Charlotte Hedges is a British DJ and broadcaster, who presents as part of "Rickie, Melvin and Charlie" on BBC Radio 1.
Early life
Hedges studied journalism at
Harlow College
Harlow College is a further education college in Harlow, Essex, England. This medium-sized college has 5,900 students as of 2018 of which 2,585 are on 16-19 programmes and 2,000 are on adult educational programmes. Its main campus is in the tow ...
.
Career
Radio presenting
Hedges hosted the breakfast show at
Kiss for ten years with
Rickie Haywood-Williams
Richard Haywood-Williams is a British Disk jockey#Radio DJs, radio DJ and television presenter best known for his work with Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges on Kiss (UK radio station), Kiss FM, later BBC Radio 1 and the 2016 TV series ''Bang on ...
and
Melvin Odoom. The trio are known as Rickie, Melvin and Charlie. In November 2018, it was announced that they would move to
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...
to replace
Charlie Sloth in the mid-evening slot. Their new show debuted on 1 April 2019. On 20 April 2021, it was announced that the trio would be moving to the mid-morning slot then occupied by
Clara Amfo, who would take over the early evening slot from
Annie Mac.
In September 2020, it was announced that Hedges would replace
MistaJam as the host of
Radio 1's Dance Anthems on Saturday afternoons. She took over the following month.
DJ
Hedges has performed DJ sets at various clubs and festivals.
In 2014, she released a single titled "Best Night OML" with vocals from
JB Gill. In 2016, she released a single titled "Kaleidoscope" on
Armada Deep
Armada Music is a Dutch independent record label that specialises in releasing electronic dance music. The name Armada derives from the first two letters of the founders' first names: Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis.
Signed a ...
featuring vocalist Sonny Reeves.
Personal life
On 8 March 2022, Hedges announced on the
Radio 1 Breakfast show that she was pregnant.
References
External links
''Rickie, Melvin and Charlie''(BBC Radio 1)
''Radio 1's Dance Anthems''(BBC Radio 1)
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BBC Radio 1 presenters
English women DJs
Living people
1986 births