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| birth_place = [[Easington, County Durham|Easington]], [[County Durham]]
| birth_place = [[Easington, County Durham|Easington]], [[County Durham]], England
| occupation = [[Television presenter]]
| occupation = [[Television presenter]]
| years active = 1999-present
| spouse = {{marriage|Nicola Mooney|2004}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Nicola Mooney|2004}}
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'''Matthew James Baker''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 23 December 1977) is a British [[television presenter]].
'''Matthew James Baker''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 23 December 1977) is a British [[television presenter]]. He co-presented the children's television show ''[[Blue Peter]]'' from 1999 until 2006, [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Countryfile]]'' since 2009 and ''[[The One Show]]'' from 2011 to 2020, with [[Alex Jones (Welsh presenter)|Alex Jones]].<ref name=BakerOne>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12268771|title=Matt Baker named as new One Show presenter|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=25 January 2011}}</ref>

Matt Baker co-presented the children's television show ''[[Blue Peter]]'' from 1999 until 2006, [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Countryfile]]'' since 2009 and ''[[The One Show]]'' from 2011 to 2020, with [[Alex Jones (Welsh presenter)|Alex Jones]].<ref name=BakerOne>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12268771|title=Matt Baker named as new One Show presenter|work=[[BBC News]]|date=25 January 2011}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Baker was born on 23 December 1977 at [[Easington, County Durham|Easington]] in [[County Durham]] where his father ran a [[newsagent's shop]],<ref name=MGNFreeL>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Matt%27s+the+man%3B+North+lad+Matt+Baker+has+gone+from+a+juggling...-a0200362772|title=Matt's the man|publisher=Mirror Group Newspapers|newspaper=[[Evening Chronicle#Sister papers|The Journal]]|date=23 May 2009|access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> and his parents had a [[smallholding]] in the village. He has one sister and two half-sisters.
Baker was born on 23 December 1977 at [[Easington, County Durham|Easington]] in [[County Durham]] where his father ran a [[newsagent's shop]],<ref name=MGNFreeL>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Matt%27s+the+man%3B+North+lad+Matt+Baker+has+gone+from+a+juggling...-a0200362772|title=Matt's the man|newspaper=[[Evening Chronicle#Sister papers|The Journal]]|date=23 May 2009|access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> and his parents had a [[smallholding]] in the village. He has one sister and two half-sisters.


Matt attended Easington Village School, then, when he was aged 10, his parents bought a farm west of Durham, which they moved into and renovated. From the age of 5 Baker was a keen dancer and began competing as a gymnast whilst at school.<ref name=LNE5028861>{{cite web|url=http://www.livingnortheast.co.uk/features/5028861.My_North___Matt_Baker/|title=My North: Matt Baker|publisher=Living Northeast|date=25 February 2010|access-date=10 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919173532/http://www.livingnortheast.co.uk/features/5028861.My_North___Matt_Baker/|archive-date=19 September 2010}}</ref> He continued his education at [[Belmont School Community Arts College|Belmont Comprehensive School]] in Durham and was a budding gymnast, but was forced to give up after being diagnosed with [[anaemia]] aged 14.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/get-inspired/36991378|title=My Story: Matt Baker|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=5 August 2016|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-08-16}}</ref> He took A-levels in Drama, Biology and Sports Science at [[Durham Sixth Form Centre]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}
Matt attended Easington Village School, then, when he was aged 10, his parents bought a farm west of Durham, which they moved into and renovated. From the age of 5, Baker was a keen dancer and began competing as a gymnast whilst at school.<ref name=LNE5028861>{{cite web|url=http://www.livingnortheast.co.uk/features/5028861.My_North___Matt_Baker/|title=My North: Matt Baker|publisher=Living Northeast|date=25 February 2010|access-date=10 December 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919173532/http://www.livingnortheast.co.uk/features/5028861.My_North___Matt_Baker/|archive-date=19 September 2010}}</ref> He continued his education at [[Belmont School Community Arts College|Belmont Comprehensive School]] in Durham and was a budding gymnast, but was forced to give up after being diagnosed with [[anaemia]] aged 14.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/get-inspired/36991378|title=My Story: Matt Baker|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=5 August 2016|access-date=2020-08-16}}</ref> He took A-levels in Drama, Biology and Sports Science at [[Durham Sixth Form Centre]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=My best teacher – Matt Baker {{!}} Tes Magazine |url=https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/my-best-teacher-matt-baker |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=tes.com}}</ref> Baker moved to [[Edinburgh]] to train as an actor at [[Queen Margaret University]] School of Drama.


