“As a child, I never found it particularly difficult to talk to other kids or to adults, getting them to explicitly understand what I wanted or what I believed or what I wanted to have a conversation about.”

English broadcaster and author

Fearne Cotton is an English broadcaster and author. Born in 1981, she began on children’s television in the late 1990s and became a familiar face across British TV. Her credits include GMTV, CITV, CBBC, and presenting work on several popular entertainment shows. She is best known for long-running and recurring television roles, including Top of the Pops, Love Island, The Xtra Factor, Interior Design Masters, and Children in Need. From 2008 to 2018, she was also a team captain on Celebrity Juice. Her career has largely centered on presenting, with work that spans music, reality, and light entertainment.