Where are your favourite ’90s Blue Peter presenters now?

'Cause who didn't have a crush on Tim Vincent, really?

Blue Peter presenters

by Carl Smith |
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The nineties were such an innocent time, weren't they? Kids were more into the Spice Girls than selfies. People actually PLAYED OUTDOORS instead of incessantly scrolling Instagram. Everyone was heavily invested in sticky back plastic, for crying out loud.

Those were the days.

And obviously CBBC was the absolute shit. Who could forget wolfing down their chicken nuggets and chips to plonk themselves in front of the telly for Blue Peter live at 5?

On that note, have you ever considered where on Earth some of your fave '90s Blue Peter presenters ended up? WE HAVE, and we're here to give you an education.

BELOW: Check out where some classic Blue Peter presenters are now...

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Where are your favourite '90s Blue Peter presenters now?

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Tim Vincent (1993-1997) then

Tim joined Blue Peter in 1993 and was quite possibly our first celeb crush EVER. Like, we once sent him a letter professing our undying low. His reply must've got, um, lost in the post.

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Tim Vincent (1993-1997) now

Tim's done bloody well for himself since leaving the show back in 1997. Not only did he play Adam Forrester in Emmerdale, but he only went and cracked America. He was a temporary presenter on the US version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and is a correspondent for Access Hollywood over there. Oh, and who can forget his stint on Dancing on Ice?

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Stuart Miles (1994-1999) then

Stuart Miles joined BP (as the kids called it) in '94 and defined an entire generation with those blonde curtains. Very Backstreet Boys, babes.

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Stuart Miles (1994-1999) now

Stuart's very much still in the presenting game, now co-hosting the Heart Four Counties breakfast show with none other than former Blue Peter fave Katy Hill. Speaking of whom...

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Katy Hill (1995-2000) then

Katy was absolute goals for her entire five-year run on the show, wasn't she? Kind of felt like a big sister (who didn't annoy us by stealing our Spice Girls CDs and breaking our Tamagotchi.)

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Katy Hill (1995-2000) now

As well as working alongside Stuart on the radio, Katy's now a blogger and is married to Live & Kicking presenter Trey Farley. You might've seen her in those Arm & Hammer toothpaste ads, too.

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Romana D'Annunzio (1996-1998) then

Romana might only have been on the show for two years, but she was just so bloody sassy and stylish. The girl had a lipstick collection Kylie Jenner would be proud of, tbh.

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Romana D'Annunzio (1996-1998) now

Romana went on to study an MA in English and Italian at the University of Edinburgh and has since become quite the jet setter; even living in Dubai at one point.

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Richard Bacon (1997-1998) then

Two words: COCAINE GATE. Yup, Richard was fired from Blue Peter after just 18 months after he admitted taking drugs. It sort of feels like yesterday despite the fact it was, um, twenty years ago. WHERE DOES TIME GO?

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Richard Bacon (1997-1998) now

Richard's cocaine scandal wasn't too detrimental to his career, to be honest. He went on to host Top of the Pops and The Big Breakfast; and has more recently worked on National Geographic's talk show Explorer in New York.

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Konnie Huq (1997-2008) then

Konnie hosted the show for over a decade, working on it from 1997-2008. Bloody hell.

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Konnie Huq (1997-2008) then

Who can forget Konnie's iconic presenting gig on The X Factor spin-off The Xtra Factor, eh? Perhaps the biggest update, though, is that she married Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker and even co-wrote an episode with him.

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Simon Thomas (1999-2005) then

Simon joined the show in 1999 after reportedly applying for the role THREE times. The lesson here? Never give up on your dream, kids.

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Simon Thomas (1999-2005) now

Simon's since moved into the world of sport, hosting Sky's Premier League and EFL Cup coverage.

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Matt Baker (1999-2006) then

Presenting the show from 1999-2006, our favourite memory of Matt's probably the fact he adopted Blue Peter's pet dog Mabel and even took her with him to his new telly venture. Cute.

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Matt Baker (1999-2006) now

Matt now hosts BBC's The One Show and Countryfile; surely making him one of the most successful Blue Peter presenters ever.

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