Kate Thornton
Kate Thornton was the youngest ever editor of Smash Hits Magazine in 1996 at just 21.
Smash Hits used to be a hugely popular magazine but in February 2006 it was announced that it would be closed. In this Telegraph report on the end of Smash Hits, Kate Thornton commented: "I can't believe it has closed but times have changed and there is a lot more competition now."
As well as presenting The X Factor until 2007, Kate Thornton presented the ill-fated ITV show Celebrity Wrestling.
Other credits include Don't Try This At Home on ITV and Holiday on BBC, including her report from Peru, where Kate and her father Dennis explored Machu Picchu.
Many of Kate Thornton's roles have revolved around music and Sue Arnold's review of Radio 2's Music Box in The Observer says:
"Kate Thornton certainly did her homework. She reminded me of an Observer football reporter who was sent to the Midlands to do a piece about Coventry winning the FA Cup in 1987. He was away for a week, came back exhausted, threw down his notebook and said 'OK, I've interviewed every single person in Coventry, now what?'
"Thornton appeared to have interviewed everyone in the music industry ..."
In 2007, ITV announced that Kate Thornton would no longer present The X Factor, but would continue to host shows for the broadcaster.
In December 2007, Kate Thornton revealed that she and her fiance DJ and record producer Darren Emersen were expecting a baby.
One of Kate Thornton's first presenting roles on ITV after the announcement was Baby Ballroom, whose judges include Bonnie Langford and Ray Quinn.