'I work with Laura Kuenssberg and she shows true colours when cameras aren't on'

BBC host Laura Kuenssberg has presented her own Sunday morning politics show since 2022, replacing Andrew Marr in the role. Moving from ITV, where she was the first ever business editor of ITV News, she became the chief correspondent for Newsnight in 2014 and was the first woman to be named Political Editor at the BBC.

Born in Rome in 1976 and growing up in Glasgow, Laura attended a private girls' school before studying history at the University of Edinburgh. She went on to intern at NBC while studying abroad in Washington DC. Her mum has an OBE for her work in children's services, while her grandfather was a CBE who was president of the Royal College of General Practitioners.

But Laura has always kept her personal life private, and her cards close to her chest. It's been down to the people around her, who work with her, to reveal her true colours when the cameras stop rolling. Luckily her colleagues have opened up, with BBC's Katy Searle telling The Times: "She's really good fun, and a really funny person.

"If you have drinks with Laura after a night [at work], you'll have the best time." She also told the publication the pair would enjoy evenings in Brussels at an Irish bar, fuelled by wine.

Another of her friends told the publication that Laura likes to stay private because she "takes the rule that the journalist should never become the story incredibly seriously" - and that even they have "no idea" where her political ties lie.

A BBC political editor added: "Laura likes a gossip [...] but even while talking about politicians she doesn't express partisan views."

They added that Laura is "always on" and "never lets her [professionalism] slip", putting on a "veneer that very few people can penetrate".