In the late 1990s, as a drama student at [[Queen Margaret University|Queen Margaret University College]], [[Edinburgh]], Baker worked as an entertainer, and with a 1970s comedy disco-dancing revival show called "Disco Inferno", which toured the north of England.<ref name=MGNFreeL/><ref name=TIG2716008/><ref name=BBCStrictly/>
In the late 1990s, as a drama student at Queen Margaret University College, Baker worked as an entertainer, and with a 1970s comedy disco-dancing revival show called "Disco Inferno", which toured the north of England.<ref name=MGNFreeL/><ref name=TIG2716008/><ref name=BBCStrictly/>


==Career==
==Career==
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===''Blue Peter''===
===''Blue Peter''===
{{main article|Blue Peter}}
{{main article|Blue Peter}}
Baker wanted to become a [[physiotherapist]], but did not achieve the necessary academic standards. After an appearance in the school production of ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'',<ref name=LNE5028861/> it was suggested that he attend drama school. Having just finished the second year of a three-year course at [[Queen Margaret University]], [[Edinburgh]], his future wife's aunt spotted that ''[[Blue Peter]]'' was looking for a new presenter. After calling into the Editor's office direct, Baker put together a [[showreel]] with footage in the farmyard; reading a story; and riding a [[unicycle]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} He was asked to come to London the next day for an interview, and made his first appearance on the show on 25 June 1999. His gymnastic background helped him in physical challenges, including training as a stuntman, and passing the recruitment courses for both the [[Royal Marines]] and the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]]. In 2003, Baker learned to fly [[hang gliders]] and made a successful tandem world record-breaking flight with [[Airways Airsports]] instructor [[Judy Leden]] MBE.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2331253.stm|work=BBC News|title=Hang-gliders break world record|date=15 October 2002}}</ref>
Baker wanted to become a [[physiotherapist]], but did not achieve the necessary academic standards. After an appearance in the school production of ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'',<ref name=LNE5028861/> it was suggested that he attend drama school. Having just finished the second year of a three-year course at Queen Margaret College, [[Edinburgh]], his future wife's aunt spotted that ''[[Blue Peter]]'' was looking for a new presenter. After calling into the Editor's office direct, Baker put together a [[showreel]] with footage in the farmyard; reading a story; and riding a [[unicycle]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} He was asked to come to London the next day for an interview, and made his first appearance on the show on 25 June 1999. His gymnastic background helped him in physical challenges, including training as a stuntman, and passing the recruitment courses for both the [[Royal Marines]] and the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]]. In 2003, Baker learned to fly [[hang gliders]] and made a successful tandem world record-breaking flight with [[Airways Airsports]] instructor [[Judy Leden]] MBE.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2331253.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Hang-gliders break world record|date=15 October 2002}}</ref>


During his seven years on ''Blue Peter'', Matt's colleagues were [[Katy Hill]], [[Konnie Huq]], [[Simon Thomas (television presenter)|Simon Thomas]], [[Liz Barker]], [[Zöe Salmon]] and [[Gethin Jones]]. He won two BAFTAs for Best Children's Presenter two years in a row and a [[Royal Television Society]] award. Baker left ''Blue Peter'' at the end of its 2005–06 series;<ref name=CBBCleaving>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_5050000/newsid_5050000/5050036.stm|title=Matt Baker is leaving Blue Peter|publisher=[[Newsround]]|date=5 June 2006}}</ref> his last live show was broadcast on 26 June. Baker's dog Meg, seen alongside him on the programme from 2000 onwards, left with him.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
During his seven years on ''Blue Peter'', Matt's colleagues were [[Katy Hill]], [[Konnie Huq]], [[Simon Thomas (television presenter)|Simon Thomas]], [[Liz Barker]], [[Zöe Salmon]] and [[Gethin Jones]]. He won two BAFTAs for Best Children's Presenter two years in a row and a [[Royal Television Society]] award. Baker left ''Blue Peter'' at the end of its 2005–06 series;<ref name=CBBCleaving>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_5050000/newsid_5050000/5050036.stm|title=Matt Baker is leaving Blue Peter|publisher=[[Newsround]]|date=5 June 2006}}</ref> his last live show was broadcast on 26 June. Baker's dog Meg, seen alongside him on the programme from 2000 onwards, left with him.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
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On 4 December 2019, Baker announced on ''The One Show'' that he would be leaving in the spring of 2020. He announced it in an emotional speech to camera where he thanked everyone for their support, especially for the money donated to The Rickshaw Challenges.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
On 4 December 2019, Baker announced on ''The One Show'' that he would be leaving in the spring of 2020. He announced it in an emotional speech to camera where he thanked everyone for their support, especially for the money donated to The Rickshaw Challenges.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


