Gemma Hunt


Gemma Hunt is a CBeebies presenter who also used to be on the CBBC TV series Xchange.

CBBC

Hunt joined the CBBC continuity team in 2002, since then she has presented on the CBBC Channel and also on BBC One and BBC Two. In 2004, she was noticed by CBBC series Xchange and later became a presenter until its close in 2006. She continued to present CBBC until its revamp in 2007. As well as her presenting duties she has made guest appearances on Blue Peter and Smile. More recently she guest presented a new episode of Best of Friends alongside Ortis Deley. She has filmed a series with Barney Harwood for CBBC called Barney's Barrier Reef, which began airing on Monday 12 January 2009 at 7:30 on BBC Two. The show returned for a second series, now entitled Barney's Latin America. She also made a guest appearance live on the CBBC Channel in Office on 5 August 2010.
Hunt is the main presenter on CBeebies show, Swashbuckle.

Education

Hunt attended Staverton Primary School in Staverton, Wiltshire, which was then followed by her secondary school education at The John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge, Wiltshire. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Performance from the University of Bedfordshire in 2003.

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002CBBCHerselfContinuity Presenter
2003CBBCHerselfContinuity Presenter
2004CBBCHerselfContinuity Presenter
2004XchangeHerselfMain Presenter
2005CBBCHerselfContinuity Presenter
2005XchangeHerselfMain Presenter
2005Blue PeterHerselfGuest on Farewell Simon! and also on Blue Peter Champions
2006XchangeHerselfOne of the Presenters
2006CBBCHerselfContinuity Presenter
2007CBBCHerselfChief Continuity Presenter until 2 September
2007SmileHerselfGuest Presenter on final episode
2007ChuckleVisionHerselfAppeared as a presenter in the episode, "Muscling In"
2008Best of FriendsHerselfGuest Presenter alongside Ortis Deley
2009Barney's Barrier ReefHerselfAlongside Barney Harwood
2009BAMZOOKiHerselfAlongside Barney Harwood
2009Newsround SpecialsHerselfSpecial guest
2010BAMZOOKiHerselfAlongside Barney Harwood
2010Barney's Latin AmericaHerselfAlongside Barney Harwood
2010Hotel TrubbleTV PresenterGuest appearance in "Catz N Doggz"
2011All Over The PlaceHerselfRegular Presenter
2013SwashbuckleGemRegular Presenter
2014SwashbuckleGemRegular Presenter
2015Hacker's Birthday Bash: 30 Years of Children's BBCHerselfOne-off special
2015SwashbuckleGemRegular Presenter

Other appearances

In 2007, Hunt appeared in an episode of Chucklevision entitled "Muscling In". She was the compere of a strong man contest, which pitted Barry Chuckle against the cheating man mountain Magnus Sorenson.
She has also appeared in pantomimes. In 2007/2008 she played the lead role in Cinderella at the Palace Theatre, Mansfield. In 2008/2009, Hunt played Tinkerbell, alongside fellow CBBC presenter Barney Harwood in Peter Pan at the Pavilion Theatre in Bournemouth. In 2012/2013 she performed at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley in Peter Pan alongside Jennifer Ellison.
In August 2009, she and Harwood presented a BBC Proms concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London entitled "Evolution!", during which they interviewed Sir David Attenborough. In 2010, she guest starred in the CBBC sitcom Hotel Trubble as a television presenter in the episode "Catz N Doggz".
She is one of two lead presenters of the Alpha course film series, alongside Toby Flint, in which she describes her Christian faith.