In 2005 Anstey won the hearts of the Nickelodeon viewers and won the “Nick Pick” new presenter competition that saw her join the team and present “4 till 8” on Nickelodeon. She was then be head hunted to go on to present her own cooking show “Bites” on rival channel Discovery Kids and has never looked back.

Her presenting debut actually happened a few years previous on a GMTV fitness segment. She was then invited back and became a regular model for GMTV and This Morning all whilst studying for her BA (hons) degree in Dance Performance.

After graduating with a 2.1 Anstey went on to dance professionally for West Life, S club 7 and Geri Halliwell. She also became in demand as a plus size model and appeared in adverts for clients such as Coca-Cola and Bodyform.

Anstey kept up with her fitness and dance teaching in-between assignments. Her passion for people, and her inspirational teaching methods, soon got her head hunted and she went on to teach to packed dance and fitness classes in top London gyms, a youth dance school and world renowned professional dance studio ‘DanceWorks”

In 2006, Anstey became the face of Virgin mobile. This made her the first ever presenter to host shows via this medium in Europe. In its 4th year Anstey now also presents for Virgin Media and Virgin on demand hosting the backstage interviews at the V festivals and various special entertainment features.

Anstey’s honesty and warmness allows viewers and guests to feel like they’re having a chat with their best friend and this gives her the ability to control even the toughest of interviews. Her celebrity list includes, Mark Walberg, Richard Branson, Kelly Osborne, Danny Dyer, Matt Lucas, David Tennant, Jody Kidd, Gareth Gates, Tara TP and the late Jade Goody.

Anstey is a proficient interviewer with a warmness that relaxes and a sense of humour that enables her to get the most from any situation. Her knowledge through her role as a mental health ambassador and her sassy attitude make her a great asset to topical programming. Her extensive live experience enables her to control a live studio audience in an instance. With an exquisite sense of style and energy that is perfect for entertainment, she multitasks a autocue on a multi camera shoot with a elegance that puts most to shame.

Her biography includes:

Virgin Media: Mark Walberg Film Special
Virgin Media: V festival backstage interviews (2006-09)
BBC3: How famous are you?
Virgin Media: Snogbox (Game show)
Nickelodeon: Studio presenter
Discovery Kids: “Bites” cooking show


Anstey is also the official ambassador for CALM, a unique mental health charity. Her honestly with her own life issues enable her to inspire others and gather together some of the world’s best musicians and comedians for her events such as “Stand Up To Stop Suicide”. Her no nonsense passion for life’s social and topical issues has been featured in a Marie Clare magazine spread, Radio 1s Newsbeat and seen her guest on various shows for BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4.

With a degree in the arts and a passion for culture Anstey absorbs herself with it as much as she can. She has recently finished her debut novel. She creates her own clothes and travels as much as she can. Most recently she has traveled to Thailand, Nepal, India, and South Africa, NYC, Madrid and Barcelona.
www.claireanstey.co.uk