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Natalie Pike | |
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| Born | Natalie Sheila Hannah Pike (1983-04-04)4 April 1983 (age 41) |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Website | Official website |
Natalie Sheila Hannah Pike (born 4 April 1983) is a British model and broadcaster, currently working as a presenter forManchester City FC andBBC Radio Manchester.
Pike was born inEdinburgh,Scotland, and raised inBerwick-on-Tweed andStockport in England. She attended Ladybrook Primary School until the age of 11, then went toBramhall High School until the age of 16, and sat her A-levels atAquinas Sixth Form College, in maths,[2] communication studies and performing arts. Pike completed a degree in film and media studies atManchester Met University in 2004.[citation needed]
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Pike won the (FHM magazineHigh Street Honeys modelling competition in 2004. She appeared on the front cover of FHM again in 2005[3] and 2007.
She appeared on the cover ofZoo[4] andNuts magazines several times. She featured in FHM's list of the100 Sexiest Women in2005 (#26) and2006 (#51).
She was a hostess on theITV1 game showThe Price Is Right, presented byJoe Pasquale.In 2006, Pike released a single with the other FHM High Street Honeys calledI Touch Myself. In the April 2007, UK edition of FHM, it was announced that readers of the magazine had voted Pike as their favourite ever Honey, and that she would go on to theXbox 360 Global Challenge. As part of the challenge she flew to and from Japan, Australia, the United States, and Mexico within 360 hours. In each country, she and four other European Honeys competed in missions based on Xbox 360 games. Pike and the UK team won the overall competition.
Pike appeared on the first season of theUK version ofBeauty and the Geek, which aired onChannel 4 andE4. She was partnered with Mathematics student Jamie Sawyer, and they were eliminated after three episodes.[2]
Pike is an avidManchester Citysupporter, and modelled the new kit in 2006. Since 2011, she has worked as a presenter for the club's in-house media team, includingCity Square Live,[5] the Manchester City match day programme, interviewing players and celebrities, as well as providing analysis on games. She presentsMatch Day Live atManchester City with guests including former players, pundits and fans.
Pike began her radio career at local radio stationXS Manchester, presenting a weekly football talk show on Friday nights, and later, providing maternity cover for the station's breakfast show.
On 29 May 2021, Pike became the first female winner of the ‘Champion of Champions’ edition ofBBC Radio 5 Live's sports showFighting Talk.[6]
In August 2021, Pike became the new co-presenter of Talking Balls, which she presents with Gaz Drinkwater onBBC Radio Manchester three nights a week.[7] She is also a relief presenter forBBC Radio 5 Live's football phone-in show,606.
Pike was a director of the Stockport-based homeless charity, The Wellspring, from 1 March 2018 to 7 February 2019.[8]
Pike andSam Allardyce began hosting a podcast calledNo Tippy Tappy Football in October 2022.[9][10]
On 26 December 2013, Pike escaped serious injury as her car spun off theA1 on black ice as she was driving from Scotland to Manchester, and was taken to hospital inNewcastle-upon-Tyne.[11] She has a son named Reggie born on 1 October 2017.[12]
