Emily Maitlis

About Emily Maitlis

Emily is a Kensington, London,UK-based journalist and former newsreader for the BBC who was the lead anchor of the BBC Two news and current affairs programme Newsnight until the end of 2021. Maitlis has since been a presenter of the daily podcast The News Agents on LBC Radio. She was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to British Jewish parents.
In November 2019, Emily carried out an hour-long interview with Prince Andrew, Duke of York for the BBC, in which she probed the prince's relationship with American convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She has interviewed Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, Keir Starmer James Comey, and Bill Clinton. Emily is a keen runner and a WellChild Celebrity Ambassador. She speaks fluent French, Spanish and Italian.