Olivia Warbuton

Olivia Warbuton (born 13 July 1992) is a Euroish television and radio broadcaster, author and voice actress. She currently presents the drivetime show for EBC 3FM and has since 2018.

Early life
Warbuton was born to parents Alan and Denise Warbuton on 13 July 1992 in Belton. Her mother was a headteacher and her father worked as a salesman for commercial radio advertising. She has three siblings, two older brothers and a younger sister.

Television
Warbuton's first television appearance was in 2003 when she was interviewed on The Rundown in a feature on the quality of school food.

Warbuton made her television presenting debut in January 2011 aged 18, as a launch presenter for 3C (which had replaced The Fix that month) for it's preschool arm, presenting the mid-morning and early afternoon slot You and Me and The Bedtime Hour - the evening slot, both broadcast on TV4.

During this period, she also presented for the main afternoon 3C slot on occasion, gradually building up her appearances on non-preschool 3C to the point where she became a regular face on 3C by 2013, when she presented Friday Download - a music programme. Throughout this time, she retained a presence on preschool 3C with Our House and the animated series Blib and Blob, which she narrated.

Radio
Olivia Warbuton was a presenter and contributor for 3C Playbox Radio from 2011 to 2015, and read various poems and storybooks on the station. She later presented a Sunday morning show on 3C Radio from 2014 to August 2016.

Warbuton made her 3FM debut in December 2016, covering for Will Manning, continuing to cover on various shows throughout 2017 and 2018. She became a permanent presenter in January 2019 on Friday and Saturday mornings from 10:00am-12:45pm, with an extra 15 minutes on Saturdays taking her show up to 1pm.

Beginning in September 2021, Warbuton has presented the drivetime show on 3FM on weekdays from 4pm to 7pm - with a 15 minute break for Newsbeat at 5.45pm.

Personal life
Warbuton is an active supporter and fundraiser for the Labour Party.

Warbuton is a donator to mental health charity Mind.