Lindsey Russell (born 25 September 1990) is a British television presenter. She is best known for being the thirty-sixth presenter of the long-running British

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television programme ''

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'', which she co-hosted from 2013 to 2021 with

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, Radzi Chinyanganya, Helen Skelton, Richie Driss, Mwaksy Mudenda and Adam Beales.

Career

Russell was successful in a competition to find the next presenter for ''

'' that attracted 20,000 applicants and was judged by a panel that included TV presenters

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and

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. She won the role shortly after graduating from the

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after a four-year French and

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course. In 2016, Russell attempted to cross the 21 miles between

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and

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in a three-metre zorb in aid of

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. She had to abort the attempt due to bad weather. She left ''

'' on 15 July 2021, breaking a world record for the fastest time to dress in cricket whites on her last show. It was announced on 16 December 2021 that Russell would join Heart Radio in January 2022 to present Saturdays and Sundays from 1am to 6am. From 2023, Russell presents the early breakfast Monday to Friday from 4–6:30am on Heart Radio

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Russell, Lindsey Living people 1990 births English television presenters Mass media people from Oxford British children's television presenters Alumni of the University of Bristol