Lucrezia Millarini
Lucrezia Gaia Millarini (born 18 February 1976) is an English journalist and television presenter currently employed by ITV News.
Lucrezia Millarini | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lucrezia Gaia Millarini 18 February 1976 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Bristol University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Television presenter |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Employer | ITN |
| Television | ITV London & ITV News |
| Spouse | Simon Kurs (2011–present) |
Early life
Lucrezia Gaia Millarini was born on 18 February 1976[1][2] into a family of Italian descent. Before starting her career in journalism, Millarini studied law at Bristol University and went on to train as a barrister. Initially working for a local radio station in Oxford, Millarini joined ITN's digital operation in London, reporting for the digital 24-hour rolling news channel.[3][4]
Career
In December 2010, she joined ITV News London as the Entertainment Correspondent. In January 2013, she was appointed a newsreader. At present, Millarini now regularly presents the main 6pm programme as well as the ITV Lunchtime News (since 2017), ITV Weekend News (since 2015), the ITV Evening News (since 2019) and the ITV News at Ten (since 2021). As well as fronting the news, Millarini has also reported for ITV's flagship current affairs programme, On Assignment.[5][6]
Millarini reported on the births of two of the royal babies and was reporting on the coverage of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.[7]
She participated on Dancing on Ice on ITV in January 2020.[8]
She won an episode of Celebrity Mastermind broadcast in December 2020.[citation needed]
On 9 April 2021, she broke the news of the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in a special announcement on ITV.[citation needed]
Personal life
Millarini lives in south east London with her husband, journalist Simon Kurs, whom she married in 2011. Millarini is vegetarian and has a Lhasa Apso named Milo.[9]
She is a patron of the animal welfare charities "Dogs on the Streets" and "Support Dogs".[10][11] She also supports Cats Protection and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.[9]
References
- ^ "Lucrezia Gaia Millarini". FreeBMD. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Millarini, Lucrezia (18 February 2021). "It's my birthday! And Milo is my butler for the day!". Instagram. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "My father is Italian and that explains the name". Twitter. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lucrezia Millarini". Knight Ayton Management. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Walker, James (24 May 2019). "Nina Hossain moves up to lead ITV Lunchtime News". Press Gazette.
- ^ Henden, Amalie (22 December 2019). "Lucrezia Millarini husband: Is she married? Who is Lucrezia's husband?". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Rainbow, Sophie (12 January 2020). "Who is Lucrezia Millarini? Meet the Dancing on Ice contestant". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Caprice completes Dancing on Ice line-up". BBC. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Lucrezia Millarini". knightayton.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "patrons-and-ambassadors | Dogs on the Streets". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Lhasa-loving Lucrezia picks up the lead as new patron for charity Support Dogs". Support Dogs. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
External links
- Lucrezia Millarini at IMDb .