BBC The One Show presenter Lauren Laverne is well known for her work as a DJ for Radio 6. Since 2018 she has presented Radio 4's popular Desert Island Discs show.
But Lauren's music career started much earlier when she was just a teenager in college in Sunderland. While studying at City of Sunderland College she met Marie Nixon and Emma Jackson and along with Lauren's brother Peter, they formed Britpop band Kenickie.
Since then Lauren Laverne's career has continued to grow. The band had four top 40 singles in the UK and a top-10 album. But she has also appeared on a number of TV shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks and has even presented 10 O'Clock Live for Channel 4 and The Culture Show.
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She is a staple of the BBC's presenting team but you might not know much about her life. Read on to find out more about Lauren Laverne.
Who is Lauren Laverne?
Lauren Laverne is a radio DJ best known for her work on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 6. She currently presents Desert Island Discs. Her career started when she formed the band Kenickie with her college friends.
She was born in Sunderland and her birth name is Lauren Gofton but she adopted Laverne as a stage name when Kenickie formed.
Why is Lauren Laverne famous?
Lauren Laverne is best known for her work as a DJ. She currently hosts Radio 4's Desert Island Discs and took over the show in 2018 when Kirsty Young took time off work due to an illness.
Lauren also presents the BBC 6 Music Breakfast Show, having replaced Shaun Keaveny in 2019. She previously presented the station's Saturday weekend show as well as the weekday slot between 10am and 1pm. She has previously worked on XFM's breakfast show and has sat in for BBC Radio 1's Steve Lamacq.
However, her music career started much earlier than her time as a radio DJ. At college, Lauren, her friends, and her brother Peter formed the pop-punk bank Kenickie. The four-some then took on their own stage names, this is when Lauren - who was born Lauren Cecilia Gofton - adopted the name Lauren Laverne. The rest of the band took the names Marie du Santiago, Emmy-Kate Montrose and Johnny X.
Lauren and her bandmates became popular due to their banter on stage and in interviews. It led Laverne being invited to take part in panel shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Have I Got News for You.
Who is Lauren Laverne married to?
Lauren Laverne is married to television producer and DJ Graeme Fisher. The couple were married in County Durham in 2005. They now live in Muswell Hill, in London, but Lauren also has a flat in Sunderland.
The couple had their first child in 2007, a little boy they named Fergus James Fisher. Their second son, Mack Fisher was born in September 2010.
What is Lauren Laverne's net worth?
Lauren Laverne's net worth is reported to be between £800,000 and £1m, according to BirminghamLive. BBC pay figures revealed that the presented was paid around £395,000 for her Desert Island Discs job in 2020/2021.
