Kate Thornton

Kate Thornton: Biography in Details

Who is Kate Thornton?

Kate Thornton is an English journalist and television presenter. She is popular for being the presenter of The X Factor and writer of popular magazines, Daily Mirror.

She also served as an editor for the magazine Smash Hits.

Who are the parents of Kate Thornton?

Kate was born on 7 February 1973. As a child, she grew up in the place where she was born i.e. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

She is the daughter of Dennis Thornton (father) and Sandra Thornton (mother). Her ethnicity is English.

Similarly, she has not disclosed her education and qualification too. However, it is safe to say that she had a great learning experience which played a significant role in her rise to success.

Kate Thornton: Career, Salary, Net Worth, and Awards:

Kate Thornton initiated at the Sunday Mirror in 1992 as an editorial assistant. She displayed her exceptional talent and was the mastermind in starting a media controversy about the British musical group Pulp. Eventually, her talents did not go unnoticed as she became the youngest ever editor of the magazine Smash Hits when she was just 22.

Later on, she produced her first issue covering the split of boy band Take That in February 1996. A year later, she was hired as a Features Editor at the Sunday Times and worked post till 2001. Also, she contributed as an Editor for the magazine Marie Claire until 2003. Furthermore, she debuted as a TV presenter on the ITV program Straight Up in February 1997.

The thing did not end here as it only got better as she was chosen as the first host of the UK series of The X Factor. She presented the show for three seasons until she was replaced by Dermot O’Leary. Later on, she anchored ITV’s daytime series Loose Women alongside Andrea McLean. However, She was replaced by Carol Vorderman in 2011.

In addition, she hosted different shows such as Gravity Games, Women: The Naked Truth Honest for, and Breasts Uncupped. Her talent was also in writing, so she served as the writer of the radio documentary From Band to Brand in 2004. Moreover, she also served as the creator of the radio series Line of Enquiry. Currently, she has been presenting a radio series for BBC Radio 2, Paper Cuts.

Thus, with the help of her talents and appearances, she gets a decent amount of money as her income raising her net worth to a decent peak value. As of 2023, her net worth is about $1.4 million.

Kate Thornton’s Rumors, and Controversy

Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding her personal and professional life. It seems she is doing the best job without harming others and has been a straight person in her life, for which she has not been in any controversy yet.

How tall is Kate Thornton?

Kate Thornton stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m) only. She has a beautiful and well-managed physique despite her age. However, her exact body measurement seems to be missing. Her body weight is 60 kg.

Her hair color is blonde and her eye color is hazel.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Kate is active on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts. She has more than 163.3k followers on Twitter, she has over 6.8k followers on Facebook, and she has over 171k followers on her Instagram account.

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