Julia Bradbury is an Irish-born English television presenter, employed by the BBC and ITV know all about her in this article as like her Family, Net Worth, Parents, Husband, Children, Education and Salary
Bio | |
Name | Julia Bradbury |
Birthdate ( Age) | 24 July 1970 |
Place of Birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Marital Status | Married |
Spouse/Partner | Gerard Cunningham (m. 2000) |
Children | Zephyr Cunningham, Xanthe Cunningham, Zena Cunningham |
Parents | Chrissi Bradbury, Michael Bradbury |
Education | King Edward VII – Upper School |
Profession | Irish-born English television presenter, employed by the BBC and ITV |
Net Worth | $1 Million – $2 Million |
Last Update | September 2021 |
Julia Michele Bradbury is an Irish-born English television presenter, employed by the BBC and ITV, specialising in documentaries and consumer affairs.
She is best known for co-presenting the BBC One programme Countryfile with Matt Baker from 2004 until 2014. She also presented Watchdog (2005–2009) and Planet Earth Live (2012) for the BBC and Take on the Twisters (2013), The Wonder of Britain (2015) and Britain’s Best Walks (2017) for ITV.
Early Life and Family
Bradbury’s father Michael Bradbury, a Derbyshire-born, steel and engineering industry marketing directorand Greek mother were in the Republic of Ireland when Bradbury was born.
The family returned to Britain, where she grew up in an old rectory and attended primary school in Edith Weston, Rutland, followed by King Edward VII School in Sheffield, where her father worked for British Steel Corporation and her mother ran a fashion business.
Julia Bradbury Husband
Julia Bradbury married WITH Gerard Cunningham 2000 , who works in property.In February 2011, Bradbury and Cunningham announced they were expecting their first child, despite the problems associated with endometriosis.On 4 August 2011, Bradbury gave birth to her first child, a son named Zephyrus Cunningham.On 12 March 2015, Bradbury gave birth to twin girls Xanthe and Zena.
Julia Bradbury Net Worth
Julia Michele Bradbury is an Irish-born English television presenter has an estimated Net Worth arround $1 Million – $2 Million in 2021.
Professional Career
Bradbury started as a television presenter with Chrysalis TV, followed by L!VE TV,before making the transition in 1996 from cable TV to terrestrial with GMTV as its Los Angeles correspondent. Bradbury also worked as a co-host on Top Gear during the 1990s.
Bradbury and co-host Arkin Salih hosted the BBC’s Are We Being Served?, which examined customer service in the UK and ran for six programmes in the summer of 2006.The show later received strong criticism from comedian Lee Mack when he named it as ‘the most evil programme ever made’ during his appearance on TV Heaven, Telly Hell.
From 2008 to 2011, Bradbury presented four series of Kill It, Cook It, Eat It on BBC Three. The first series concentrated on commercially farmed animals such as chickens, pigs, sheep and cattle. The second series featured hunted wild game such as ducks, rabbits, deer and grouse.
In August 2007, Bradbury presented Ultimate Britain – Climbing on BBC One,with rock climber Tim Emmett. Bradbury’s lifetime ambition to be a ‘real’ rock climber was achieved when the pair successfully ascended Cornwall’s Commando Ridge, Crackstone Rib in the Llanberis Pass, and the Old Man of Stoer.
That year, Bradbury also presented Wainwright Walks on BBC Four,in which she followed the mountain routes of the renowned fell walker and guidebook author Alfred Wainwright. The series was later repeated on BBC Two and ran for two series. Her appearance in this and the Railway Walks series earned her the title of “Walking Man’s Totty”.On 20 July 2009 her series Coast to Coast started on BBC Two.
In December 2010, she presented another walking-themed series, Julia Bradbury’s German Wanderlust on BBC Four in which she explored Germany and its Romantic movement through a series of walks across the country.The series was repeated on BBC Two in January and February 2011.In May 2011, she presented Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury.
In 2013, Bradbury co-presented the BBC One show Fightback Britain with Adrian Simpson and the BBC One show Keeping Britain Safe 24/7 with Matt Allwright.On 3 March 2014, it was announced that Bradbury would be leaving Countryfile and the BBC completely later in the year before joining ITV full-time after doing odd jobs for them in the past. In 2016, she took part in the third series of Sport Relief’s Famous, Rich and Homeless programme.
In 2013, Bradbury co-presented the two-part ITV series Mystery Map with Ben Shephard. In the same year, she presented teatime quiz show Take On the Twisters, a summer replacement for The Chase.
In 2015, Bradbury presented an ITV primetime series called The Wonder of Britain.In 2016, Bradbury began presenting her own eight-part ITV series Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury. A book, Unforgettable Walks, was published alongside the series.
Beginning in January 2017, Bradbury presented Britain’s Best Walks for ITV.She co-presented a one-off programme called Britain’s Favourite Walks: Top 100, as voted for by the public. Ore Oduba co-presented.Bradbury has also presented on radio for BBC London 94.9,and Radio 5 Live. She crossed NUJ picket lines to present Radio 5 Live’s breakfast programme on 15 July 2011. She presented the programme with Ian Payne who also broke the strike.