Charlene White
{{short description|British television presenter (born 1980)}}
{{Distinguish|Charline White|Sharlene Whyte|Charliena White}}
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| birthname = Charlene Denise White
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|6|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Greenwich, London, England
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| occupation = Journalist, presenter
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| children = 2
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| employer = {{ubl|Loose Women (2021–)|ITN (2008–)|BBC (formerly)}}
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Charlene Denise White (born 22 June 1980) is a British television broadcaster, journalist and presenter, best known for presenting ITV News programmes. She has been an anchor on Loose Women since 2021.[https://www.responsesource.com/bulletin/news/itv-news-selects-nina-hossain-as-lead-presenter-of-lunchtime-news/ ITV News selects Nina Hossain as lead presenter of Lunchtime News] Amy Wilson, Response Source, 30 May 2019 White, Brenda Edwards, Judi Love and Kéllé Bryan became the first all black panel in the show's 25-year history; the panel has featured several times.{{Cite web|last=Hegarty|first=Tasha|date=2021-01-11|title=Loose Women announces Charlene White as new presenter|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a35176883/loose-women-charlene-white-saira-khan-andrea-mclean/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}} White also appeared on the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in November 2022.{{Cite web |title=Meet Charlene White: I'm a Celebrity contestant and TV presenter |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/charlene-white-im-a-celebrity-2022-contestant/ |website=radiotimes.com}}
Early life
White was born in Greenwich, London, to West Indian parents.[http://www.itv.com/london/meettheteam/ London Tonight – Meet the Team], ITV London {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815234933/http://www.itv.com/london/meettheteam/ |date=15 August 2010 }} She has a brother and sister.Charlene White, It takes more than a doll to ingrain gender biases in kids. i, London, 22 January 2022, page 33. She attended Riverston School and Blackheath High School in southeast London and graduated from the London College of Communication.[http://pridemagazine.com/?p=1264 Me & My career: Charlene White] Pride Magazine, 22 September 2010.
Career
White was a presenter and senior broadcast journalist at BBC Look East, Radio 5 Live Morning Reports, BBC Three 60 Seconds and BBC News. She also had her own late-night talk show on BBC London 94.9.
In 2002, she joined Radio 1 Newsbeat and its sister digital station BBC Radio 1Xtra as a reporter. In 2005 she teamed up with DJ G Money as presenter on 1Xtra's two-hour news, magazine and documentary programme TX. She has also previously worked as a reporter and producer for ITV News Meridian on ITV Meridian in Kent.
In 2008, she joined ITN, as a newscaster for the ITV News at 5:30 on ITV. Additionally she would present three short opts which aired as part of GMTV (later Daybreak) for ITV News London on ITV London. She discontinued these roles on 10 October 2012, though remained as a presenter of ITV News London{{'}}s main 6pm programme.
On 9 April 2014, White became the first black woman to present ITV News at Ten and was an occasional relief presenter until October 2015. She also occasionally presented the ITV Weekend News until 2019.
White continues to act as relief presenter of the ITV Lunchtime News & ITV Evening News.
On 30 May 2019, White was announced as lead presenter of ITV News London{{'}}s main 6pm programme.{{cite news |title=Loose Women's new anchor is REVEALED as journalist Charlene White |url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/loose-womens-new-anchor-is-revealed-as-journalist-charlene-white/ar-BB1cEowk |first=Ciara |last=Farmer|date=11 January 2021|access-date=19 January 2021 |work=www.msn.com}}
On 12 August 2020, White made her debut as a guest presenter of Loose Women. She returned on 11 January 2021, where it was announced she was to become a regular presenter, following Andrea McLean's departure from the show.{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Joel |title=Now you can't miss Charlene White on Loose Women |url=https://www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainment/2021/01/11/now-you-cant-miss-charlene-white-on-loose-women/ |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=Voice Online |date=11 January 2021 |language=en}}
In November 2022, White appeared in series 22 of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-10-31/im-a-celebrity-2022-line-up-unveiled |title=I'm A Celebrity 2022 line-up unveiled with Boy George among stars heading to the jungle |date=31 October 2022 |work=ITV News |access-date=19 November 2022}}{{cite web |title=I'm A Celebrity 2022: Mike Tindall, Boy George and Chris Moyles in line-up |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63423810 |website=BBC News |access-date=19 November 2022 |date=1 November 2022}}{{cite web |title=I'm a Celebrity 2022 line-up: Confirmed cast of contestants taking part |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/im-a-celebrity-2022-line-up/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=19 November 2022 |date=31 October 2022}} On day 13, White was the first celebrity to be evicted.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/nov/18/charlene-white-first-to-be-eliminated-from-im-a-celebrity|title=Charlene White first to be eliminated from I'm a Celebrity|website=The Guardian|last=Badshah|first=Nadeem|date=18 November 2022|access-date=19 November 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/im-a-celebrity-eviction-charlene-white-b2228589.html|title=I'm a Celeb: Charlene White becomes first campmate to be eliminated after public vote|website=The Independent|last=Vassell|first=Nicole|date=19 November 2022|access-date=19 November 2022}}
Personal life
White lives in south London.
While presenting an ITV News bulletin, she refused to wear a Remembrance Day poppy, stating: "I prefer to be neutral and impartial on screen so that one of those charities doesn't feel less favoured than another." It was reported that following the decision to not wear a poppy, she faced racist and sexist abuse on Twitter.{{cite news|first=Shane |last=Hickey|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/13/charlene-white-itv-news-presenter-remembrance-day-poppy |title=ITV news presenter hits back after abuse for not wearing poppy|newspaper=The Guardian|date= 13 November 2013}}
White and her partner have two children, a son born August 2017 and a daughter born October 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/itv-news-anchor-charlene-white-20867369.amp |title=ITV news anchor Charlene White announces birth of baby daughter|first=Sara-Aisha|last= Kent|newspaper= Daily Mirror|date= 12 November 2019}}
In the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Powerlist, White was listed in the Top 100 of the most influential people in the UK of African/African-Caribbean descent.{{cite web |last1=Mills |first1=Kelly-Ann |title=Raheem Sterling joins Meghan and Stormzy in top 100 most influential black Brits |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/black-powerlist-2020-raheem-sterling-20721033 |website=mirror |access-date=20 April 2020 |date=25 October 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Lavender |first1=Jane |title=Lewis Hamilton ends incredible year top of influential Black Powerlist 2021 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/black-power-list-2021-lewis-23017308 |access-date=19 January 2021 |work=mirror |date=17 November 2020 |language=en}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| | 60 Seconds
| Presenter |
| | BBC Look East
| Newsreader/reporter |
| | ITV News Meridian
| Reporter |
| 2008–
| Newsreader/presenter |
| 2008–2012
| Presenter |
| 2014–2015, 2020–
| Occasional presenter |
| 2014, 2016
| Tonight | Guest reporter |
| rowspan=2|2014–
| rowspan=2|Relief presenter |
| ITV Evening News |
| 2014–2019
| Presenter |
| 2020
| Panellist |
| 2020
| Reporting Coronavirus | Reporter |
| 2020, 2021–
| Anchor |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Trevor McDonald and Charlene White: Has George Floyd Changed Britain? | Presenter |
| Charlene White: Empire's Child |
| 2021–present
|Herself alongside Judi Love |
| 2022
|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! |Contestant; Series 22 |
| 2024
|James Martin's Saturday Morning |Guest |
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=4399688|name=Charlene White}}
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Category:Alumni of the London College of Communication
Category:Black British television personalities
Category:BBC newsreaders and journalists
Category:ITN newsreaders and journalists
Category:People from Greenwich