Burley joined Sky News when it launched 35 years ago. Sky News presenter Kay Burley has responded to reports that she is set to leave her position as the host of the channel’s breakfast show. The 64-year-old first joined the fledgling news channel 35 years ago and has since gone on to become one of the UK’s most well-recognised and high-profile news anchors.
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However, the host has now quashed those reports about her future on the Sky, stating that she doesn’t intend on leaving her current role anytime soon. When asked about reports in the press that she was leaving the breakfast show, she said: “Not that I’m aware of [that rumour], unless you are telling me something new.”.
She added: “I am getting up at half past three in the morning... I’m back after I have been away to the Seychelles.”. The Independent has contacted Sky News for comment. Burley was involved in the reporting of the death of Princess Diana in 1997, and broke news of the 9/11 attacks on New York in 2001 that won the channel its first Bafta. Other royal reporting includes her coverage of the wedding of King Charles and Camilla, and the birth of Prince George, the son of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton.
In recent times Burley has faced a number of personal challenges, including her sister being diagnosed with cancer, and an accident that left her “covered in blood” last year. The broadcaster, who has been open about her health issues including a breast cancer scare, said she was told she “could have died had circumstances been slightly different”.
