Liz Bonnin

Elizabeth Bonnin (born 16 September 1976) is a French-born Irish television presenter who has worked on television in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. She has co-presented the BBC factual series Bang Goes the Theory (2009–present) and since 2013, has co-hosted Countrywise for ITV.

Early life and education

Bonnin was born in France to a Trinidadian mother and a French father who is a dentist. Her mother is of Indian Portuguese descent.

The family moved to Ireland when she was nine years old. She has a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Trinity College, Dublin and also holds a master's degree in Wild Animal Biology from the Zoological Society of London and the Royal Veterinary College (2008), for which she tracked tigers in Nepal. She continues to work on big cat conservation programmes at the Zoological Society.

Career

Bonnin began her career by joining an Irish girl pop group named Chill, who signed to Polydor but broke up before recording. The band had performed on Dustin the Turkey's third album Faith of Our Feathers, duetting on "We Are Family". She was offered a job hosting the IRMA Awards which led to presenting roles on RTÉ Television in Ireland, on The Den, Telly Bingo, Millennium Eve: Celebrate 2000 and for two years, Off the Rails. In 2002 she moved to London to present on a number of TV channels.