-stories-holocaust/|title=Natasha Kaplinsky: my endless tears after hearing the untold stories of the Holocaust|last=Shute|first=Joe|date=2018-01-22|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2020-01-24|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> She continues to serve as a board member for the Holocaust Memorial Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2015-11-26/natasha-kaplinksy-hears-untold-stories-from-holocaust-survivors/|title=Survivors' tales: The project ensuring the horrors of the Holocaust are never forgotten|website=ITV News|date=26 November 2015|language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>

She was appointed ] (OBE) in the ] for services to the Holocaust Commission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prime-ministers-holocaust-commission-report|title=Prime Minister's Holocaust Commission Report|website=GOV.UK}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61962|supp=y|page=B12|date=17 June 2017}}</ref>

In October 2018, Kaplinsky and ] became vice presidents (an ambassadorial role) of the ] (RSPH).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsph.org.uk/about-us/news/michael-sheen-and-natasha-kaplinsky-unveiled-as-new-vice-presidents-of-rsph.html|title=Michael Sheen and Natasha Kaplinsky unveiled as new Vice Presidents of RSPH|website=www.rsph.org.uk}}</ref>

In July 2019, it was announced that Kaplinsky had taken on the role as ] President. Kaplinsky was welcomed into this position at the annual Parliamentary reception by ], CEO of Barnardo's, as well as other celebrity champions. Kaplinsky said, "I'm delighted to be joining Barnardo's as the charity's new President. There are so many challenges for children these days. It must be frightening growing up now. They have so many concerns, environmental changes, the internet, difficulties breaking into jobs, and believing they'll never be affording a house. It's even harder for the most vulnerable children Barnardo's supports – like children growing up in the care system. My aim is to visit as many services as I can and meet as many young people as possible, to learn more about the challenges they face and how the charity is helping them."<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.barnardos.org.uk/news/new-barnardos-president-natasha-kaplinsky-and-celebs-praise-charity-vital-work|title= New Barnardo's President Natasha Kaplinsky and celebs praise charity for vital work|website=www.barnardos.org.uk}}</ref>


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English journalist Not to be confused with Nastassja Kinski.

Natasha KaplinskyOBE
Kaplinsky 2015 for a Daily Mail Weekend shoot
BornNatasha Margaret Kaplinsky
(1972-09-09) 9 September 1972 (age 52)
Brighton, Sussex, England
Alma materHertford College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Newsreader, journalist, television presenter
Years active1995–present
Employer(s)ITN (2011–16)
Five News (2008–10)
BBC News (2001–07)
Sky News (1999–2001)
Known forPresident of British Board of Film Classification
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Spouse Justin Bower ​(m. 2005)​
Children2
FatherRaphael Kaplinsky

Natasha Margaret Kaplinsky OBE (born 9 September 1972) is an English newsreader, TV presenter and journalist, best known for her roles as a studio anchor on Sky News, BBC News, Channel 5 and ITV News. As of September 2022, she is the president of the British Board of Film Classification.

After two years on Sky News, Kaplinsky joined BBC News in 2002 where she co-hosted Breakfast until 2005, when she became the host of the Six O'Clock News. In October 2007, Kaplinsky was recruited to help relaunch Five (now known as Channel 5), reportedly for the highest fee ever paid to a UK newsreader, where she presented a new look, retitled Five News with Natasha Kaplinsky for three years. After leaving Channel 5, she went on to join ITV News as a presenter.

Kaplinsky has hosted light entertainment and factual programmes during her career, including Children in Need and Born to Shine. She was the subject of an episode of Who Do You Think You Are. She was the winner of the first series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing in 2004. Kaplinsky has co-founded a mother and baby company, Mum & You.

In 2014, the then PM David Cameron asked Kaplinsky to become a Holocaust Commissioner leading a project to interview 112 survivors. She was awarded an OBE in 2017 for her services to the Holocaust Commission.

