Personal Details Summary | |
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Name | Gillian Smart |
Birthday / Date of Birth / How old is Gillian Smart Age | As of 2024, she is around 43 years old. An old interview in 2010 had mentioned her age as 29 back then. |
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner / Boyfriend | Married. She also has a young son & daughter. |
Children / No. of Kids | 2 |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
Nationality | Scottish |
Where is Gillian Smart from? | Gillian Smart presents weather for BBC Scotland. |
Introduction : Who is Gillian Smart?
Gillian Smart is a BBC Scotland weather presenter. Smart is a part of the weather team in “Reporting Scotland” along with Judith Ralston & Christopher Blanchett.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Gillian is originally from Airdrie, Lanarkshire.
- Smart is married to now BBC producer, Steven. They met while he was still working as a technical operator in BBC. Steven is two years older than Gillian.
- She gave birth to a baby boy, Michael James, in 2011 at the Wishaw General Hospital.
- She welcomed another child – a baby girl into the family in March 2016.
- Education – Smart attended the Bannerman High School before furthering her studies in Napier University. She graduated from university in 2002.
- She has a degree in Journalism and completed BBC’s meteorology training course.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Gillian was interviewed at the Bannerman High School about bullying and emphasised seeking help whether it is happening in school or at work.
- Earlier, she used to have long hair, but cut it short, as it was cumbersome to do up. She had to wake up at 2:30 am to wash & dry it to make it to her morning shift.
- She likes to paint and rollerblade in Glasgow Green in her past time.
- She was involved with the writing of the weather forecast script for Prince Charles when he once acted as a weather presenter during his visit to Scotland.
Salary and Net worth : Work as a Weather Girl
- Gillian chose to become a journalist due to her strong interest in English and Modern Studies.
- She has been with the BBC since 2003, and a weather presenter for 7+ years.
- Prior to doing the weather, she worked in the role of a continuity announcer, and also a news anchor.
- Smart often wakes up at 3 am weekdays to start work at 4 am.
- She enjoys doing the weather because of how variable the weather is in Scotland.
- One of the interesting events of forecasting was analysing the weather after the eruption of an Icelandic volcano. It was fascinating how a non-weather-related event (the eruption) could affect the weather indirectly.
- In December 2015, Gillian brought students from Stirling High School on a tour around the BBC, particularly showing them the weather department. She demonstrated how computers aid in plotting weather maps and simulating weather condition predictions.
Pregnancy :
- In 2011, Gillian was pregnant at the same time with 2 of her co-workers, causing the entire weather team of BBC Scotland to take maternity leave, almost at the same time.
- She was the first among them to give birth to her first child, followed by twins from Judith Ralston and a baby girl from Gail. They took a photo at BBC Scotland HQ in Glasgow to commemorate the occasion.
- Anchors Christopher Blanchett, Cat Cubie and Stavros Danaos covered their shifts during their leave.
Gillian Smart Measurements :
- Eye Colour : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Colour : Black
- How tall / Height : No confirmed information is available.
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Gillian Smart Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.
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