Matt's last show on "The One Show" was on Tuesday 31 March 2020, where he wasn't on the couch with co-presenter Alex Jones, but was at home in self isolation.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}
Matt's last show on ''The One Show'' was on Tuesday 31 March 2020, where he wasn't on the couch with co-presenter Alex Jones, but was at home in self isolation.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}


===Other television work===
===Other television work===
In 2003, Baker was a guest on ''[[A Song For Europe]]'' contest to decide the UK entry to the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]'', where he announced the scores for the North of England. He was one of three main presenters on the final series of the [[BBC One]] reality series ''City Hospital''. In March 2007, and again in 2008, Baker co-presented coverage of ''[[Crufts]]''. Also in 2007, he co-presented five episodes of ''Animal Rescue Live'' with [[Selina Scott]]. The episodes were shown across a week and were broadcast live from [[Battersea Dogs & Cats Home]] in London.
In 2003, Baker was a guest on ''[[A Song For Europe]]'' contest to decide the UK entry to the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]'', where he announced the scores for the North of England. He was one of three main presenters on the final series of the [[BBC One]] reality series ''City Hospital''. In March 2007, and again in 2008, Baker co-presented coverage of ''[[Crufts]]''. Also in 2007, he co-presented five episodes of ''Animal Rescue Live'' with [[Selina Scott]]. The episodes were shown across a week and were broadcast live from [[Battersea Dogs & Cats Home]] in London.


As part of the celebration for London's winning bid to host the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]], Baker co-hosted the London 2012 party with [[Claudia Winkleman]] on 24 August 2008, after the closing ceremony of the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]]. For the BBC's coverage of the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, Baker commentated on the [[gymnastics]] events. He provided commentary for the gymnastics at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London, as well as doing some presenting work. Matt Baker was also a Torch Bearer for the Olympic Flame as it was carried into Durham City as part of the flame's tour of Great Britain. In 2016, Baker again provided the BBC commentary on the gymnastic events at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/rio/tv|title=Rio 2016 on the BBC|publisher=[[BBC Media Centre]]|date=26 May 2016}}</ref> Matt continued his previous commentating work by providing commentary for the Tokyo 2020 gymnastics events.
As part of the celebration for London's winning bid to host the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]], Baker co-hosted the London 2012 party with [[Claudia Winkleman]] on 24 August 2008, after the closing ceremony of the [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]]. For the BBC's coverage of the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, Baker commentated on the [[gymnastics]] events. He provided commentary for the gymnastics at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London, as well as doing some presenting work. Matt Baker was also a Torch Bearer for the Olympic Flame as it was carried into Durham City as part of the flame's tour of Great Britain. In 2016, Baker again provided the BBC commentary on the gymnastic events at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/rio/tv|title=Rio 2016 on the BBC|publisher=[[BBC Media Centre]]|date=26 May 2016}}</ref> Matt continued his previous commentating work by providing commentary for the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 gymnastics events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/olympic-games-paris-2024-on-the-bbc|title=Olympic games Paris 2024 on the BBC|publisher=[[BBC Media Centre]]|date=27 July 2024}}</ref>


In October 2009, Baker took part in the reality programme ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (Children in Need 2009)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' to raise money for [[Children in Need]]. He undertook the [[Kazakhstan]] to [[Mongolia]] leg with [[Julia Bradbury]]. For [[Children in Need]], Baker rode a bicycle towing a [[rickshaw]] 484 miles from Edinburgh to London in 2011, which took about a week up to the fund raising night on 18 November. He averaged around 60 miles per day, raising well over £1.5 million for the charity. In the summer of 2006, Baker was a celebrity [[showjumper]] in the ''[[Sport Relief]]'' event ''[[Only Fools on Horses]]''.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/06_june/08/ofoh.shtml|title=Stars saddle-up for Only Fools on Horses|publisher=BBC Press Office|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>
In October 2009, Baker took part in the reality programme ''[[Around the World in 80 Days (Children in Need 2009)|Around the World in 80 Days]]'' to raise money for [[Children in Need]]. He undertook the [[Kazakhstan]] to [[Mongolia]] leg with [[Julia Bradbury]]. For [[Children in Need]], Baker rode a bicycle towing a [[rickshaw]] 484 miles from Edinburgh to London in 2011, which took about a week up to the fund raising night on 18 November. He averaged around 60 miles per day, raising well over £1.5 million for the charity. In the summer of 2006, Baker was a celebrity [[showjumper]] in the ''[[Sport Relief]]'' event ''[[Only Fools on Horses]]''.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/06_june/08/ofoh.shtml|title=Stars saddle-up for Only Fools on Horses|publisher=BBC Press Office|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>


