Kirsty Young Age: How Old Is Kirsty Young?

Famous BBC host Kristy Young is currently 54 years old. She was born in 1968.

Who Is Kristy Young?

Kristy Young is a popular TV and radio host, well known at the BBC and for presenting Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee.

Born on November 23, 1968, in East Kilbride, U.K, Young hosted Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4, from 2006 to 2018; and Crimewatch on BBC One from 2008 to 2015.

Young’s journalism career has seen her move across different job descriptions and channels.

She has been a continuity announcer, and presenter on Scotland TV’s Scotland Today, The Time, The Place, the Holiday, and The Street on BBC Two.

In 2000, she joined ITV as a news presenter and played host on the ITV quiz show The People Versus.

Young also covered the state funeral of Elizabeth II and is remembered for giving a laudable monologue at the end of her presentation.

Young held the position of president of Unicef UK as of 2016.

She became a Director of Sussex Royal, The Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from 2019 to 2020.