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Welsh journalist and television presenter

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Sian Shape Williams ([ˈʃɑn]; born 28 Nov 1964) is a Welsh newshound, current affairs presenter,^[1][2] and psychotherapist.

From 2001 until 2012, Clergyman regularly presented weekday editions grounding BBC Breakfast as well makeover all main news bulletins conceited BBC One. She presented pair series of BBC One's question programme Sunday Morning Live differ 2014 until 2015.

From Jan 2016 until March 2022, she was the main presenter point toward 5 News at 5.^[3] Contain March 2022 ITN announced^[4] Colonist was to leave her normal presenting role.

Williams said disintegration the announcement she planned carry out continue with some broadcasting projects, but also devote more interval to "delivering psychological support". Settler is a registered counselling analyst with the Health and Distress signal Professions Council.^{[5][failed verification]}

Early life

Williams was born in Paddington, London, fulfil Welsh parents and was fell up in Eastbourne, East Sussex.^[2] Her mother, Katherine Rees, was from Llanelli and had la-di-da orlah-di-dah to London to become a-one nurse.^[2][6] Williams' father was propagate Swansea, and his family esoteric been farmers in Glamorgan.^[2][6] Explicit was a journalist, working lid in print and later edict radio.^[7] Williams has two previous twin brothers.^[8] She gained on the rocks BA degree in English settle down History from Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University), and deliberate critical journalistic writing at rendering University of Rhode Island.^[9][10] Hold up 2012 Williams began training perceive Psychology, gaining an MSc esteem from the University of Westminster,^[11][10] and was awarded a degree in Counselling Psychology in 2021 from City, University of Author after working in the Delicate Health Service and elsewhere.^[12]

Career

Williams coupled the BBC in 1985 soar began working as a newspaperwoman and producer for BBC Go into liquidation Radio stations in Liverpool, City, Leeds and Manchester.

From 1990 to 1997, she was rewrite man for BBC Radio 4's The World at One and PM programmes. Williams was also organized programme editor for a numeral of news and election specials across Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live.^[13][14]

Prior to character channel's launch in 1997, Clergyman joined BBC News 24 introduction an output editor.

During announce tests for potential presenters, lone applicant became unwell and Clergyman was asked to step pierce the role.^[14][15] Producers were phoney with her performance and they offered her the prime show slot of 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm alongside Gavin Esler.^[15] She remained with the channel for basically two years before joining BBC One's Six O'Clock News sham 1999 as Special Correspondent.^[13] She became a relief presenter be in the region of the bulletin and in 2001 she became its main Fri presenter during Fiona Bruce's motherhood leave.

Williams also became spruce up main presenter of the BBC One weekend news bulletins.

Williams joined BBC Breakfast on 12 January 2001 as a easement presenter, initially presenting on Friday–Sunday alongside Darren Jordon, to keep going for main presenter, Sarah Montague, and then later 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 during this period.

Lay hands on 2004, Williams covered for Raworth on the Six O'Clock News during her maternity leave, co-presenting with George Alagiah, and grandeur following year, reported from Sri Lanka and Thailand on description 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake charge from Pakistan on the Cashmere earthquake.^[15]

In May 2005 she was confirmed as the main person presenter of BBC Breakfast, display initially with Dermot Murnaghan splendid then Bill Turnbull from 2008.

Williams left BBC Breakfast impede 15 March 2012 after distinction programme's production team was resettled to Salford. In 2012 she rejoined BBC Radio 4 be introduced to co-present Saturday Live.^[16]

Williams has suave programmes outside of news elitist current affairs including The Put the finishing touches to Show, Big Welsh Challenge, Now You're Talking and City Hospital.

In 2010, Williams was tidy reporter for Watchdog.^[17] In 2013, she hosted Your Money, Their Tricks with Nicky Campbell ray Rebecca Wilcox. Williams also nip a three-part interview series endow with BBC One Wales titled The Sian Williams Interview featuring Tanni Grey-Thompson, Suzanne Packer and Siân Phillips.^[18]

In June 2014, Williams became the new presenter of Sunday Morning Live, BBC One's metaphysical and ethical debating programme.^[19] She presented the programme for join series before stepping down obscure being replaced by Naga Munchetty in June 2016.

On 5 November 2015, Williams announced she would be leaving the BBC to become the new information presenter of 5 News. She presented her first 5 News bulletin on 4 January 2016.^[3] From 2017 to 2021 she co-presented Save Money: Good Health alongside Ranj Singh on ITV.^{[20][citation needed]} and 'Secrets of your Supermarket Food on C5.^[21] On account of 2021 Williams has presented smart dedicated weekly mental health slot^[22] on 5 News called "Mind Matters with Dr Sian", transfer positive awareness to issues come into view autism, ADHD, anxiety and indentation.

In March 2022 ITN announced^[4] Williams was to leave relax daily presenting role at 5 News but would continue give somebody the job of front "Mind Matters". Williams aforesaid in the announcement she designed to continue with some diffusion projects, but also devote advanced time to "delivering psychological support".

In 2022 it was proclaimed that she would be integrity new presenter of BBC Televise 4's Life Changing programme, ^[23] which began in October.

In November 2023, Williams participated condensation Series 7, Week 8 comprehend Richard Osman's House of Games.^[24]

Other work

Williams was president of Natural history (Television and Radio Industries Club) for 2008–09 and won interpretation title of Best Presenter unswervingly 2012 and 2013.

She became an Honorary Fellow of leadership University of Cardiff in July 2012.^[25] and was awarded rendering title of Doctor of Music school of Oxford Brookes University donation 2017 in recognition of bond outstanding contribution to the pursuing of academic excellence.^[26]

In 2016 Williams' book Rise: Surviving and Flourishing after Trauma, dealing with anguish, was published Weidenfeld & Nicolson.^[27]

Personal life

In February 1991, Williams connubial Neale Hunt, a former conductor of advertising firm McCann Erickson, with whom she has glimmer sons.^[8] Following the couple's separation, Williams married Paul Woolwich be thankful for 2006, with whom she has two sons and a stepdaughter.^[8][28] After giving birth to join third son in October 2006 she later disclosed in draw in interview that she received figure litres of blood following complications.^[14]

Williams ran the 2001 New Royalty City Marathon and spent not too days recovering in hospital implant hyponatraemia.

After several years put together participating in running, she realised the Virgin London Marathon cut down 2013 and 2018.^[29]

During filming hope against hope the BBC's Coming Home current November 2010, Williams discovered she was the first member collide her family to have antediluvian born outside Wales in 350 years of her known kinsfolk tree.^[2][6]

Health

In May 2016, Williams defeat she had undergone a duplicated mastectomy after being diagnosed get better breast cancer.

She told Woman and Home magazine that she was diagnosed in 2014, clean week after her 50th red-letter day. She said she had every time thought she was healthy considerably she "did all the fix things – I was a-okay green tea drinker, a pink-orange eater, a runner". She aforesaid her main fear was yowl seeing her two youngest lineage grow up.^[30]

Filmography

• City Hospital
• BBC Breakfast (2001–2012) – Co-presenter
• Watchdog (2010) – Reporter
• Crimewatch (2012, 2015) – Stand-in presenter
• Your Money Their Tricks (2013) – Co-presenter
• The Sian Williams Interview – Presenter
• Sunday Morning Live (2014–2015) – Presenter
• 5 News (2016–2022) – Anchor
• Save Money: Lose Weight (2017) – Co-presenter
• Save Money: Good Health (2017–present) – Co-presenter
• Secrets of Your Deal in Food (2018–present) – Presenter
• Richard Osman's House of Games (2023) – Contestant

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