Yasmin Evans

Yasmin Evans (born 27 October 1990) is an English radio DJ and television presenter from Manchester, England. She is best known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1Xtra since 2012.

This article is about the TV and radio presenter. For the other person born Yasmin Evans, see Yazz.
Yasmin Evans
Born (1990-10-27) 27 October 1990
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Alma materUniversity of Salford
OccupationRadio presenter · Television presenter
Years active2010s–present
Known forPresenting on BBC Radio 1Xtra
TelevisionSaturday Mash-Up!, SAS: Who Dares Wins, BRITs

Early life and education

Evans was born in Stockport, an area of Greater Manchester.[1] She began her radio career at the age of just 15 presenting on one of Manchester’s most prominent community stations. She studied Radio BA (Hons) at the University of Salford where she was approached by the BBC to take part in their piloting scheme.[2]

Career

In September 2012 Evans was offered the BBC Radio 1Xtra Weekend Breakfast show and after just nine months in that slot she became the co-host of the 1Xtra Weekday Breakfast Show which she presented for three years alongside Twin B. In 2016 Evans and Dotty swapped slots which meant Dotty became host of the Breakfast Show whilst Evans took over the afternoon slot.

In Summer 2017, it was announced that Evans and Jonny Nelson would be presenting CBBC's Saturday Mash-Up!.[3] Saturday Mash-Up is a mix of celebrity guests, games, sketches and CBBC shows and it is recorded in MediaCityUK in Salford. Evans and Nelson hosted two series between 2017 and 2019 before they were replaced by Harpz Kaur of BBC Asian Network and YouTuber Joe Tasker.[4]

In 2018, Evans present the The Brit Awards 2018 first International Live Stream. One year later in 2019, she hosted the live Red Carpet for The Brits 2019 and did the same in 2020.[5]

In 2020, Evans appeared in Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins.[6] The programme was aired in April 2020 in the middle of the coronavirus lockdown.

References
  1. "BBC Music - Get Playing - Yasmin Evans". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. "BBC Radio 1 - BBC Radio 1's Academy - A Day in the Life of Yasmin Evans". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. Gill, Emma (10 August 2017). "CBBC announces presenting line-up for Going Live! style Saturday morning TV". men. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  4. "CBBC reveals new presenter line-up for Saturday Mash-Up!". Prolific North. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. "Full digital campaign unveiled for 2020 BRITs". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. "Interview with Yasmin Evans – Recruit #12 | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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