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KIRSTEN O’BRIEN
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INTERVIEW BY DAV E A LL A N
PIC TUR ES BY MA RT I N WA LK E R
Nunthorpe-born Kirsten O’Brien has never been far away from the airwaves,
with her TV and radio work constantly busy. After initially working on ITV, she
got her first big break as a presenter alongside puppet Otis the Aardvark on
CBBC and later presented children’s art programme SMart, occasionally working
with the legendary Tony Hart.
She’s also performed a one-woman show,
Confessions of a Children’s TV Presenter, at the
Edinburgh Comedy Festival.
Although she’s taken more of a back seat since
starting a family, she’s also appeared on Celebrity
Mastermind, Pointless and The Weakest Link.
While balancing her work with looking after
six-year-old son Fox and one-year-old twins, Kit
and Indigo, she finds time as a voiceover artist on
Sky One, while regularly presenting on BBC Radio
Berkshire.
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