Jules Breach (

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Sowa) (born 7 November 1986) is a British sports broadcaster for

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, and

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Early life

Breach was born in

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, Sussex, to Filipino parents. When she was six months old, her family moved to

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until she was 5 at which point she returned to England and attended St Mary's RC Primary School in

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until moving again, this time to

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where she lived from the ages of 8 to 15. In Jamaica, her passion was

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. During her childhood, she also played in various tennis tournaments around the world. Breach returned to Sussex to complete her education at Cardinal Newman School and then

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, where she studied for a degree in Media before studying for an NCTJ qualification at Brighton Journalist Works. She also participated in the national council of the Training of Journalists. She is a fan of Brighton and Hove Albion F.C.

Career

In her earlier media and broadcasting career Breach held presenting roles at Brighton's Juice FM, Latest TV and Sky Poker. Breach has presented live television in the UK on

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, and

as well as

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' ''

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'' coverage. Her live broadcasts have included the

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and live

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matches in the ''

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'', and live rolling coverage covering all the Saturday 3pm professional football matches across Britain on the flagship BT Sport show '' BT Sport Score''. She has also broadcast on

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, Putland TV and Radio, and

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. In 2015, Breach hosted the

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for ''BT Sport Score''. In her career, Breach was the Master of Ceremony of The Champions Club in the Emirates and Old Trafford Stadiums for both Arsenal and Manchester United. Breach had worked for the women's cricket coverage for

. In January 2022, Breach led the presentation team for

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series. From 2022, Breach also presents the Saturday evening highlights package show of the

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on ITV, and has presented for the ''

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'' English language team, and Australia’s

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. Breach has also fronted coverage of the

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live

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on BT Sport in 2022. Breach has hosted ''

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'' alongside Pete Donaldson, Andy Brassell, and Kate Mason, amongst others. Breach was also a guest on ''

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'', and presented the Premier League's Fantasy Football Show alongside James Richardson. In 2023, Breach was the lead presenter for England matches on Channel 4. In 2024, she became a lead host for

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broadcasting for American TV viewers under the U.S.

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network umbrella.

Personal life

She was previously married to

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er Chris Breach.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Breach, Jules Alumni of the University of Sussex British women journalists British women television journalists English people of Filipino descent Women sports journalists Mass media people from Brighton Mass media people from Brighton and Hove Living people 1986 births