What 90s TV did to my body image… Katy Hill on her experience as a Blue Peter presenter

Should I Delete That?

Alex Light & Em Clarkson

Society & Culture, Unknown

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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JOIN US FOR OUR LIVE SHOW IN EDINBURGH ON 3RD SEPTEMBER! Head to SIDTLive.com for more information and to purchase tickets.

Today, we’re speaking to a TV icon - Katy Hill. At just 24, she landed her dream job as the 22nd presenter of Blue Peter.

Katy had dreamed of being a Blue Peter presenter since she was 5 years old. However - once she got there, she was exposed to the brutal, toxic media landscape of the 90s - and she found herself - and her body under immense scrutiny.

We spoke to Katy about her first hand experience of the 90s tabloids, what happened when she did a a shoot for a lads mag and how her Blue Peter years shaped the rest of her life.

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Katy is now an Internationally Certified Success and Confidence coach. You can read more about her work at https://www.katyhill.com/

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