In 2015, Baker along with [[Mel Giedroyc]] co-hosted four-part [[BBC One]] series ''The Gift''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2015/06/the-gift|title=The Gift|publisher=BBC Media Centre}}</ref>
In 2015, Baker along with [[Mel Giedroyc]] co-hosted four-part [[BBC One]] series ''The Gift''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2015/06/the-gift|title=The Gift|publisher=BBC Media Centre}}</ref>
In 2015, Baker co-hosted a three-part factual series ''Big Blue Live'' for [[BBC One]]. The series focussed on marine wildlife in [[Monterey Bay]], California. He hosted alongside [[Steve Backshall]], [[Liz Bonnin]], [[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall]] and [[Lindsey Chapman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02v03p1|title=Big Blue Live|website=[[BBC One]]}}</ref>
In 2015, Baker co-hosted a three-part factual series ''Big Blue Live'' for [[BBC One]]. The series focussed on marine wildlife in [[Monterey Bay]], California. He hosted alongside [[Steve Backshall]], [[Liz Bonnin]], [[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall]] and [[Lindsey Chapman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02v03p1|title=Big Blue Live|publisher=[[BBC One]]}}</ref>


In July 2017, Baker co-presented ''Wild Alaska Live'' on [[BBC One]] with [[Steve Backshall]] and [[Liz Bonnin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/wild-alaska-live|title=BBC One commissions Wild Alaska Live with Steve Backshall, Matt Baker and Liz Bonnin|publisher=BBC Media Centre|date=24 May 2017}}</ref>
In July 2017, Baker co-presented ''Wild Alaska Live'' on [[BBC One]] with [[Steve Backshall]] and [[Liz Bonnin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/wild-alaska-live|title=BBC One commissions Wild Alaska Live with Steve Backshall, Matt Baker and Liz Bonnin|publisher=BBC Media Centre|date=24 May 2017}}</ref>
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===''Strictly Come Dancing''===
===''Strictly Come Dancing''===
{{main article|Strictly Come Dancing}}
{{main article|Strictly Come Dancing}}
In 2010, Baker participated in the eighth series of ''[[Strictly Come Dancing (series 8)|Strictly Come Dancing]]'', where he was partnered with professional ballroom dancer [[Aliona Vilani]],<ref name=BBCStrictly>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/2010/dancers/celebrity/matt_baker.shtml|title=Strictly Come Dancing 2010 - Matt Baker|publisher=BBC One|access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> finishing in second place to the winners [[Kara Tointon]] and [[Artem Chigvintsev]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12029243|title=Kara Tointon crowned Strictly Come Dancing winner|work=BBC News|date=19 December 2010}}</ref> Baker and Vilani also participated in the 2011 [[Strictly Come Dancing Live!|''Strictly Come Dancing'' Live Tour]]. They performed in all thirty-five shows on the tour in arenas throughout [[Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Ireland]], winning on twenty-six occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strictlycomedancinglive.com/tour-dates-2011/previous-2011-winners/|title=Strictly Come Dancing - The Live Tour|access-date=3 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213085247/http://www.strictlycomedancinglive.com/tour-dates-2011/previous-2011-winners/|archive-date=13 February 2011}}</ref>
In 2010, Baker participated in the eighth series of ''[[Strictly Come Dancing (series 8)|Strictly Come Dancing]]'', where he was partnered with professional ballroom dancer [[Aliona Vilani]],<ref name=BBCStrictly>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/2010/dancers/celebrity/matt_baker.shtml|title=Strictly Come Dancing 2010 – Matt Baker|publisher=BBC One|access-date=10 December 2010}}</ref> finishing in second place to the winners [[Kara Tointon]] and [[Artem Chigvintsev]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12029243|title=Kara Tointon crowned Strictly Come Dancing winner|publisher=BBC News|date=19 December 2010}}</ref> Baker and Vilani also participated in the 2011 [[Strictly Come Dancing Live!|''Strictly Come Dancing'' Live Tour]]. They performed in all thirty-five shows on the tour in arenas throughout [[Great Britain|Britain]] and [[Ireland]], winning on twenty-six occasions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strictlycomedancinglive.com/tour-dates-2011/previous-2011-winners/|title=Strictly Come Dancing – The Live Tour|access-date=3 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213085247/http://www.strictlycomedancinglive.com/tour-dates-2011/previous-2011-winners/|archive-date=13 February 2011}}</ref>