Early life

Kaplinsky was born to Raphael Kaplinsky, a South African political refugee, Professor of International Development at the Open University, and his wife, Catherine Kaplinsky (née Charlewood), a psychotherapist.

Kaplinsky's paternal grandparents were Jewish, originating from the town of Slonim (then part of Poland, now located in western Belarus), and emigrated to South Africa in 1929. Kaplinsky was born in Brighton, but spent her early life in Kenya; she has stated that she was fluent in Swahili. The family emigrated to the United Kingdom and Kaplinsky was brought up in Barcombe, East Sussex. She attended Ringmer Community College, until the age of sixteen when she moved to Varndean College in Brighton.

After graduating with a degree in English from Hertford College, Oxford in 1995, one of Kaplinsky's first jobs was working in the press offices of Labour leaders Neil Kinnock and John Smith.

Kaplinsky was the subject of an episode of the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, in which well-known people trace their family trees. Kaplinsky's programme was broadcast on 6 September 2007. She followed her paternal line to Slonim and was shown official documentation relating to her cousin's family. This included the death of family members during the "liquidation" – massacre – of the Słonim Ghetto by the Germans and another's escape to the partisans in the Second World War and eventual immigration to Australia. Her maternal line included an apothecary to King George III.

Career

Early career

Kaplinsky started out presenting on F2F, a youth chat show, for Granada Talk TV in 1996 with co-host Sacha Baron Cohen. She then moved to presenting early morning news bulletins at Meridian. Within six months, she was co-presenting their evening news programme Meridian Tonight. In 1999, Kaplinsky moved to ITV's London News Network where she hosted London Today and London Tonight as well as a political programme called Seven Days.

In November 2000, Kaplinsky joined Sky News, where she initially co-presented breakfast news programme Sunrise; she later moved to early evening bulletin Live at Five, which she presented alongside Jeremy Thompson.

BBC News

Kaplinsky joined the BBC in November 2002 to present BBC Breakfast from Monday to Thursday with Dermot Murnaghan, before moving on the host the BBC News at Six.

In 2006, Kaplinsky became only the third (and youngest) woman to present the BBC's Ten O'Clock News.

Kaplinsky was recruited from the corporation to join Five to help relaunch the channel.

Five News

On 18 February 2008, Kaplinsky relaunched Five.

On 21 August 2008, Kaplinsky began her first maternity leave from Five, followed by a second period after the birth of her daughter.

On 14 October 2010, Kaplinsky announced that she was leaving her job at Channel 5 at the end of 2010, having spent most of her three years at the network on maternity leave. On 23 December 2010, she presented her final bulletin for Five News.

ITV

Kaplinsky's first presenting role with ITV was in the summer of 2011, when she hosted a new Sunday entertainment series Born to Shine, which raised awareness for the charity Save the Children, of which Natasha is an ambassador.

In September 2011, she made a return to London Tonight, fronting the programme in place of then lead anchor Nina Hossain. In addition, she occasionally presented numerous ITV News programmes.

On 19 August 2013, Kaplinsky presented The People's Medal, a documentary about The Queen's Birthday Honours List.

On 29 October 2013, Kaplinsky hosted the documentary On the Run, alongside journalist Mark Williams-Thomas. The pair then presented a second documentary, Missing Without Trace, on 12 November 2013.

Strictly Come Dancing

Main article: Strictly Come Dancing

In 2004, Kaplinsky participated in the first series of the celebrity ballroom dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing and went on to win the competition with partner Brendan Cole. Kaplinsky then co-presented the first half of the second series in 2004 with Bruce Forsyth, when regular presenter Tess Daly went on maternity leave. Kaplinsky returned to the show in 2012, taking part in the Christmas Special and in 2018 as part of the BAFTA tribute to Sir Bruce Forsyth.

