Carol Kirkwood

Carol Kirkwood: Biography in Details

Who is Carol Kirkwood?

Carol Kirkwood is a weather presenter from Scotland. She is known for working on the BBC. She has also participated in the 13th series of the show Strictly Come Dancing. 

Similarly, in the year 2018, she served as a Weather presenter in Hollyoaks.

She is the winner of the TRIC award for the best TV Weather Presenter in the years 2003, 2008, 2009, and 2012-2017.

Carol Kirkwood: Birth facts, Parents, Childhood

Carol was born on 29th May 1962 in Morar Highland, the U.S. As mentioned above her ethnicity is Scottish. At present, she is 60 years old.

She was born to her father(Malcolm MacKellaig) but the name of her mother is not revealed. Her father died a long time back.

Similarly, Carol Kirkwood had seven brothers and sisters in her family and she was the eighth one. Her parents had a hotel in Morar. Likewise, she grew up with her siblings.

In which school did Carol Kirkwood attend?

The Scottish weather presenter, Carol attended Lochaber High School in Fort Willliam.

Similarly, Carol Kirkwood enrolled in Napier College of Commerce and Technology in Edinburgh for a commerce degree in BA.

Carol Kirkwood: Profession

BBC career

After graduating from college, she started working at the BBC’s secretarial reserve in London. She presented the short slots on BBC Radio Scotland.

After that, Carol Kirkwood presented on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4. After being married to her husband she left the BBC.

Carol Kirkwood started working in recruitment and trained as a consultant for a management consultancy in Cheshire. In the year 1993, she rejoined BBC at the corporation’s Elstree Studios training department.

She was a freelance presenter. After that in 1006, she joined the UK operation of The Weather Channel.

Carol Kirkwood started appearing across all BBC Weather’s output on TV and radio which included BBC News, BBC World News, and BBC News at Six. Similarly, she is the main weather presenter on BBC Breakfast. Furthermore, she has also presented The Great British Weather and The Chris Evans Breakfast Show.

Carol on Strictly Come Dancing

In the year 2015, in August Carol announced that she would be a part of Strictly Come Dancing in the thirteenth series. The show began in September 2015. Her partner in the show was Pasha Kovalev. He is a Russian professional Latin and ballroom dancer.

Awards and Achievements

In the years 2003, 2008, 2009, and 2012-2017, Carol Kirkwood was awarded the TRIC award for best TV Weather Presenter. Similarly, she received an Honorary Fellowship from HRH Princess Anne for “contributions to broadcasting” at Inverness College, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, on 17 November 2015.

Carol Kirkwood: Controversy, Health

Carol makes a mistake during the weather forecast

In August 2019, Carol made a mistake during the weather forecasts. She was dressed in a leopard print. But she made a mistake while discussing the temperature. She covered her mistake saying that she had bad eyesight.

Carol injured in an accident

Carol Kirkwood tweeted in May 2019 that Carol Kirkwood had an accident after she was knocked off by a car. She was injured, and policemen and the ambulance crew escorted her to the hospital.

Carol Kirkwood: Net worth

The Scottish weather forecaster has an estimated net worth of $5 million.

Similarly, her salary is around $400,000. She might earn a huge amount of money from her career.

How tall is Carol Kirkwood?

Carol Kirkwood has a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall and she weighs around 58 kg.

Her hair color is blonde and her eyes color is blue. Her body measurement is 38-28-39 inches.

Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Carol Kirkwood is active on Twitter. On Twitter, she has around 237.8k followers. But she does not have a Facebook or Instagram account.

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