;Performances
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===Acting===
===Acting===
In 2002, Baker played himself in an episode of the BBC Drama series ''[[Cutting It]]''. In 2005, he briefly appeared as himself, as the presenter of Blue Peter, in an episode of sci-fi series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', when [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] was flicking through television channels. In June 2006, Baker played the role of Dick from [[The Famous Five (novel series)|The Famous Five]] in ''[[The Queen's Handbag]]''.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
In 2002, Baker played himself in an episode of the BBC Drama series ''[[Cutting It]]''. In 2005, he briefly appeared as himself, as the presenter of ''Blue Peter'', in an episode of sci-fi series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', when [[Ninth Doctor|The Doctor]] was flicking through television channels. In June 2006, Baker played the role of Dick from [[The Famous Five (novel series)|The Famous Five]] in ''[[The Queen's Handbag]]''.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


In 2008, Baker returned to his native [[North East England]] to play the role of [[Caractacus Potts]] in a production of ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' at the [[Sunderland Empire]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/23/review-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-sunderland-empire-61634-20805753/|title=Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire|newspaper=Journal Live|date=23 April 2008|author=Barbara Hodgson|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120235412/http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/23/review-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-sunderland-empire-61634-20805753/|archive-date=20 January 2013}}</ref>
In 2008, Baker returned to his native [[North East England]] to play the role of [[Caractacus Potts]] in a production of ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)|Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'' at the [[Sunderland Empire]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/23/review-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-sunderland-empire-61634-20805753/|title=Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire|newspaper=Journal Live|date=23 April 2008|author=Barbara Hodgson|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120235412/http://www.journallive.co.uk/culture-newcastle/theatre-in-newcastle/2008/04/23/review-chitty-chitty-bang-bang-sunderland-empire-61634-20805753/|archive-date=20 January 2013}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Baker met his wife Nicola, a [[physiotherapist]], when he was performing in the [[disco]] show at Pier 39 in [[Cleethorpes]].<ref name=TIG2716008>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Matt-Baker-dances-inferno/story-11528560-detail/story.html|title=TV personality Matt Baker favourite to take Strictly Come Dancing crown|newspaper=This is Grimsby|date=4 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426181339/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Matt-Baker-dances-inferno/story-11528560-detail/story.html|archive-date=26 April 2012}}</ref> The couple married at [[Winston, County Durham|Winston]] in [[Teesdale]],<ref name=LNE5028861/> in 2004<ref name=Marriage>UK Civil Registration index - Marriages</ref> and live in [[Buckinghamshire]] with their son and daughter.
Baker met his future wife Nicola, a [[physiotherapist]], when he was performing in the [[disco]] show at Pier 39 in [[Cleethorpes]].<ref name=TIG2716008>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Matt-Baker-dances-inferno/story-11528560-detail/story.html|title=TV personality Matt Baker favourite to take Strictly Come Dancing crown|newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph|date=4 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426181339/http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/Matt-Baker-dances-inferno/story-11528560-detail/story.html|archive-date=26 April 2012}}</ref> The couple married at [[Winston, County Durham|Winston]] in [[Teesdale]],<ref name=LNE5028861/> in 2004<ref name=Marriage>UK Civil Registration index – Marriages</ref> and live in [[Buckinghamshire]] with their son and daughter.


Baker was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2022 New Year Honours]] for charitable and voluntary services to fundraising.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-59835962 |title=Ann Cleeves and Matt Baker awarded Queen's honours |date=31 December 2021|accessdate=3 January 2022|work=BBC News}}</ref>
Baker was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2022 New Year Honours]] for charitable and voluntary services to fundraising.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-59835962 |title=Ann Cleeves and Matt Baker awarded Queen's honours |date=31 December 2021|accessdate=3 January 2022|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>


===Charity===
===Charity===
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*''What Are You Like?'' (2008)
*''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Paul O'Grady Show]]'' (2009)
*''[[Pointless Celebrities]]'' (2011)
*''[[Pointless|Pointless Celebrities]]'' (2011)
*''[[W1A (TV series)|W1A]]'' (2015)
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*''[[Strictly Come Dancing|Strictly]] The Best'' (2018)
*''[[Blue Peter]] 60th Anniversary'' (2018)
*''[[Blue Peter]] 60th Anniversary'' (2018)

==See also==
* [[List of Blue Peter presenters|List of ''Blue Peter'' presenters]]
* [[List of Strictly Come Dancing contestants|List of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' contestants]]


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Latest revision as of 14:45, 3 November 2024

This article is about the British television presenter. For other people named Matt Baker or Matthew Baker, see Matthew Baker (disambiguation).

