A Blue Peter presenter has revealed she was spotted via TikTok while a veteran sports broadcaster ruled herself out of replacing Gary Lineker on Match Of The Day, at the Bafta Scotland awards. Abby Cook, 20, a wheelchair racer from Falkirk, who now lives in Manchester, told how her career on Blue Peter was launched via social media. Advertisement Cook, who wore a Blue Peter badge pinned to her ballgown, said she grew up watching the BBC children’s show.
She said she does not have an agent and was approached for the role via Instagram direct messages. Cook said: “I would love to come up to Scotland, I just need to get myself an agent. I got my job through social media.
I was found through TikTok and was contacted via Instagram direct messages. “They asked if I would send a 1.5 minute video.
Advertisement Abby Cookis a Blue Peter presenter. Photo: Ian West/PA. “I was studying occupational health in Glasgow, then I was on TV.
The way I earned my first Blue Peter badge was through abseiling off a viaduct. “I watched it religiously growing up. They did a programme called Blue Peter You Decide, I was voting for Linda Russell every week, when I was 11 or 12.
Advertisement “Then I ended up being a Blue Peter presenter – it’s like the stars aligned.” Cook, who missed out on the Audience Award at the ceremony, said that being an influencer is harder than people believe. She added: “It is really difficult to put so much of your life out there.
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