Kid's TV presenters from the 90s & 00s: Where are they now?
We rushed back from school to watch their shows and we woke up early on a Saturday to enjoy their smily faces and bubbly personalities, but what are our favourite kid's TV presenters from the 90s and 00s doing now?
Some have gone on to achieve great things (hey, Ant & Dec OBEs), some slipped into the showbiz abyss after their shows got cut and some spent the rest of their days appearing on tv shows with the word 'celebrity' prefixed.
From The Really Wild Show's Michaela Strachan to Art Attack's Neil Buchanan and all the Blue Peter presenters we forgot about, here's what your fave 90s and 00s TV hosts are up to now...
If you're here and feeling nostalgic, make sure to check out where our fave 90s sitcom stars are now, the greatest 90s tv shows and our biggest
90s girl crushes.
Getty ImagesFearne Cotton
Then: Fearne Cotton began her presenting career at just age 15 on GMTV's The Disney Club. Her charismatic persona won her roles on Eureka TV and most notably, CBBC's Smile and on The Saturday Show.
Getty ImagesFearne Cotton
Now: After her stint on children's TV, Fearne's presenting gigs covered everything from Top Of The Pops to Comic Relief - and this is all before her wildly successful radio career. These days, aside from her TV and radio work, Fearne is a GLAMOUR columnist and mum of two.
Rex FeaturesJamie Theakston
Then: Who can forget Live & Kicking's Jamie Theakston? The then 26-year-old presented the Saturday morning show alongside Zoe Ball (more on her later), where the pair played games, ran competitions and orchestrated phone-ins.
Getty ImagesJamie Theakston
Now: Since then, Jamie continued his presenting work and dabbled in radio before moving on to acting. He starred in Mad About Alice (2004) with Amanda Holden and starred in West End plays Art and Home and Beauty. He's now married to Sophie Siegle and the pair have two sons together.
Rex FeaturesMichaela Strachan
Then: Michaela Strachan's infectious smile won us over. Plus, was The Really Wild Show not the best kid's show EVERRR?
Rex FeaturesMichaela Strachan
Now: She clearly made an impression when Scouting For Girls name-checked her on their track 'Michaela Strachan You Broke My Heart (When I Was 12)' in 2007. Michaela spends a lot of her time doing charity work.
Rex FeaturesAnt & Dec
Then: They're now NTA award winners and OBEs, but it was humble beginnings for presenting duo Ant & Dec. After their Byker Grove days and short-lived music career, the pair bagged their first presenting job on Gimme 5 before starting in the BAFTA award winning The Ant & Dec Show.
Rex FeaturesAnt & Dec
Now: It's not like anyone needs reminding what Ant & Dec have been up to since, with Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Britain's Got Talent and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! among just some of their primetime gigs.
Getty ImagesZoe Salmon & Konnie Huq
Then: Zoe Salmon was the bubbly blonde who presented Blue Peter from 2004 to 2008. When she famously said "I'd try anything once" shortly after starting, a segment ensued in which Zoe was set scary and embarrassing challenges including being 'sawn in half' by a magician, stamp collecting and wing-walking on a plane.
Konnie was the longest-serving female present of Blue Peter, having presented the show from 1997 until 2008.
Getty ImagesZoe Salmon
Now: Since, Zoe has presented programmes on Channel 5 and BBC Three including The Big Fat Truth About Low Fat Foods.
Getty ImagesKonnie Huq
Now: As for Konnie, she went on present the seventh series of The Xtra Factor, as well as co-writing an episode of Black Mirror, with her husband Charlie Brooker. The episode, Fifteen Million Merits, won critical acclaim. Who knew?!
Rex FeaturesReggie Yates with Fearne Cotton
Then: Diggit, Smile and Top of the Pops (which he presented alongside Fearne Cotton) were just some of the shows Reggie Yates presented back in the day. But it didn't stop there for him...
Getty ImagesReggie Yates
Now: In 2016, Reggie Yates cemented himself as a serious investigative journalist after his BBC Three series The Insider, which saw him explore the Mexican Drug War and Texan jails. Other one-off documentaries included Reggie Yates: Hidden Australia and his award-winning Reggie Yates' Extreme Russia.
Rex FeaturesCat Deeley
Then: Back in the day, Cat Deeley's children's tv hosting skills won her a BAFTA Children's Award for hosting SMTV Live. She also hosted spin-off chart show CD:UK from 1998 to 2002. Everyone wanted to be Cat Deeley when they grew up.