Matt Baker
MBE
Matt Baker presenting the BBC's coverage of Crufts 2008
Born
Matthew James Baker

(1977-12-23) 23 December 1977 (age 46)
Easington, County Durham, England
Alma materQueen Margaret University
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active1999-present
TelevisionBlue Peter
Countryfile
The One Show
The Gift
Big Blue Live
Wild Alaska Live
The Great Rickshaw Relay Challenge
Spouse
Nicola Mooney
​
(m. 2004)​
Children2

Matthew James Baker MBE (born 23 December 1977) is a British television presenter. He co-presented the children's television show Blue Peter from 1999 until 2006, BBC One's Countryfile since 2009 and The One Show from 2011 to 2020, with Alex Jones.[1]

Early life

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Baker was born on 23 December 1977 at Easington in County Durham where his father ran a newsagent's shop,[2] and his parents had a smallholding in the village. He has one sister and two half-sisters.

Matt attended Easington Village School, then, when he was aged 10, his parents bought a farm west of Durham, which they moved into and renovated. From the age of 5, Baker was a keen dancer and began competing as a gymnast whilst at school.[3] He continued his education at Belmont Comprehensive School in Durham and was a budding gymnast, but was forced to give up after being diagnosed with anaemia aged 14.[4] He took A-levels in Drama, Biology and Sports Science at Durham Sixth Form Centre.[5] Baker moved to Edinburgh to train as an actor at Queen Margaret University School of Drama.

In the late 1990s, as a drama student at Queen Margaret University College, Baker worked as an entertainer, and with a 1970s comedy disco-dancing revival show called "Disco Inferno", which toured the north of England.[2][6][7]

Career

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Blue Peter

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Main article: Blue Peter

Baker wanted to become a physiotherapist, but did not achieve the necessary academic standards. After an appearance in the school production of Grease,[3] it was suggested that he attend drama school. Having just finished the second year of a three-year course at Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, his future wife's aunt spotted that Blue Peter was looking for a new presenter. After calling into the Editor's office direct, Baker put together a showreel with footage in the farmyard; reading a story; and riding a unicycle.[citation needed] He was asked to come to London the next day for an interview, and made his first appearance on the show on 25 June 1999. His gymnastic background helped him in physical challenges, including training as a stuntman, and passing the recruitment courses for both the Royal Marines and the Parachute Regiment. In 2003, Baker learned to fly hang gliders and made a successful tandem world record-breaking flight with Airways Airsports instructor Judy Leden MBE.[8]

During his seven years on Blue Peter, Matt's colleagues were Katy Hill, Konnie Huq, Simon Thomas, Liz Barker, Zöe Salmon and Gethin Jones. He won two BAFTAs for Best Children's Presenter two years in a row and a Royal Television Society award. Baker left Blue Peter at the end of its 2005–06 series;[9] his last live show was broadcast on 26 June. Baker's dog Meg, seen alongside him on the programme from 2000 onwards, left with him.[citation needed]

Countryfile

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Main article: Countryfile
Matt Baker filming Countryfile at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire

Baker co-presented Countryfile Summer Diaries on weekday mornings on BBC One, along with Open Country for Radio 4 and Animal Rescue Squad and Animal Rescue Squad International for Channel 5. From 2009, he has co-presented BBC One's Countryfile on Sunday evenings.[10] In August 2010, Baker co-presented the first series of Secret Britain with Julia Bradbury and presented One Man and His Dog with Kate Humble.

The One Show

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Main article: The One Show

From May to August 2010, Baker was a guest presenter on BBC One's magazine programme The One Show, standing in for Jason Manford. Following Manford's resignation on 18 November 2010, Baker acted as a guest co-host on the programme.[11] He later took over as a permanent presenter on the show, co-hosting with Alex Jones from Monday to Thursday.[1]

On 8 March 2011, Baker gained media attention by asking then-Prime Minister David Cameron, "How on earth do you sleep at night?". Will Heaven, Deputy Editor of Telegraph Blogs, wrote: "Was this the unearthing of a true Northern lefty? Or did Baker just misspeak?".[12]

On 4 December 2019, Baker announced on The One Show that he would be leaving in the spring of 2020. He announced it in an emotional speech to camera where he thanked everyone for their support, especially for the money donated to The Rickshaw Challenges.[citation needed]

Matt's last show on The One Show was on Tuesday 31 March 2020, where he wasn't on the couch with co-presenter Alex Jones, but was at home in self isolation.[citation needed]

Other television work

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In 2003, Baker was a guest on A Song For Europe contest to decide the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, where he announced the scores for the North of England. He was one of three main presenters on the final series of the BBC One reality series City Hospital. In March 2007, and again in 2008, Baker co-presented coverage of Crufts. Also in 2007, he co-presented five episodes of Animal Rescue Live with Selina Scott. The episodes were shown across a week and were broadcast live from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London.

