Celina Hinchcliffe

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Celina Hinchcliffe (born 1st March 1976. Windsor, England) is a British television sports presenter.

Her father, Philip Hinchcliffe, is a British television producer. Celina went to Sir William Perkins' School in Chertsey, and after gaining a degree in English Literature and Drama from the University of Birmingham, she worked with various theatre companies and travelled.

She got her first break in broadcasting in 2001 at BBC Southern Counties Radio, reporting on the likes of Crawley Town F.C. and Lewes FC. From there she worked as a reporter on African Football for the BBC World Service and then at BBC Radio 5 Live.

In the summer of 2002, she joined BBC News and BBC World News as a sports presenter. In 2005 she fronted BBC Two's live coverage of England's matches in the women's European football championship. On January 21st 2006 she became the first woman to present BBC One's Saturday lunchtime show Football Focus. In 2006 she presented BBC Three's coverage of some England's qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007. In 2008 she has also appeared on the BBC News (8pm summary) while usual presenter Kate Silverton is standing in on the BBC News at One.

Hinchcliffe lists her interests as film, theatre and live music. Aside from football, she also likes golf and sking. Hinchcliffe is also a passionate supporter of Sheffield Wednesday F.C.^{[citation needed]}