KIRSTY GALLACHER is leaving Sky Sports.
The brunette has been with the company for 20 years after joining in 1998.
But the broadcaster announced this evening that the 42-year-old has decided to “do something fresh and new”, and that they will “miss her greatly”.
In a statement, Gallacher said: “I have had 20 wonderful years at Sky and will leave with the best memories.
“I am excited to start a new chapter.”
Her on-screen colleague and fellow face of Sky Sports Jim White tweeted his appreciation for Gallacher tonight.
He wrote: “Last @SkySportsNews shift with my beloved @TheRealKirstyG tonight – she’s decided to leave to pursue other opportunities…a decade together on-screen, always great chums.”
Gallacher played an important role in leading Sky Sports News to one of the leading in breaking news around the world.
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The news anchor has an extensive depth of knowledge of sport as her father Bernard Gallacher captained Europe to win the 1995 Ryder Cup.
She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on January 20, 1976, and moved to Virginia Water in England, Surrey, when she was 18 months old due to her father’s golfing career.
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She was married to former England Rugby Union international Paul Sampson from 2010 to 2015, with the couple having two children – Oscar and Jude.
Gallacher is a keen supporter of Hibernian FC.
She has become well-known for her healthy lifestyle and fitness regime, discussing her work-out plan in a series of interviews about keeping in shape.
She studied journalism and promotion at the London College of Fashion as she originally wanted to be a fashion journalist.
In 1998, she got her break as a presenter on Sky Sports News after working as a production assistant for two years.
Gallacher was a presenter on Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, and also hosted her own Sky1 show Kirsty’s Home Videos from 2000-2004.
In 2005 she won the third series of the Channel 4 show The Games, and then became a presenter on the following series.
She returned to Sky Sports News in 2011, and was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in the 2015 series where she was eliminated after week six.
In September last year she was banned from driving for two years after she was found to be three-times the drink-drive limit when she went to pick up her two sons for a day out.
She blamed the “stress” of her marriage breakdown for the offence, and fought back tears in court.
She was arrested on August 12 in Eton, Berks, after cops “smelled alcohol” on her breath on her way to her ex-husband Paul Sampson’s house.
Slough Magistrates’ Court heard how the 41-year-old was going through tough divorce proceedings with Sampson at the time.
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