# Charlotte Hudson

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British television presenter

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Charlotte Hudson Born Charlotte Anne Hudson (1972-01-04) 4 January 1972 (age 54) Sheffield, England, UK Occupations Presenter, actress Years active 1999–present

**Charlotte Hudson** (born 4 January 1972)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] is an English actress and television presenter. Hudson was born in Sheffield.[1][2] Her brother is actor [Robert Hudson](/source/Robert_Hudson_(actor)).[1]

## Education and early career

After attending [Fitzwilliam College](/source/Fitzwilliam_College), [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge),[3] Hudson started in television co-presenting [BBC](/source/BBC)'s *[Watchdog](/source/Watchdog_(TV_programme))* with [Anne Robinson](/source/Anne_Robinson), replacing [Alice Beer](/source/Alice_Beer) in 1999.[2] She presented *What's the Story*- and *Are You Being Cheated* for [Channel 5](/source/Channel_5_(British_TV_channel)).[4][5][2]

## Career

She presented the [Sky One](/source/Sky_One) television series *[Brainiac: History Abuse](/source/Brainiac%3A_History_Abuse)*, a [spin-off](/source/Spin-off_(media)) from the award-winning *[Brainiac: Science Abuse](/source/Brainiac%3A_Science_Abuse)*, which she also co-presented.[6][7] Hudson has also appeared as an actress in various UK TV shows. She appeared as a guest on both *[Big Brother's Little Brother](/source/Big_Brother's_Little_Brother)* and *[Big Brother's Big Mouth](/source/Big_Brother's_Big_Mouth)*.[8][9]

Hudson also appeared in the [sketch show](/source/Sketch_show) *[Bruiser](/source/Bruiser_(TV_series))* opposite [Mitchell & Webb](/source/Mitchell_%26_Webb), [Olivia Colman](/source/Olivia_Colman), [Martin Freeman](/source/Martin_Freeman) and [Matthew Holness](/source/Matthew_Holness).[10] She was one half of comedy sketch double act Two Left Hands with comedian Leila Hackett, performing at the [Edinburgh Festival Fringe](/source/Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe) in August 2007 and 2009.[11]

In summer 2009, Hudson provided the in-game voiceover for the ITV show *[Divided](/source/Divided_(game_show))*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Between 2010 and 2012, she narrated the [ITVBe](/source/ITVBe) programme *[Dinner Date](/source/Dinner_Date)*.[12]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Ent.ie_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Ent.ie_1-1) ["Charlotte Hudson - About"](https://entertainment.ie/person/charlotte-hudson-930638/). *Entertainment.ie*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TFLHealth_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TFLHealth_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-TFLHealth_2-2) ["Me and my health: Charlotte Hudson"](https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Me+and+my+health:+Charlotte+Hudson.-a060899341). *[Sunday Mercury](/source/Sunday_Mercury)*. 6 February 2000 – via [TheFreeLibrary.com](/source/TheFreeLibrary.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["2018 Fitzwilliam Campaign Report by Fitzwilliam College"](https://issuu.com/fitzwilliamcollegecomms/docs/2018_fitzwilliam_campaign_report_fi). *[issuu.com](/source/Issuu.com)*. [Fitzwilliam College](/source/Fitzwilliam_College). 21 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TFLBeer_4-0)** ["BEER SHE GOES; Watchdog sidekick Alice quits to star in own show"](https://www.thefreelibrary.com/BEER+SHE+GOES;+Watchdog+sidekick+Alice+quits+to+star+in+own+show.-a060407788). *[TheFreeLibrary](/source/TheFreeLibrary)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute"](https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150506943). *[BFI.org.uk](/source/BFI.org.uk)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Wood, Alex (2 May 2019). ["Brainiac Live! to run in the West End"](https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/brainiac-live-to-run-in-the-west-end_48991/). *[WhatsOnStage.com](/source/WhatsOnStage.com)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Vic Reeves to host Sky's Brainiac"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5345812.stm). 14 September 2006 – via [News.BBC.co.uk](/source/News.BBC.co.uk).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["TV Times magazine (UK) 23 Dec 2006 - 5 Jan 2007"](http://archive.org/details/tv-times-dec-06-jan-07). 24 December 2006 – via Internet Archive.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Tingay, Emzi (20 January 2005). ["Thursday's CBBLB, eFourum update"](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a53110/thursdays-cbblb-efourum-update/). *[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Guide, British Comedy. ["Charlotte Hudson"](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/charlotte_hudson/). *[British Comedy Guide](/source/British_Comedy_Guide)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Charlotte Hudson and Leila Hackett"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLNI9AwtkDU). Magic Lantern Productions. 24 August 2007 – via [YouTube](/source/YouTube).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Dinner Date - Where to Watch and Stream Online"](https://entertainment.ie/tv/where-to-watch/dinner-date-447958/). *[Entertainment.ie](/source/Entertainment.ie)*.

## External links

- [Charlotte Hudson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0399798/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Two Left Hands](http://www.twolefthands.co.uk/) – Charlotte Hudson and Leila Hackett's live comedy sketch group

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