Susanna Reid
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| Susanna Reid | ||
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| Birth name | Susanna Reid | |
| Born | 10 December 1970 | |
| Birth place | England | |
| Circumstances | ||
| Occupation | Journalist, Presenter | |
| Ethnicity | English | |
| Notable credit(s) | BBC Breakfast | |
Susanna Reid (born 10 December 1970) is an English journalist and presenter.
She is currently working for BBC News. She is one of the main presenters on BBC Breakfast, presenting alongside Charlie Stayt on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. She is also the regular newsreader during the headlines on The Andrew Marr Show, and can occasionally be seen on Breakfast during the week.
She has held her current role since 2006, when she replaced Mishal Husain, who went on maternity leave. She had already presented on Breakfast before this point, but like Husain lost her slot after going on maternity leave. In the past she has also presented on the BBC News channel.
After studying Politics, Philosophy and Law at Bristol University, Reid started out at BBC Radio Bristol and then become a reporter for BBC Radio 5 Live, as well as latterly a producer. She then joined BBC News 24 where she spent two years as a reporter. Reid then spent three months doing charity work in Sri Lanka, before becoming a reporter for Breakfast News.
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[edit] Personal life
Susanna lives in South London with her boyfriend, the Sport correspondent Dominic Cotton. The couple have three boys: Sam Reid Cotton (born Southwark, London, 2002), Finn Reid Cotton (born Lambeth, London, 2004) and Jack Reid Cotton (born Lambeth, 2005).
[edit] Trivia
Went to school with the comedienne Sue Perkins. [1]
Is a vegetarian. [2]

