Gabby Logan | |
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Born |
Gabrielle Nicole Yorath 24 April 1973 Leeds, England |
Residence | Kew, London, England |
Nationality | British |
Education |
Cardinal Heenan Roman Catholic High School Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College |
Alma mater | College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham University |
Occupation | Television and radio presenter |
Years active | 1995–present |
Employer |
BBC (current) ITV (current) Channel 5 (former) |
Known for | Gymnast, television presenter |
Spouse(s) | Kenny Logan (m. 2001) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Terry and Christine Yorath |
Website | Official website |
Sports career | |
Country | Wales |
Sport | Gymnastics |
Event(s) |
Gabrielle Nicole "Gabby" Logan (née Yorath; born 24 April 1973) is a British presenter and a former Wales international gymnast who is best known for her presenting roles with BBC Sport and ITV.
Logan hosted Final Score for BBC Sport from 2009 until 2013. She has also presented a variety of live sports events for the BBC, including a revived episode of Superstars in December 2012 and the London Marathon since 2015.
Since 2013, she has co-hosted Sports Personality of the Year for the BBC and she presented the second series of The Edge in 2015.
Logan was born in Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire to former Welsh international footballer and manager Terry Yorath and his wife Christine when Yorath was playing for Leeds United. Due to her father's career, Logan had to move around much in her youth, as her father played for a number of British teams as well as the Canadian team Vancouver Whitecaps. She attended Bishop Ullathorne RC School in Coventry, Cardinal Heenan High School and Notre Dame Sixth Form College in Leeds and read Law at the College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham University.