Rex FeaturesCat Deeley
Now: Cat went on to have a hugely successful presenting career, including in So You Think You Can Dance, The Choice and Soccer Aid. These days Cat is married to comedian and fellow presenter Patrick Kielty and the pair have a son (Milo) together.
Rex FeaturesJayne Middlemiss
Then: Jayne presented The O-Zone with Jamie Theakston before doing Top of the Pops and presenting the Smash Hits Awards.
Rex FeaturesJayne Middlemiss
Now: Jayne went on the appear on a number of celebrity TV shows, including Celebrity MasterChef, Celebrity Love Island and Pointless Celebrities. And guess what? She won ALL of them.
Getty ImagesAndi Peters
Then: Andi Peters first hit fame when he became a presenter on CBBC playing alongside puppet duck, Edd the Duck, in the 90s. He later presented on CITV.
Rex FeaturesAndi Peters
Now: After leaving children's TV, Andi co-presented Sunday Feast and competed on Dancing on Ice in 2006. He now regularly appears on This Morning presenting their 'The Hub' segment. He also works out loads and has a banging bod (just sayin').
Rex FeaturesAngelica Bell
Then: Who didn't love Angelica from shows like That's Genius! , Xchange, 50/50, Short Change and The Saturday Show? Her bubbly personality was a children's TV winner.
Rex FeaturesAngelica Bell
Now: These days, Angelica's 90s fame has seen her feature in many a 'celebrity' show including Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, Tipping Point: Lucky Stars, The Chase: Celebrity Special and Tour De Celeb. She's also co-presented on The One Show.
Rex FeaturesNeil Buchanan
Then: Neil Buchanan was best known for CITV kid's art show, Art Attack, which he presented from 1990 to 2007.
Rex FeaturesNeil Buchanan
Now: Since, Neil has carried on with his music (he's been part of heavy metal band Marseille since 1976) and in 2012 briefly appeared as a guest on Celebrity Juice.
Rex FeaturesDenise Van Outen
Then: Denise Van Outen first hit fame when she co-presented The Big Breakfast on Channel 4.
Rex FeaturesDenise Van Outen
Now: Since then, Denise has tread the boards, having worked in TV, film and on stage. She also hosted Capital Breakfast (reuniting with Vaughan), and appeared on the tenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, finishing as a runner-up.
Rex FeaturesZoë Ball
Then: Zoe first hit our screens presenting Live & Kicking. She then went on to work on programmes like Top of the Pops (I mean, who didn't?) and SMart.
Rex FeaturesZoe Ball
Now: Zoe went on to date Norman Cook (AKA Fat Boy Slim) and the pair had two children together before sadly separating in 2016. Strictly fans will know her from It Takes Two, while Zoe also regularly does presenting work on BBC Radio 2.
Rex FeaturesSara Cox
Then: Sara started out presenting The Girlie Show on Channel 4 before moving over to replace Zoe Ball on The Big Breakfast. We promise she didn't dress like this while presenting.
Getty ImagesSara Cox
Now: Sara went on to present shows like The Album Chart Show, Children in Need and The Great Pottery Throw Down and well as doing work on BBC Radio 2. Sara has three children.
PAToby Anstis with Anthea Turner & Andrea Boardman
Then: Toby Anstis presented The Broom Cupboard every weekend afternoon from 1992 to 1995. He then moved on to The O-Zone.
Rex FeaturesToby Anstis
Now: Since then, Toby has made his stage debut as Teen Angel in the West End production of Grease in 2010. He also made a few appearances on Loose Women and became an honorary 'Loose Man'.
Getty ImagesTess Daly
Then: Tess made her TV debut on The Big Breakfast and her successful role landed her jobs on Smash Hits TV, Back To Reality, Get Your Kit Off, Singled Out, SMTV Live.
Getty ImagesTess Daly
Now: Tess presents Strictly Come Dancing alongside Claudia Winkleman (best duo EVER) and is married to Vernon Kay.
Rex FeaturesJohnny Vaughan with Denise Van Outen
Then: Presenting alongside Denise Van Outen on the The Big Breakfast, the pair managed to boost plummeting viewing figures. These days however, the pair don't speak after Denise claims Johnny "knocked her confidence" back in the day.
Getty ImagesJohnny Vaughan
Now: Since, Johnny's been keeping busy with radio work. He was married to costume designer Antonia Davies for fourteen years before they divorced in 2013. The pair have two children together.
