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Kirsty Jackson Young (born 23 November 1968) is a Scottish television and radio presenter. From 2006 to 2018 she was the main presenter of BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. She presented Crimewatch on BBC One from 2008 to 2015.
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- 1989–present
- Television and radio presenter
25. Dez. 2022 · Kirsty Young has recalled how having to step away from broadcasting for a few years due to her chronic pain condition caused her to question her own identity, saying “you lose your sense...
- Sophie Zeldin-O'neill
8. Nov. 2023 · The Scottish radio DJ, 54, opened up about her health struggles with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, which led to her quitting Desert Island Discs in 2019. She said she felt like a loser and thought she was going mad due to the excruciating pain and fatigue caused by her condition. She now manages her symptoms with medication and lifestyle changes.
25. Dez. 2022 · Kirsty Young, who stepped down from the BBC Radio 4 show in 2018 due to fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis, talks about her "awful" experience of chronic pain and how she coped with it. She also reflects on her career, meeting the Queen and facing snobbery and misogyny.
2. Mai 2022 · The radio and TV presenter Kirsty Young will return to the BBC for the first time since 2018 to lead the broadcaster’s platinum jubilee coverage.
- Nadia Khomami
29. Mai 2022 · Kirsty Young has revealed that her fibromyalgia left her struggling to drive and cook, a situation worsened by the “wrong medics” sending her down “blind alleys”.
Kirsty Young presented almost 500 editions of Desert Island Discs between 2006 and 2018, including highly memorable interviews with Tom Hanks, Dame Judi Dench and David Beckham. Ill health...
