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Sian Mary Williams (; born 28 November 1964) is a Welsh journalist, current affairs

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best known for her work with the

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, and psychologist. From 2001 until 2012, Williams regularly presented weekday editions of '' BBC Breakfast'' as well as all main news bulletins on

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. She presented two series of

's discussion programme '' Sunday Morning Live'' from 2014 until 2015. Since January 2016, she has been the main presenter of '' 5 News at 5''. In March 2022 ITN announced Williams was to leave her daily presenting role. Williams said in the announcement she planned to continue with some broadcasting projects, but also devote more time to "delivering psychological support". Williams is a registered counselling psychologist with the Health and Care Professionals Council.

Early life

Williams was born in

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, London, to Welsh parents and was brought up in

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, East Sussex. Her mother, Katherine Rees, was from

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and had moved to London to become a nurse. Williams' father was from Swansea, and his family had been farmers in Glamorgan. He was a journalist, working first in print and later in radio. Williams has two younger twin brothers. She gained a BA degree in English and History from

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(now Oxford Brookes University), and studied critical journalistic writing at the

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. In 2012, Williams began training in psychology, gaining an MSc degree from the

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, and was awarded a doctorate in counselling psychology in 2021 from

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after working in the NHS and elsewhere..

Career

Williams joined the BBC in 1985 and began working as a reporter and producer for BBC Local Radio stations in

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and

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. From 1990 to 1997, she was editor for

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's ''

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'' and '' PM'' programmes. Williams was also a programme editor for a number of news and election specials across Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live. Prior to the channel's launch in 1997, Williams joined

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as an output editor. During screen tests for potential presenters, one applicant became unwell and Williams was asked to step into the role. Producers were impressed with her performance and they offered her the prime presenting slot of 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm alongside

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. She remained with the channel for nearly two years before joining BBC One's '' Six O'Clock News'' in 1999 as Special Correspondent. She became a relief presenter of the bulletin and in 2001 she became its main Friday presenter during

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's maternity leave. Williams also became a main presenter of the BBC One weekend news bulletins. Williams joined '' BBC Breakfast'' on 12 January 2001 as a relief presenter, initially presenting on Friday–Sunday alongside Darren Jordon, to cover for main presenter,

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, and then later with Jeremy Bowen, to cover for

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. She also regularly deputised on both the ''Six O'Clock News'' and the ''One O'Clock News'' during this period. In 2004, Williams covered for Raworth on the ''Six O'Clock News'' during her maternity leave, co-presenting with

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, and the following year, reported from Sri Lanka and Thailand on the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and from Pakistan on the Kashmir earthquake. In May 2005 she was confirmed as the main female presenter of ''BBC Breakfast'', presenting initially with

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and then Bill Turnbull from 2008. Williams left ''BBC Breakfast'' on 15 March 2012 after the programme's production team was relocated to

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. In 2012 she rejoined

to co-present '' Saturday Live''. Williams has presented programmes outside of news and current affairs including ''

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'', ''Big Welsh Challenge'', ''Now You're Talking'' and '' City Hospital''. In 2010, Williams was a reporter for ''

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''. In 2013, she hosted ''Your Money, Their Tricks'' with

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and Rebecca Wilcox. Williams also presented a three-part interview series for

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titled ''The Sian Williams Interview'' featuring

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and

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. In June 2014, Williams became the new presenter of '' Sunday Morning Live'', BBC One's religious and ethical debating programme. She presented the programme for two series before stepping down and being replaced by Naga Munchetty in June 2016. On 5 November 2015, Williams announced she would be leaving the

...
to become the new main presenter of ''

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''. She presented her first ''5 News'' bulletin on 4 January 2016. From 2017 to 2021 she co-presented ''Save Money: Good Health'' alongside Ranj Singh on ITV. and 'Secrets of your Supermarket Food on C5. Since 2021 Williams has presented a dedicated weekly mental health slot on 5 News called ‘Mind Matters with Dr Sian’, bringing positive awareness to issues like autism, ADHD, anxiety and depression. In March 2022 ITN announced Williams was to leave her daily presenting role at 5 News but would continue to front Mind Matters. Williams said in the announcement she planned to continue with some broadcasting projects, but also devote more time to "delivering psychological support". In 2022, it was announced that she would be the new presenter of Radio 4's "Life Changing" programme; this series began in October.

Other work

Williams was president of TRIC (Television and Radio Industries Club) for 2008–09 and won the title of Best Presenter in 2012 and 2013. She became an Honorary Fellow of the

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in July 2012. and was awarded the title of Doctor of Arts of Oxford Brookes University in 2017 in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the pursuit of academic excellence. In 2016, Williams wrote a book on dealing with adversity; ''Rise: Surviving and Thriving after Trauma''.

Personal life

In February 1991, Williams married Neale Hunt, a former director of advertising firm

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, with whom she has two sons. Following the couple's divorce, Williams married Paul Woolwich in 2006, with whom she has two children. After giving birth to her third son in October 2006 she later disclosed in an interview that she received two litres of blood following complications. Williams ran the 2001

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and spent several days recovering in hospital from hyponatraemia. After several years not participating in running, she completed the

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in 2013 and 2018. During filming for the BBC's '' Coming Home'' in November 2010, Williams discovered she was the first member of her family to have been born outside Wales in 350 years of her known family tree.

Health

In May 2016, Williams revealed she had undergone a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She told ''Woman and Home'' magazine that she was diagnosed in 2014, a week after her 50th birthday. She said she had always thought she was healthy as she "did all the right things – I was a green tea drinker, a salmon eater, a runner". She said her main fear was not seeing her two youngest children grow up.

Filmography

*'' City Hospital'' *'' BBC Breakfast'' (2001–2012) – Co-presenter *''

'' (2010) – Reporter *''

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'' (2012, 2015) – Stand-in presenter *''Your Money Their Tricks'' (2013) – Co-presenter *''The Sian Williams Interview'' – Presenter *'' Sunday Morning Live'' (2014–2015) – Presenter *'' 5 News at 5'' (2016–present) – Anchor *''Save Money: Lose Weight'' (2017) – Co-presenter *''Save Money: Good Health'' (2017–present) – Co-presenter *''Secrets of Your Supermarket Food'' (2018–present) - Presenter

References

External links

Official website
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