Keltie Knight

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Keltie Knight
Knight in 2025
Born (1982-01-28) January 28, 1982 (age 43)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Other namesKeltie Colleen
Occupation(s)TV presenter, podcast host, author, dancer
Years active2006-present
Spouse
Chris Knight
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(m. 2013)​

Keltie Colleen Knight (born January 28, 1982) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning Canadian television personality, podcast host, author, and former professional dancer.

Formerly, she was the weekend co-host and correspondent for the syndicated show The Insider,[1] and she was the fill-in anchor and correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. She is now the Co-Host of E! News.[2]

Knight is the co-creator, co-executive producer, and co-host of music gameshow SUPERFAN.[3] On August 9, 2023, the show premiered in primetime on CBS.[4]

Knight danced professionally for The Radio City Rockettes and both the New Jersey Nets and the New York Knicks. She has also performed at award shows for several artists, including Taylor Swift. Knight has also been featured in music videos as a dancer before becoming a TV presenter.

In 2015 Knight co-founded The LadyGang podcast with co-hosts Becca Tobin and Jac Vanek which spawned the E! television series "LADYGANG TV".[citation needed]

Early life

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Knight was born in Edmonton, Alberta, on January 28, 1982; she was raised in Sherwood Park.[1] At an early age she took up dance lessons in a variety of different dance fields and competed throughout Canada in dance competitions. At the age of 8, she undertook her first worldwide competition.[5]

Career

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Knight started her dancing career in the United States as a specialist dancer and was featured on music videos and as part of a number of professional dance teams. In 2003, Knight became a professional cheerleader for the NBA team the New Jersey Nets for a period of two years. She remained as a cheerleader in the NBA and also was a cheerleader for the New York Knicks dancing with them until 2007.[5] During this period, she also appeared on Saturday Night Live as a dancer in 2006.[6]

She performed as a dancer in the movies Enchanted in 2007 and Footloose in 2011.[6]

In 2010, Knight began to become more focused on presenting. She became the host of a Live Nation online music series, where she regularly interviewed musicians and attended music festivals across the US as a TV presenter.[7] After working with Live Nation, Knight became an on-air correspondent in 2012 for the syndicated show, The Insider. As a correspondent, she covered numerous red carpet events.

After a number of years as a correspondent, Knight became a weekend co-host for The Insider show. At the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 2014, Knight interviewed Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks and also Bradley Cooper.[8] In early 2014, Knight interviewed Jennifer Lawrence regarding her appearance in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.[9] In early 2014, she also interviewed Miley Cyrus regarding her Bangerz Tour.[10] After the release of Adam Levine's fragrance, Knight interviewed Levine on The Insider.[11] In 2015, she had a cameo role in the movie Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! where she played a Times reporter. Since 2015 Keltie has hosted the "Thanksgiving Day Parade Live on CBS" with Entertainment Tonight co-host Kevin Frazier[12] Keltie was a preliminary judge at the 2016 Miss USA Pageant.[13] After The Insider ended production on September 8, 2017, she joined Entertainment Tonight.

Since December 2015, Keltie has co-hosted the female-centric podcast series LadyGang with Becca Tobin and Jac Vanek. The podcast was nominated in the People's Choice Awards for Pop Podcast of 2018.

On October 28, 2018, LadyGang TV premiered on E! with Knight, Jac Vanek, and Becca Tobin serving as hosts and executive producers. Guests on the show included Sabrina Carpenter and Ed Sheeran.

In 2023, it was announced that "Superfan" a primetime music gameshow would premiere on CBS.[14] Knight serves as co-creator, co-executive producer and co-host of the series with CBS Mornings anchor and former footballer Nate Burleson. The quiz searches America for the biggest fan of various artists.

Personal life

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Knight lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband of ten years Chris Knight.[15][16] They live with their rescue dog, Calle.

References

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  1. ^ a b Brownlee, Kristy (3 December 2014). "Style Q&A: Starry Knight;Sherwood Park-raised host now brushes shoulders with Hollywood's A-List". Avenue magazine Edmonton. Archived from the original on 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  2. ^ E! News’ Keltie Knight Upped To Co-Host Alongside Justin Sylvester https://deadline.com/2024/03/e-news-keltie-knight-co-host-justin-sylvester-1235845165/ Archived 2024-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Musical 'Superfan' Game Show Lands Series Order At CBS". 2022-02-22. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  4. ^ "Paramount Press Express | CBS Entertainment | Superfan". June 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  5. ^ a b "Dance-team diva. Kickline queen. Commercial champ. Keltie Colleen can do it all". Dance Spirit. Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  6. ^ a b "Actress Keltie Colleen". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  7. ^ "Keltie hosts livedaily news at sxsw on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. June 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  8. ^ "Keltie's Adventure with Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper & Tom Hanks". Buzznet. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014.
  9. ^ "The Hunger Games Catching Fire Movie Our Keltie Knight is obsessed". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  10. ^ "Miley Cyrus Dishes on Her Upcoming Bangerz Tour". Yahoo! Celebrity. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  11. ^ "Video: Adam Levine Interviewed By Keltie Knight The Insider ~ Frequency". Frequency.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  12. ^ "How can I watch the 2015 Thanksgiving Day Parade?". CBS News. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Miss USA 2016 - Judge - Keltie Knight". www.missuniverse.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08.
  14. ^ White, Peter (2022-02-22). "Musical 'Superfan' Game Show Lands Series Order At CBS". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  15. ^ "Keltie Knight & Husband Chris Renew Vows on East African Island: 'We Are Incredibly Grateful'". Archived from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  16. ^ "J Balvin Signs with Roc Nation for Management". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
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