If you enjoy watching wildlife and natural history programmes, then Liz Bonnin will be a familiar face. She's presented a swathe of series across the BBC and ITV. But how did she get into TV? And is she a doctor?
Who is Liz Bonnin?
Liz Bonnin is a wildlife TV presenter and biologist.
How old is Liz Bonnin?
Liz Bonnin was born on 16 September 1976.
Is Liz Bonnin a doctor?
Liz Bonnin has a BA in biochemistry from Trinity College Dublin. She also has a master's degree in wild animal biology and conservation from the Zoological Society of London and the Royal Veterinary College.
How did she get into presenting?
After university, Bonnin had to choose between a PhD at Oxford or joining an all-girl pop band: she chose the band. (She isn't the only wildlife presenter to have a musical background – so does Michaela Strachan.) The band were quickly dropped, but she went into television soon after and began presenting the Channel 4 breakfast show RI:SE and then Top of the Pops. She then completed her master's working on tiger conservation, then hoped to go back into presenting. Soon after, she presented the BBC One science show Bang Goes the Theory.
What else has Liz Bonnin presented?
Liz Bonnin has presented a wealth of wildlife series across the BBC and ITV, including The Watches, Stargazing Live, Our Changing Planet, Countrywise, Horizon, and Liz Bonnin's Wild Caribbean.
She also appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? in 2016.
Does Liz Bonnin have children?
Liz Bonnin does not have children and prefers not to say whether she has a partner.
Discover more about your favourite television presenters
- Who is Mike Dilger? And why was he once called ‘Britain’s Most Diseased Man’?
- Who is Steve Backshall? Everything you need to know about the wildlife presenter
- Who is Chris Packham? Everything you need to know about the Springwatch presenter
Main image: Liz Bonnin filming for Our Changing Planet: Restoring Our Rivers/BBC Studios/John Harrington