Ria Hebden | |
Birth Name: | Ria Cunningham |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1983 |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Alma Mater: | Brunel University London |
Years Active: | 2014–present |
Known For: | BBC Radio London (2020–present) |
Children: | 2 |
Ria Hebden (Cunningham; born 2 January 1983) is an English broadcast journalist and television presenter. She has been the entertainment editor reporting on Lorraine (TV programme)| since 2020. Since 2020, she has co-presented All Around Britain with Alex Beresford.[1] [2]
Hebden was born on 2 January 1983.[3] She went to Brunel University London between 2001 and 2004, graduating with a 2:1 BA Hons.
After graduating university, Hebden worked as a publicist for companies such as Channel 4 and Twentieth Century Fox.[4]
Hebden founded Wonder Women TV in 2016, an inspirational women's organisation that champions diverse women who work at mid-senior level in television. She also presents a podcast The Wonder Women TV Podcast.[5] [6] Hebden also hosts a show on BBC Radio London.[7] Hebden is also a patron for the MAMA Youth Project.[8]
Hebden made history in 2020 as the first mixed-race couple to present a BBC daytime show as she co-presented alongside Sean Fletcher. .[9] In January 2020, Hebden became the entertainment editor on Lorraine. In 2020, Hebden stepped in for Ranvir Singh on All Around Britain, co-presenting with Alex Beresford, whilst she competed in Strictly Come Dancing. In 2021, ITV commissioned another series of the show, with Hebden returning alongside Beresford as presenter.[10] [11]
In January 2022, Ria participated in the fourteenth series of Dancing on Ice and was eliminated second.[12] [13]
Hebden married her husband Mark in 2012 and together they have two children.[14] [15]