Samantha Johnson

Journalist

Birthday January 8, 1984

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Birmingham, England

Age 40 years old

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About

Writer and producer whose career has taken her to Sky Sports, News UK, BeIn Sports, Chelsea TV, Coral TV, Girls Sport Talk and Aspire magazine. She became the face of The Sun’s digital revolution as well as the face of the official Lotto campaign for News UK.

Before Fame

She worked as a researcher and then as a sub-editor at Sky Sports News. In college, she worked as a bar backer (glass collector) in a restaurant and bar in Birmingham. While at university, she worked part-time at Sony BMG music and held down a part-time job at Burberry as a sales assistant.

Trivia

She was named in the 2014 PowerList Top 20 list of Britain’s Most Influential people Under 40 and Football’s Black list.

Family Life

She was born in Birmingham, UK.

Associated With

An an anchor for a live sports show on Arise News which broadcasts to the United States, UK, Africa and Middle East, she has interviewed a host of sports personalities, journalists, actors and musicians such as Ashley Cole and Jermain Defoe. She presented The Sun's flagship daily sports show and World Cup specials alongside Ian Wright.