Week Dance Judges' scores Total Result
1 Cha-cha-cha / "Chain of Fools" 7,7,8,5 27 Safe
2 Quickstep / "The Lady is a Tramp" 7,8,8,8 31 Safe
3 Jive / "Jump, Jive and Wail" 7,7,5,7 26 Bottom two, saved by judges
4 Foxtrot / "The Girl from Ipanema" 8,9,9,9 35 Safe
5 Samba / "Love Is in the Air" 9,10,9,9 37 Safe
6 Tango / "Libertango" 8,7,8,8 31 Safe
Rumba / "Endless Love" 9,9,9,9 36
7 Waltz / "With You I'm Born Again" 9,9,9,9 36 Safe
Paso Doble / "O Fortuna" 8,9,9,9 35
8 Quickstep / "The Lady is a Tramp" 9,9,9,9 36 Won
Samba / "Love Is in the Air" 7,7,9,8 31
Showdance / "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" 8,9,9,9 35

British Board of Film Classification

In 2022, she became the latest president of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), after the former president, Patrick Swaffer, stepped down after a 10-year contract.

Personal life

On 21 August 2005, Kaplinsky married Justin Bower. In April 2008, Kaplinsky announced she was pregnant with their first child, six weeks after her debut on Five News. On 25 September 2008, Five News revealed that Kaplinsky had given birth to a son. On 9 April 2010, Kaplinsky gave birth to a daughter. Speaking live on the 14 October 2020 on ITVs This Morning Kaplinsky revealed she had suffered multiple miscarriages and had participated in Channel 5's discussion, Miscarriage: Our Story broadcast 15 October 2020.

On 8 February 2011, Kaplinsky commented in a BBC radio interview on Steve Wright in the Afternoon that she and Bower had performed as disguised extras for the English National Ballet although she "had insisted that her name was not used in the programme". In a production of Romeo and Juliet at the London Coliseum, she performed as "Wench Number 7".

Kaplinsky is teetotal and a vegetarian.

2018 boat accident

In April 2018, Kaplinsky, her father and eight-year-old daughter, Angelica were seriously hurt when the boat they were holidaying in burst into flames off the Greek island of Corfu. The family were rescued by local fishermen, who helped put out a fire that had spread from the engine room and towed them ashore. Kaplinsky's daughter was flown back to Britain for emergency treatment. A Corfu Port Authority spokesman said: "The vessel suffered a mechanical failure which caused a fire in the engine room, which was immediately extinguished by the people on the boat." At first the girl was rushed to hospital in Corfu Town with burns to her face and hands. "Her mother and grandfather were treated at a private clinic. It was then decided to fly them home."

Charity

Kaplinsky became a celebrity ambassador for the UK charity Save the Children in 2010. For over a decade she has been an active ambassador and fundraiser for Save the Children, travelling extensively for them around the world.

She is a patron of the Bevern Trust and she is an ambassador for Wellbeing of Women. Kaplinsky is also Patron for the National Maternity Support Foundation and The Willow Foundation.

Kaplinsky volunteered to record 112 testimonies of Holocaust survivors who had never spoken before. She continues to serve as a board member for the Holocaust Memorial Foundation.

She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to the Holocaust Commission.

In October 2018, Kaplinsky and Michael Sheen became vice presidents (an ambassadorial role) of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).

In July 2019, it was announced that Kaplinsky had taken on the role as Barnardo's President. Kaplinsky was welcomed into this position at the annual Parliamentary reception by Javed Khan, CEO of Barnardo's, as well as other celebrity champions. Kaplinsky said, "I'm delighted to be joining Barnardo's as the charity's new President. There are so many challenges for children these days. It must be frightening growing up now. They have so many concerns, environmental changes, the internet, difficulties breaking into jobs, and believing they'll never be affording a house. It's even harder for the most vulnerable children Barnardo's supports – like children growing up in the care system. My aim is to visit as many services as I can and meet as many young people as possible, to learn more about the challenges they face and how the charity is helping them."

References

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