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Katy Ashworth
With over 13 year experience as a children’s TV presenter for BBC, a live performer and more recently a qualified Play Therapist Katy brings a unique and infectious energy to live events. Furthermore, her escape from domestic abuse, her battle in the family courts and her journey as a single mother brings vast amounts of integrity, relatability and wisdom to an audience. The blend of her personal and professional experience makes Katy a remarkably individual and captivating speaker.
About Katy Ashworth
Katy Ashworth is an Actress, TV presenter, Singer and qualified Play Therapist.
She has been a household name in the UK and worldwide for appearing on the BAFTA award winning children’s tv channel CBeebies since 2009 as the host of I Can Cook, presenting daily links in the CBeebies House, appearances on Justin’s House, Blue Peter, CBeebies Proms and multiple CBeebies Christmas shows including Aladdin and Strictly Cinderella.
On stage she has toured with multiple CBeebies Live! arena tours as well performing for families worldwide from Glastonbury Festival to South Africa with her one woman comedy shows including Back to the Disco, Katy’s Family Fun Show, Time with Katy, Katy’s Roadshow and I Can Cook Live!
She has played lead roles in West End shows including Stig of the Dump and pantomimes including Peter Pan, Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk.
Katy Works extensively as a voice over artist recording mainly audiobooks and animation for CBeebies, CBBC, CITV and major publishers such as Macmillan and Penguin Random House with whom she will be releasing her first of two picture books in 2025.
Along side her presenting and performing career Katy has speaks at various corporate and charity events. She hold an audience together with her unique warmth and witty personality.
Since leaving CBeebies in 2022 Katy has decided to go back to University and pursue her passion for children’s mental health by completing a postgraduate degree in Play Therapy. She is a passionate speaker on this topic and creating connection with children in small and manageable ways.
Her journey with domestic abuse, the family courts and raising her two children alone in Manchester gives Katy an integrity and level of relatability to a vast audience. She speaks candidly about her experiences, how to develop resilience in challenging circumstances and healthy relationships.
She is currently an ambassador for Right2Equality and speaks regularly advocating for their latest campaign on judicial bias.
To book Keynote Speaker Katy Ashworth, contact The Speakers Agency on +44(0)1332 810481 or email enquiries@thespeakersagency.com
Healthy Relationships
As a survivor of domestic abuse Katy is passionate about bringing the knowledge and wisdom she has gained from her experiences to young people. In her engaging and educating talk -‘Healthy relationships” in which she equips the audience with a toolbox of red flags to look out for when navigating a new relationship and ways in which to support yourself and others through and out of of one.
With audience interaction, her natural sense of humour and warmth towards young people this talk is the perfect way to communicate such a vital and topical issue.
Play Connection
As a trained play therapist and a full time single parent who has juggled full time work with part time studying Katy fuses her personal and professional experience in this talk to give busy modern parents quick tips and demonstrations of how you can connect with you children without breaking the bank and giving ups hours of time. The talk is based is scientifically based evidence that all behaviour with children makes sense and beyond all else their primary need is connection for regulation.