As part of the celebration for London's winning bid to host the 2012 Olympics, Baker co-hosted the London 2012 party with Claudia Winkleman on 24 August 2008, after the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. For the BBC's coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Baker commentated on the gymnastics events. He provided commentary for the gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as well as doing some presenting work. Matt Baker was also a Torch Bearer for the Olympic Flame as it was carried into Durham City as part of the flame's tour of Great Britain. In 2016, Baker again provided the BBC commentary on the gymnastic events at the Rio Olympics.[13] Matt continued his previous commentating work by providing commentary for the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 gymnastics events.[14]

In October 2009, Baker took part in the reality programme Around the World in 80 Days to raise money for Children in Need. He undertook the Kazakhstan to Mongolia leg with Julia Bradbury. For Children in Need, Baker rode a bicycle towing a rickshaw 484 miles from Edinburgh to London in 2011, which took about a week up to the fund raising night on 18 November. He averaged around 60 miles per day, raising well over £1.5 million for the charity. In the summer of 2006, Baker was a celebrity showjumper in the Sport Relief event Only Fools on Horses.[15]

In 2015, Baker along with Mel Giedroyc co-hosted four-part BBC One series The Gift.[16] In 2015, Baker co-hosted a three-part factual series Big Blue Live for BBC One. The series focussed on marine wildlife in Monterey Bay, California. He hosted alongside Steve Backshall, Liz Bonnin, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Lindsey Chapman.[17]

In July 2017, Baker co-presented Wild Alaska Live on BBC One with Steve Backshall and Liz Bonnin.[18]

Strictly Come Dancing

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Main article: Strictly Come Dancing

In 2010, Baker participated in the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing, where he was partnered with professional ballroom dancer Aliona Vilani,[7] finishing in second place to the winners Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev in the final.[19] Baker and Vilani also participated in the 2011 Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour. They performed in all thirty-five shows on the tour in arenas throughout Britain and Ireland, winning on twenty-six occasions.[20]

Performances
Week Dance/song Judges' score Result
Horwood Goodman Dixon Tonioli Total
1 Cha-Cha-Cha / Ain't No Mountain High Enough 7 8 8 8 31 N/A
2 Foxtrot / She Said 7 8 8 8 31 Safe
3 Quickstep / Dreaming of You 8 7 8 8 31 Safe
4 Charleston / Forty-Second Street 9 9 9 8 35 Safe
5 Argentine Tango / Bat Out of Hell 8 8 9 9 34 Safe
6 Viennese Waltz / Where the Wild Roses Grow 8 9 9 9 35 Safe
7 Rumba / Too Lost in You 8 9 9 9 35 Safe
8 Samba / Young Hearts Run Free 9 9 10 10 38 Safe
9 American Smooth / Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down 8 8 8 9 33 Safe
10 Jive / Soul Bossa Nova 8 9 9 9 35 Safe
11 Salsa / Spinning Around 7 7 7 7 28 Safe
Swing / In the Mood N/A N/A N/A N/A 2nd/4 points
Tango / Hung Up 9 10 10 9 38
12 Samba / Young Hearts Run Free 9 9 10 10 38 Second place
Showdance / I Like The Way (You Move) 7 9 9 9 34
Paso Doble / Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 9 8 9 9 35
Viennese Waltz / Where the Wild Roses Grow 9 9 10 9 37

Acting

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In 2002, Baker played himself in an episode of the BBC Drama series Cutting It. In 2005, he briefly appeared as himself, as the presenter of Blue Peter, in an episode of sci-fi series Doctor Who, when The Doctor was flicking through television channels. In June 2006, Baker played the role of Dick from The Famous Five in The Queen's Handbag.[citation needed]

In 2008, Baker returned to his native North East England to play the role of Caractacus Potts in a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Sunderland Empire.[21]

Personal life

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Baker met his future wife Nicola, a physiotherapist, when he was performing in the disco show at Pier 39 in Cleethorpes.[6] The couple married at Winston in Teesdale,[3] in 2004[22] and live in Buckinghamshire with their son and daughter.

