Acting
Holly Hamilton
Holly Hamilton is a BBC journalist and presenter who has appeared on BBC Breakfast on BBC One, the Victoria Derbyshire programme on BBC Two and the BBC News channel. Hamilton grew up in Greyabbey in County Down, Northern Ireland, and was educated at Regent House School, Newtownards. She earned a master's degree in Politics and French from the University of Dundee. She is married to fellow television and radio presenter Connor Phillips. Hamilton gave birth to their son, Fionn, on 21 January 2021. Hamilton and Phillips are patrons of the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) and, as part of their role, they officially opened Corran Integrated Primary School in Larne, County Antrim, in November 2019. At the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Hamilton fronted morning coverage of the games alongside Jason Mohammad. She presents Sunday Morning Live on BBC One.
Acting credits
8.5Kirsty Young hosts coverage of beacons being lit around the UK and Commonwealth to celebrate the platinum jubilee of Britain’s longest serving monarch. Carol Kirkwood, Gethin Jones and Holly Hamilton report from events taking place in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Jermaine Jenas is outside Buckingham Palace, where senior members of the royal family will light the principal beacon. Celebrity guests join Kirsty to share their memories of meeting the Queen. The programme also reflects on the celebrations that took place earlier in the day, including an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at EastEnders and the pomp and ceremony of Trooping the Colour with its extended flypast.
Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee
2022
Presenter Holly Hamilton tells the feelgood story of the Glentoran team who left Belfast on a European football adventure just before the First World War to win the Vienna Cup, the first ever European Cup.
Belfast's Victory in Vienna: A Footballing Odyssey
2022