Nikki Bedi

Nikki Bedi is a British television and radio presenter, born Nikki Moolgaoker (Marathi: निक्की मुळगावकर) in Aylesbury, England to an Indian father of Maharashtrian origin and an English mother on 9 September 1966. Married to Kabir Bedi from 1992 to 2005, she retained her married name after an amicable divorce. She is proud of both her Indian and English roots and describes herself as Anglo-Indian.

She curates, writes and presents The Arts Hour for the BBC World Service, is a regular interviewer on BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends, presenting the show when usual host Clive Anderson is absent and has her own weekend show on BBC London 94.9.

Career

Both a stage and television actress, she began her career in Mumbai working with some of India’s finest directors; spotted by the UK’s Channel 4, Nikki hosted Bombay Chat, an on-location celebrity talk show. Star TV gave her a primetime slot for Nikki Tonight which quickly proved to be Asia’s most widely viewed and controversial talk show, although it was subsequently cancelled by Star TV after a guest, gay rights activist Ashok Row Kavi, made a derogatory remark about Mahatma Gandhi.