Kirstie Allsopp
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Kirstie Mary Allsopp (born 31 August 1971 in Hampshire) is a British TV presenter best known for presenting Channel 4 property programmes Location, Location, Location, Relocation, Relocation and Location Revisited and The Property Chain. All but the last were co-presented with Phil Spencer. She is the daughter of Charles Henry Allsopp, 6th Baron Hindlip, former chairman of Christie's and the interior designer Fiona Victoria Jean Atherley McGowan, and is entitled to be referred to as The Honourable Kirstie Allsopp, but this is rarely used. She has a brother Henry, and two sisters Sofie and Natasha.
She was educated at Bedales School. After spending time in India teaching English Language, Allsopp returned to the UK and began a series of positions, working for Country Living and Food & Homes Magazines, which helped her develop a wealth of experience within the interior design field. After a period at her mother's business, Hindlip & Prentice Interiors she studied History of Art at Christie's.
Kirstie went on to found Kirmir Property Search, but later joined Garrington Homefinders [1], a sort of Location, Location, Location for paying clients, which Spencer founded in 1996.
Allsopp gave birth to a son, Bay Atlas Anderson on 29th July 2006, by her partner, property tycoon Ben Anderson.
Politically, Allsopp is a Conservative. It has been reported that Tory party leader David Cameron wants to persuade her to run for Parliament[2].
[edit] Satire
Kirstie's received pronunciation and conservative dress sense have made her a popular target for satirists. On the BBC comedy series Dead Ringers, she is lampooned by impressionist Jan Ravens.
