Alex Beresford
Alexander Isaac Beresford (born 17 October 1980) is an English TV presenter employed by ITV.[1]
Alex Beresford | |
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Born | Alexander Isaac Beresford 17 October 1980 |
Occupation | TV presenter |
Years active | 2004–present |
Employer | ITV |
Notable credit(s) | Good Morning Britain ITV Weather |
Children | 1 |
Early life
Beresford was born in Bristol, England. His mother is White British (English) and his father is Black British (Guyanese). He grew up in the Eastville area of Bristol and went to the Saint Thomas Moore RC (now Fairfield) in Stapleton in Bristol.
Career
Beresford primarily worked for The West Tonight on ITV West based in Bristol, originally as an autocue operative in August 2004, but later retrained as a weather presenter in 2005.[2]
He has also presented the national ITV Weather since 26 November 2007.
In February 2009 he transferred to The West Country Tonight on ITV West Country following the demise of ITV West.
He was set to join the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak as their weather presenter on a permanent basis, this after he made a guest appearance, presenting on 16 March 2012, however he quit for personal reasons, but still continued to present on a stand-in basis for Laura Tobin.[3] Daybreak was axed on 25 April 2014; it was replaced by a new show, Good Morning Britain where Beresford has continued to provide cover for Tobin. He appears both in the studio and on location at events elsewhere.[4]
Beginning on 30 April 2013, Alex presented a three-part series for Channel 4 called The World's Weirdest Weather.[5] The following year, he hosted four-part Channel 4 series Britain's Most Extreme Weather which began airing on 28 April 2014.
In June 2015, January 2016, April 2019 and June 2020 he presented four episodes of ITV's Tonight programme.[6][7]
Dancing on Ice
Beresford took part in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2018, partnered with Brianne Delcourt.[8] He was the seventh celebrity to be eliminated from the show following a skate off with Kem Cetinay and his partner Alex Murphy.
Other projects
Beresford runs a Diversity School Tour Project where he visits inner-city schools to talk about media careers. He was also chosen for the national role model programme for young black men by Hazel Blears.[9] He donated a toy truck to the Evening Post Christmas Toy Appeal.[10]
Personal life
Beresford resides in Eastville, Bristol.[11][12]
Beresford separated from wife Natalia Natkaniec in 2019, together they have a son, Cruz.[13]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005–2009 | The West Tonight | Weather presenter | |
2007– | ITV Weather | Weather presenter | |
2009– | ITV News West Country | Weather presenter | |
2012–2014 | Daybreak | Weather presenter | Stand-in presenter |
2013–2014 | The World's Weirdest Weather | Presenter | 2 series, 11 episodes |
2014 | Britain's Most Extreme Weather | Presenter | 1 series, 4 episodes |
2014– | Good Morning Britain | Weather presenter | |
2015 | Tonight - Alien Invaders | Reporter | 1 episode |
2016 | Tonight - Floods: Are We Ready for the Future | Reporter | 1 episode |
2018 | Dancing on Ice | Contestant | |
Saturday Morning with James Martin | Guest | 1 episode | |
The Chase: Celebrity Special | Contestant | 1 episode | |
2019 | Tonight - Knife Crime & Me | Reporter | 1 episode |
2019 | Ninja Warrior UK | Contestant | 1 episode |
2020 | Living On The Veg | Guest | 1 episode |
2020 | Tonight - Car Crime: Is My Car Safe? | Reporter | 1 episode |
2020 | All Around Britain | Presenter | Upcoming[14] |
References
- ITV National Weather Team itv.com, 28 June 2020
- Meet the team ITV West Country (East), itv.com, 4 March 2012
- Daybreak weatherman Alex Beresford quits job before he's even started Nicola Methven, The Mirror, 16 May 2012
- Alex Beresford's ITV News profile itv.com
- The World's Weirdest Weather Channel 4
- Alex Beresford blog Champion Talent
- Everything you need to know about Good Morning Britain's Alex Beresford Will Charley & Daniel Chipperfield, Bristol Live, 22 July 2019
- Alex Beresford's Dancing on Ice profile itv.com, 15 November 2017
- Bristol weatherman chosen as black role model Archived 2009-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Evening Post, 7 December 2008
- Bristol weatherman donates to Christmas Toy Appeal Archived 2012-09-15 at Archive.today Evening Post, 15 December 2008
- Bristol's Alex Beresford reveals single stab wound killed cousin during emotional return to Good Morning Britain Emmeline Saunders & Alexander Brock, Bristol Live, 20 March 2019
- Inside Alex Beresford lavish Bristol home as he reveals he's split from his wife Lydia Veljanovski, OK!, 11 June 2020
- Alex Beresford’s heartbreaking family tragedies before devastating split with his wife Jane Lanvender & Emmeline Saunders, Daily Mirror, 9 June 2020
- New Weekend commissions from ITV for Autumn ITV Press Centre, 7 July 2020
External links
- Alex Beresford on Twitter
- Alex Beresford at itv.com
- Alex Beresford on Linked In