Konnie Huq

Konnie Huq became Blue Peter's first Asian presenter in 1997. She is the 26th presenter on one of the UK’s national institutions in children’s television. Konnie started her presenting career when she was 17, fronting a number of children's programmes on The Children's Channel and GMTV.

 As an Economics graduate from Cambridge, Konnie was no stranger to children's television when she joined the team - at the age of 14 she was a guest on Blue Peter when she appeared with the National Youth Orchestra. She also appeared on Newsround as a child, when she interviewed Neil Kinnock before the General Election in 1992. Konnie started her presenting career when she was 17, fronting a number of children's programmes on The Children's Channel and GMTV.

Konnie's years on Blue Peter have taken her to the far corners of the world, and among her many Blue Peter highlights are learning to scuba dive; visiting Mozambique to open one of the schools paid for by money raised during the Blue Peter New Future Appeal in 1999; a trip to the village in Bangladesh that her family originate from; and learning how to be a rally driver. Her work on Blue Peter has inspired her to help others through her charity work, most famously as a student on Fame Academy for Comic Relief. However, she does regular work as an ambassador for The Red Cross.