Emily Maitlis, born September 6th, 1970 in Canada, is a British television newscaster for the BBC in the United Kingdom.
A languages graduate from Queen's College, Cambridge, she speaks fluent Mandarin, Spanish and Italian. Prior to news reading she was a documentary maker in Cambodia and China. She worked for the NBC network and was based in Hong Kong. Full biography coming soon.
Previously, she spent six years with NBC Asia, initially as a reporter creating documentaries, and then as a preseneter in Hong Kong. She then moved to Sky News as a business correspondent, and then to BBC London News when the program started. She stands in at Newsnight on BBC2 with Jeremy Paxman, Kirsty Wark, Gavin Elser and Martha Kearney, and presents the 7-10pm slot on BBC News 24 with fellow new host Ben Brown. During 2005 Maitlis appeared as the questionmistress on the game show The National Lottery: Come And Have A Go. She has also recently presented BBC Breakfast.
Emily Mailtis is the daughter of Professor Peter Maitlis, FRS, Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sheffield. She is a supporter of the United Jewish Israel Appeal [1].
During 2002, Maitlis admitted that for the past six years she had been stalked by an ex-university friend. The 32year old male student persued Maitlis with correspondence, and would turn up at her place of work. The student concerned was arrested, and Maitlis had to testify at his trial. Maitlis lived at the time close to where Jill Dando was killed, and follwed similar incidents for Julia Somerville and Sarah Lockett.