Baker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for charitable and voluntary services to fundraising.[23]

Charity

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In early 2011, Baker was elected as the president for the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs.[24] He is president for Here4Horses.[25]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Roles Notes
1999–2006 Blue Peter Presenter
2005 Doctor Who Himself "Aliens of London" episode
2006 The Famous Five Dick
Only Fools on Horses Contestant Finished third
Gymnastics on the BBC Commentator
The One Show Reporter
2006–2008 Evacuation Presenter
2007 Crufts Presenter
Animal Rescue Live Co-presenter With Selina Scott
2008 Countryfile Summer Diaries Presenter
2008 Summer Olympics Presenter Gymnastics
London 2012 Party Co-presenter With Claudia Winkleman
2009 Around The World in 80 Days Contestant With Julia Bradbury
2009– Countryfile Co-presenter
2010 The One Show Presenter Stand-in presenter
Secret Britain Co-presenter With Julia Bradbury
Strictly Come Dancing Contestant Finished as runner-up
2011–2020 The One Show Co-presenter Monday–Thursday co-host, with Alex Jones
2012 2012 Summer Olympics Presenter Gymnastics coverage
2014 The Sport Relief Games Show Co-presenter With Alex Jones and John Inverdale
2014 Commonwealth Games Presenter Gymnastics coverage
2015 The Gift Co-presenter With Mel Giedroyc
Big Blue Live[26] Co-presenter Three-part BBC series
Gymnastics World Championships Presenter Gymnastics coverage
2016 2016 Summer Olympics Presenter Gymnastics coverage
2017– Wild Alaska Live Co-presenter Three-part BBC series
2017 Gymnastics: World Championships Presenter BBC Two
2018 2018 Gymnastics World Cup Presenter Studio Presentation & Commentator
Royal Wedding Watch Co-presenter With Meredith Vieira for PBS
European Gymnastics Championships Presenter Studio Presentation & Commentator
2019 Classic FM Presenter Stand-in presenter
2019 Gymnastics World Cup Presenter Studio Presentation & Commentator
European Gymnastics Championships Presenter Studio Presentation & Commentator
Magic Breakfast Presenter Stand-in presenter for Magic FM breakfast show
Gymnastics World Championships Presenter Studio Presentation & Commentator
2020 The Big Night In Co-presenter
2021 2020 Summer Olympics Presenter Gymnastics coverage
2021– Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales Presenter Channel 4
2021 BBC Children In Need – The Great Rickshaw Relay Challenge Presenter BBC1
2022– Matt Baker: Travels with Mum & Dad Presenter Channel 4
2022 Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Presenter Gymnastics coverage
Liverpool 2022 Gymnastics World Championships Presenter Studio Presentation & Commentator
2023 Matt Baker's Travels in the Country: USA Presenter More 4
2024 Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker Host Channel 4[27]
TBA Baker's Britain (w/t) Presenter More 4[28]
Guest appearances

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Matt Baker named as new One Show presenter". BBC News. 25 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Matt's the man". The Journal. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "My North: Matt Baker". Living Northeast. 25 February 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  4. ^ "My Story: Matt Baker". BBC Sport. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. ^ "My best teacher – Matt Baker | Tes Magazine". tes.com. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "TV personality Matt Baker favourite to take Strictly Come Dancing crown". Grimsby Telegraph. 4 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Strictly Come Dancing 2010 – Matt Baker". BBC One. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Hang-gliders break world record". BBC News. 15 October 2002.
  9. ^ "Matt Baker is leaving Blue Peter". Newsround. 5 June 2006.
  10. ^ "Countryfile moves to peak time on BBC One" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 6 March 2009.
  11. ^ Jason Manford quits The One Show BBC News, 19 November 2010
  12. ^ "Matt Baker, David Cameron's baby-faced assassin". The Daily Telegraph. London. 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011.
  13. ^ "Rio 2016 on the BBC". BBC Media Centre. 26 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Olympic games Paris 2024 on the BBC". BBC Media Centre. 27 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Stars saddle-up for Only Fools on Horses" (Press release). BBC Press Office. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  16. ^ "The Gift". BBC Media Centre.
  17. ^ "Big Blue Live". BBC One.
  18. ^ "BBC One commissions Wild Alaska Live with Steve Backshall, Matt Baker and Liz Bonnin". BBC Media Centre. 24 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Kara Tointon crowned Strictly Come Dancing winner". BBC News. 19 December 2010.
  20. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing – The Live Tour". Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  21. ^ Barbara Hodgson (23 April 2008). "Review: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sunderland Empire". Journal Live. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013.
  22. ^ UK Civil Registration index – Marriages
  23. ^ "Ann Cleeves and Matt Baker awarded Queen's honours". BBC News. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Countryfile's Matt Baker elected president of Young Farmers' Clubs". National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  25. ^ Becky Murray (11 December 2020). "Countryfile presenter appointed president of equine charity". Horse & Hound.
  26. ^ "Big Blue Live: BBC One for huge live event". Digital Spy. 7 May 2015.
  27. ^ "Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker". nationaltrust.org.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Matt Baker Explores the Heart of Britain in New TV Series Baker's Britain (w/t)". Channel 4. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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