Charlene White
Charlene Denise White (born 22 June 1980) is a British television presenter, best known for presenting "ITV News" programmes. She has also been an anchor on "Loose Women" since 2021. Early life. White was born in Greenwich, London, to West Indian parents. She attended Riverston School and Blackheath High School in southeast London and graduated from the London College of Printing. Broadcasting career. White was a presenter and senior broadcast journalist at "BBC Look East", Radio 5 Live "Morning Reports", BBC Three "60 Seconds" and BBC News. She also had her own late-night talk show on BBC  London 94.9. In 2002, she joined Radio 1 "Newsbeat" and its sister digital station BBC Radio 1Xtra as a reporter. In 2005 she teamed up with DJ G Money as presenter on 1Xtra's two-hour news, magazine and documentary programme "TX". She has also previously worked as a reporter and producer for "ITV News Meridian" on ITV Meridian in Kent. In 2008, she joined ITN, as a newscaster for the "" on ITV. Additionally she would present three short opts which aired as part of GMTV (later "Daybreak") for "ITV News London" on ITV London. She discontinued these roles on  10 October 2012, though remained as a presenter of "ITV News London"s main 6pm programme. On 9 April 2014, White became the first black woman to present "ITV News at Ten" and was an occasional relief presenter until October 2015. She also occasionally presented the "ITV Weekend News" until 2019. White continues to act as relief presenter of the "ITV Lunchtime News" & "ITV Evening News". On 30 May 2019, White was announced as lead presenter of "ITV News London"s main 6pm programme. On 12 August 2020, White made her debut as a guest presenter of "Loose Women". She  returned on 11 January 2021, where it was announced she was to become a regular presenter, following Andrea McLean's departure from the show. Personal life. White lives in South London. While presenting an ITV News bulletin, she refused to wear a Remembrance Day poppy, stating: "I prefer to be neutral and impartial on screen so that one of those charities doesn't feel less favoured than another." It was reported that following the decision to not wear a poppy, she faced racist and sexist abuse on Twitter. White and her partner have two children, born August 2017 and October  2019. In the 2020 and 2021 editions of the "Powerlist", White was listed in the Top 100 of the most influential people in the UK of African/African-Caribbean descent.