Sunny and Shay (Sunny born 1975, Shay born 1984) are a British Radio presenting husband and wife duo consisting of Mandeep "Sunny" and Gursharonjit "Shay" Grewal, both from London.
Career
Sunny and Shay present a number of shows including the
BBC Radio WM afternoon slot for which they became the first high profile Asian presenters to do so in addition to the
BBC Asian Network
BBC Asian Network is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station's target audience is people "with an interest in British Asian lifestyles", especially those between the ages of 18 and 34. The station has produc ...
and
BBC Radio London
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It broadcasts on FM broadcasting, FM, Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at Broadcasting House in Langham Plac ...
.
They became a household name after appearing on the
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...
show ''
The Family'' in 2008.
They support and attend a number of high profile events throughout the year including the
Asian Awards
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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and the Indian Film Festival. They co-hosted the
Brit Asia TV Music Awards with Sukhi Bart, in 2014 and 2015.
In 2019 Shay also hosted the first Asian woman festival.
Prior to becoming radio presenters Sunny worked as a BAA security officer at
Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport , also colloquially known as London Heathrow Airport and named ''London Airport'' until 1966, is the primary and largest international airport serving London, the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdo ...
and Shay was a HR consultant in the City.
Awards and recognition
* They are annually featured in the Asian power couples list.
*In August 2019 they won the New York Festival radio award.
*In November 2017 they won the GG2 Media & Creative Arts Award.
* In May 2017 Shay was presented with the Asian Women of Achievement Award by
Cherie Blair and named the Media Award Winner.
*In December 2016 Shay was ranked as one of the top 10 inspirational Sikh women in Britain.
Personal life
In 2017 they announced they were expecting a baby and in 2018 they were featured in
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...
's documentary ''
One Born Every Minute'' as millions viewed Shay give birth to their daughter.
See also
*
List of British Sikhs
This is a list of notable Sikhs from the United Kingdom.
Academia and education
*Harjinder Singh Dilgeer – National Professor of Sikh History. Director of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, SGPC Sikh History Research Board and author o ...
References
External links
''Sunny and Shay''(BBC Radio London)
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Living people
1982 births
Radio presenters from London
BBC Asian Network presenters
Press TV people
Participants in British reality television series
British Sikhs
British people of Punjabi descent