Acting
Kirsty Young
Birth Date
November 23, 1968
(57 years old)
Place of Birth
East Kilbride, Scotland, UK
Popularity
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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.
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Have I Got News for You
Self
1990 • 1 episode
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
2005 • 1 episode
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007 • 1 episode
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter
— • 10 episodes
Timeshift
Self - Narrator
2002 • 1 episode
Room 101
Self
1994 • 1 episode
Style Challenge
1996 • 376 episodes
Crimewatch
Self - Host
1984 • 70 episodes
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self
2016 • 1 episode
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self
1999 • 1 episode
The Betty Driver Story
Self
2011
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant
2012 • 1 episode
Fantasy World Cup
Self
1998 • 1 episode
David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
Self- Presenter
2026
Attenborough at 90
Self
2016
Predictions
(Presenter)
2000
The Coronation Concert
Self- Co-presenter
2023
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Presenter
2022 • 5 episodes
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
2005
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024