Matt Baker is a well-known television broadcaster from the United Kingdom. Matt Baker has spent a significant amount of time with the BBC. He also benefited from his experience as a junior gymnastics and acrobatics champion when he performed in variety shows.

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He’s also renowned for Doctor Who (2005), Blue Peter (1958), and The Itch of the Golden Nite, among other things (2011). Matt Baker’s net worth is also estimated to be in the $10 million range. However, his active engagement in many events, programs, and shows may cause it to rise at short periods.

Childhood and  early years of Matt Baker

Matt Baker was born on December 23, 1977, with the full name Matthew James Baker (age 43 years old).In Easington, County Durham, England, he was born to Mike Baker and Janice Baker. Matt’s father maintained a news agency in the area where he grew up, and his family owned a small farm. He also has three older sisters (two half-sisters), the names of whom have not been revealed to the public. Matt Baker was a British gymnast and acrobatics champion during his junior years. He had to stop at the age of 14 due to anemia. He took up sheepdog trials and pole vaulting after quitting gymnastics to fill up the gaps in his life.

Education

Matt Baker went to Easington Village School until he became ten years old. His family later relocated to Durham’s west side, and he attended Durham’s Belmont Comprehensive School. He also enrolled at Durham Sixth Form Center for A-level studies. Drama, Biology, and Sports Science were among his electives. Matt majored in Drama, despite his desire to be a physiotherapist. In the 1990s, he started at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University College. During his college years, Matt Baker also worked as a performer with Disco Inferno, a 1970s comic disco-dancing company.

Professional life and career

Matt Baker is a well-known television host who made his debut on the BBC’s Blue Peter on June 25, 1999. Until June 26, 2006, he served as the show’s host. Baker, in particular, has worked for the BBC since the start of his career.

Matt Baker went on to host a number of television programmes after ‘Blue Peter.’ Animal Rescue Live, Countryfile Summer Diaries, and The One Show are a few of the memorable television programmes he hosted.

He has contributed to the BBC’s coverage of the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics as a gymnastics pundit. In 2018, he and Meredith Vieira co-hosted the Royal Wedding Watch show. Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s Royal Wedding was covered for a week.Matt Baker competed in Strictly Come Dancing 2010 as a contestant.

With his dance partner, Aliona Vilani, a professional ballroom dancer, he took second place. He also appeared in The Queen’s Handbag in 2006, playing Dick. In the production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, he also portrayed the character of Caractacus Potts.

He filled in for Jason Manford on BBC One’s magazine show The One Show from May to August 2010. Later, he became a permanent presenter on the show, co-hosting Monday through Thursday with Alex Jones.

On the other hand, on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, he had his final episode on “The One Show,” where he wasn’t on the couch with co-host Alex Jones, but was alone at home.

Acting

In an episode of the BBC drama series Cutting It in 2002, Matt played himself. In 2005, he featured in an episode of the science fiction programme Doctor Who as himself, as the host of Blue Peter. He appeared in The Queen’s Handbag in June 2006, playing Dick from The Famous Five.

He returned to his hometown of Sunderland in 2008 to play Caractacus Potts in the Sunderland Empire’s production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

Achievements and charity works

Baker earned the BAFTA award for Best Children’s Presenter for two consecutive years during his seven years with ‘Blue Peter.’ During this time, he was also awarded by the Royal Television Society. Furthermore, in 2011, he was elected president of the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs.

In 2009, Matt Baker took part in the event Around the World in 80 Days. It’s a BBC travel documentary created to generate money for Children in Need. Baker also donates to charitable organizations such as Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Deerness Gymnastics Academy, and Grace House Hospice.

Relationship status

Nicola Mooney has been Matt Baker’s wife since 2004.In Winston, Teesdale, they exchanged vows. While Baker was performing at Pier 39 in Cleethorpes, the couple met. Luke Baker was born in 2007, and Molly Baker was born in 2009. The family now lives in the English county of Buckinghamshire.

 Body measurements

Matt Baker was an acrobat and a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, thus his body is incredibly flexible and athletic.He stands at 5’8″ (1.77 m) and weighs 78 kg. His hair and eyes are also brown.

The Internet and social media

Matt Baker is a newcomer to the social media platform.He made an account with the username @mattbakerofficial and stated in his bio that this is his first time using Instagram. Taking inspiration from this fella was his first post on this account. #chicken #worsthairdayoftheyear It was a video that was released on September 18th, 2019. He does not, however, have a social media account. He is, nevertheless, a frequent visitor to The One Show’s official Twitter account (@BBCTheOneShow). Matt’s events and appearances on the show are frequently tweeted about by them.

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