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Stephanie Hirst

Stephanie Hirst is one of the UKs biggest broadcasting stars. She’s been fixture on Commercial & BBC Radio during the past 25 years and played at the highest level behind the mic.

Since transitioning in 2014, she’s returned to National radio by joining Bauer’s Hits Radio brand. With diversity and inclusion close to her heart, she talks passionately about representation in the LGBTQ+ community and inspires others to believe in themselves and their goals, with her ‘Believe Achieve’ keynote.

Stephanie Hirst is one of the UK's biggest radio stars, best known for fronting her breakfast show on Capital for over a decade, along with hosting the National Sunday chart show Hit40UK. At the height of her fame, she transitioned and stepped away from broadcasting to focus on her mental health and personal life. Since returning to radio, she joined the BBC for ‘The Stephanie Hirst Show’ and recently returned to National radio for her weekend evening shows on Hits Radio.

She began her broadcasting career at the age of 12, making tea for the DJs at her local radio station in Leeds and by the age of 16, she had secured her overnight show. She went on to host some of the biggest commercial radio shows in the UK and interview some of the world’s biggest stars.

As well as being a high-energy and engaging presenter, Stephanie shares her inspirational story of how she achieved her dreams, but had to make the brave decision to let it all go in order to put her mental health first. She talks candidly about her journey, her transition, and the importance of representation in the LGBTQ+ community from her unique lived experience.

From a young age, she told herself ‘if you can believe, you can achieve’ and this became a motto she now lives by and shares with others.

Outside of radio, she has recently appeared on Loose Women, presented for BBC Breakfast, ITV’s Lorraine and is regularly seen as a panellist on C5’s The Jeremy Vine Show. She's also written articles for The Independent, The Telegraph and Huffington Post, and teamed up with Kurt Geiger to promote their brand.

She is a Trustee & Fellow of the Radio Academy, and recipient of an Honorary Degree from Leeds Beckett University.

Testimonials from Teachers

A huge thank you for coming along and sharing your story with the team. We have been overwhelmed with positive feedback from everyone, with colleagues saying that it has changed the way they think, for some it has been a complete refresh on their outlook on life and with so much admiration for your story shared by so many who came to see Mike and I afterwards. Colleagues definitely want more. One colleague said that this is the first time we have had anything so impactful and a signal to the company we are becoming rather than what we were. So we want to thank you whole heartedly for coming along and making such a huge impact with the leadership team here.

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