Biography
From Sky Sports to Gladiators, Kirsty is an all round face to be reckoned with in the presenting world. Quirky, fun and entertaining, she brings a new element to corporate events.
She's a graduate of the London College of Fashion, she wanted to be a fashion journalist but fate stepped in... Whilst at a dinner held in honour of her father by Sky Television, [he had just become the first European captain to lead Europe to victory in the Ryder Cup in the United States] she was asked to take a screen test, with a view to becoming a presenter on the soon-to-be-launched Sky Sports… More Channel. Initially she declined as she was more interested in fashion journalism. Kirsty said it was six months of arm-twisting and "pestering" from Sky that eventually made her to agree to take the screen test. She says she was "awful". Despite being "awful", Sky gave her a job, not in front of the camera, but behind the camera. Sky felt she was a bit too young at the time [she was 22]. Kirsty says they then "chucked me in at the deep-end".
For two years prior to joining Sky, she worked on the European and US PGA Tours, including Europe's victory in the 1997 Ryder Cup at Valderrama. Kirsty has also worked on radio. She was part of the Rock 'n' roll Football team on Virgin Radio in 2001. She has also worked for BBC Radio Five.
Europe's Ryder Cup win at the Oakhill Country Club in 1995 is her favourite sporting moment. The team was captained by her father and it was the first time that Europe had won the Ryder Cup in the United States.
She has been presented programmes on Sky, ITV1 and Channel Four. Her home videos show, Kirsty's Home Videos can count amongst her viewers HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
Kirsty has posed for men's magazines Maxim and Nuts. Posing for such magazines has also made her a favourite in the tabloid press in Britain, particularly the Daily Record in Scotland. They never miss an opportunity to publish photographs of her, according to Kirsty. She released her first calendar in 2004 - her 2005 calendar was shot in Dubai and was the subject of a Sky One programme, Kirsty Does Dubai.
In 2005, Kirsty took part in the Channel 4 programme, The Games: Live, winning easily in 6 of the nine events. Her performances were so superior, she managed to win with two events left and a final winning margin of 11 points. Kirsty was also a member of the winning 2005 team who became Champions of Champions beating contestants from the 2003 and 2004 series'.
In August 2005, Kirsty was the main presenter for The All Star Cup; a golf tournament contested by celebrities from Europe and the United States. Played to the Ryder Cup format, Europe beat the United States.
In 2006 she returned to The Games - this time as a presenter. This followed the release of her fitness DVD 'Body Sculpt with Kirsty Gallacher'. She also made a return to Radio 5 presenting her own Saturday morning show.
Like her dad, her team is Liverpool F.C. (what a fabulous family). She can't half swear too, (as anyone who saw The Games will know).
In December 2006 she gave birth to her first child, a boy named Oscar. She gave birth to her second child, Jude, in January 2010. In July 2010, she married her long-term boyfriend in a ceremony in Spain.
When she is not working, Kirsty likes to keep fit. She is a keen athlete and excels in a number of sports including swimming, sprinting and golf.
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