Kirsty Gallacher
About
Kirsty is a stunning Scottish television personality most well-known to sports fans as a lead presenter on Sky Sports News. She has covered seminal sporting events throughout her career including the Ryder Cup and Wimbledon. She also co-hosted Soccer Aid with Dermot O’Leary for ITV1.
Kirsty Gallacher is the daughter of the former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher and Lesley Gallacher.
Gallacher studied at the London College of Fashion in journalism and promotion. Approached by Mark Sharman, then deputy head of sport at Sky, at a Ryder Cup Dinner, she began working as a production assistant in 1996, before moving on to the position of editorial assistant on Sky Sports.
She got her presenting break on Sky Sports News in 1998, and since then has been associated with many other sports shows such as 90 Minutes, Soccer Extra, Kirsty and Phil (on BBC Radio 5 Live) and Soccer AM.
From 2000 until 2004, Gallacher hosted the Sky One show Kirsty’s Home Videos, a satellite equivalent of ITV’s You’ve Been Framed in which viewers send in home videos to be screened. In 2002, she presented the morning show RI:SE, and in 2004 began the show Simply the Best.
Kirsty presented the All Star Cup on Sky 1 in 2005 and on ITV in 2006. She also presented Ant V’s Dec – the popular strand on Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
In 2005, Gallacher won the third series of the popular Channel 4 reality TV series, The Games. She then presented the following year’s show alongside Jamie Theakston. In December 2005, she released a DVD “Body Sculpt with Kirsty Gallacher” in which she shows a variety of workouts. In July 2006, she co-presented the BBC reality TV show Only Fools on Horses.
In 2008, Gallacher presented the new version of Gladiators on Sky1 alongside Ian Wright.
On 30 August 2008, Kirsty appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with Duncan Bannatyne.
She has also guest presented Lorraine on ITV Breakfast.
In May 2011 Kirsty Gallacher returned to Sky Sports to present for Sky Sports News.
Kirsty is an all round face to be reckoned with in the presenting world. Quirky, fun and entertaining, she brings a new element to corporate events.