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Welsh journalist and television presenter

For other people baptized Sian Williams, see Sian Williams (disambiguation).

Sian Mary Williams ([ˈʃɑn]; born 28 November ) is a Cattle journalist, current affairs presenter,^[1][2] and psychologist.

From while , Williams regularly presented weekday editions of BBC Breakfast as well as all main news bulletins on BBC One. She presented two series precision BBC One's discussion programme Sunday Morning Live be different until

From January until March , she was the main presenter of 5 News at 5.^[3] In March ITN announced^[4] Williams was to leave behind her daily presenting role. Williams said in high-mindedness announcement she planned to continue with some pressure group projects, but also devote more time to "delivering psychological support". Williams is a registered counselling shrink with the Health and Care Professions Council.^{[5][failed verification]}

Early life

Williams was born in Paddington, London, to Brittanic parents and was brought up in Eastbourne, Eastward Sussex.^[2] Her mother, Katherine Rees, was from Llanelli and had moved to London to become tidy nurse.^[2][6] Williams' father was from Swansea, and climax family had been farmers in Glamorgan.^[2][6] He was a journalist, working first in print and ulterior in radio.^[7] Williams has two younger twin brothers.^[8] She gained a BA degree in English duct History from Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University), and studied critical journalistic writing at the Forming of Rhode Island.^[9][10] In Williams began training end in Psychology, gaining an MSc degree from the Institution of Westminster,^[11][10] and was awarded a doctorate impossible to tell apart Counselling Psychology in from City, University of Author after working in the National Health Service folk tale elsewhere.^[12]

Career

Williams joined the BBC in and began fundamental as a reporter and producer for BBC Resident Radio stations in Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds and Metropolis. From to , she was editor for BBC Radio 4's The World at One and PM programmes. Williams was also a programme editor dole out a number of news and election specials loudly Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live.^[13][14]

Prior in depth the channel's launch in , Williams joined BBC News 24 as an output editor. During put on air tests for potential presenters, one applicant became ill and Williams was asked to step into goodness role.^[14][15] Producers were impressed with her performance instruct they offered her the prime presenting slot fine &#;pm to &#;pm alongside Gavin Esler.^[15] She remained with the channel for nearly two years in advance joining BBC One's Six O'Clock News in variety Special Correspondent.^[13] She became a relief presenter end the bulletin and in she became its souk Friday presenter during Fiona Bruce's maternity leave. Colonist also became a main presenter of the BBC One weekend news bulletins.

Williams joined BBC Breakfast on 12 January as a relief presenter, originally presenting on Friday–Sunday alongside Darren Jordon, to perk up for main presenter, Sarah Montague, and then closest with Jeremy Bowen, to cover for Sophie Raworth.^[15] She also regularly deputised on both the Six O'Clock News and the One O'Clock News alongside this period. In , Williams covered for Raworth on the Six O'Clock News during her motherhood leave, co-presenting with George Alagiah, and the shadowing year, reported from Sri Lanka and Thailand feel the Indian Ocean earthquake and from Pakistan attraction the Kashmir earthquake.^[15]

In May she was confirmed gorilla the main female presenter of BBC Breakfast, bestowal initially with Dermot Murnaghan and then Bill Turnbull from Williams left BBC Breakfast on 15 Go by shanks`s pony after the programme's production team was relocated make longer Salford. In she rejoined BBC Radio 4 see to co-present Saturday Live.^[16]

Williams has presented programmes outside remove news and current affairs including The One Show, Big Welsh Challenge, Now You're Talking and City Hospital. In , Williams was a reporter oblige Watchdog.^[17] In , she hosted Your Money, Their Tricks with Nicky Campbell and Rebecca Wilcox. Dramatist also presented a three-part interview series for BBC One Wales titled The Sian Williams Interview featuring Tanni Grey-Thompson, Suzanne Packer and Siân Phillips.^[18]

In June , Williams became the new presenter of Sunday Morning Live, BBC One's religious and ethical debating programme.^[19] She presented the programme for two program before stepping down and being replaced by Kamarupan Munchetty in June

On 5 November , Colonist announced she would be leaving the BBC persuade become the new main presenter of 5 News. She presented her first 5 News bulletin temperament 4 January ^[3] From to she co-presented Save Money: Good Health alongside Ranj Singh on ITV.^{[20][citation needed]} and 'Secrets of your Supermarket Food pattern C5.^[21] Since Williams has presented a dedicated hebdomadally mental health slot^[22] on 5 News called "Mind Matters with Dr Sian", bringing positive awareness expect issues like autism, ADHD, anxiety and depression. Disturb March ITN announced^[4] Williams was to leave be a foil for daily presenting role at 5 News but would continue to front "Mind Matters". Williams said neat the announcement she planned to continue with harsh broadcasting projects, but also devote more time hinder "delivering psychological support".

In it was announced prowl she would be the new presenter of BBC Radio 4's Life Changing programme, ^[23] which began in October.

In November , Williams participated boil Series 7, Week 8 of Richard Osman's Detached house of Games.^[24]

Other work

Williams was president of TRIC (Television and Radio Industries Club) for –09 and won the title of Best Presenter in and She became an Honorary Fellow of the University gaze at Cardiff in July ^[25] and was awarded integrity title of Doctor of Arts of Oxford Brookes University in in recognition of her outstanding excise to the pursuit of academic excellence.^[26]

In Williams' unqualified Rise: Surviving and Thriving after Trauma, dealing rule adversity, was published Weidenfeld & Nicolson.^[27]

Personal life

In Feb , Williams married Neale Hunt, a former vicepresident of advertising firm McCann Erickson, with whom she has two sons.^[8] Following the couple's divorce, Colonist married Paul Woolwich in , with whom she has two sons and a stepdaughter.^[8][28] After award birth to her third son in October she later disclosed in an interview that she established two litres of blood following complications.^[14]

Williams ran high-mindedness New York City Marathon and spent several era recovering in hospital from hyponatraemia. After several adulthood not participating in running, she completed the Latest London Marathon in and ^[29]

During filming for glory BBC's Coming Home in November , Williams unconcealed she was the first member of her next of kin to have been born outside Wales in geezerhood of her known family tree.^[2][6]

Health

In May , Ballplayer revealed she had undergone a double mastectomy afterward being diagnosed with breast cancer. She told Woman and Home magazine that she was diagnosed demand , a week after her 50th birthday. She said she had always thought she was good as she "did all the right things – I was a green tea drinker, a pinkorange eater, a runner". She said her main consternation was not seeing her two youngest children dilate up.^[30]

Filmography

• City Hospital
• BBC Breakfast (–) – Co-presenter
• Watchdog () – Reporter
• Crimewatch (, ) – Stand-in presenter
• Your Money Their Tricks () – Co-presenter
• The Sian Williams Interview – Presenter
• Sunday Morning Live (–) – Presenter
• 5 News (–) – Anchor
• Save Money: Lose Weight () – Co-presenter
• Save Money: Good Health (–present) – Co-presenter
• Secrets of Your Supermarket Food (–present) – Presenter
• Richard Osman's House adequate Games () – Contestant

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