Available to book
Ellie Costello
Ellie Costello brings clarity to politics and current affairs as a broadcast journalist and live event host. Co-host of GB News's TRIC award-winning Breakfast, she has anchored the King's Coronation, the 2024 General Election, and the papal conclave.
Ellie Costello is a broadcast journalist and live event host who helps audiences cut through the noise of politics and current affairs. She co-hosts the Breakfast programme on GB News, a show recognised with a TRIC award.
Trained as a journalist, Ellie built her reputation on the Victoria Derbyshire Programme, where her investigative reporting earned recognition as a BBC Rising Star. She has since anchored some of the biggest moments in recent public life, including the King's Coronation, the 2024 General Election, and the papal conclave, and has reported from major national trials. She also narrated the Disney documentary Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story.
Ellie's strength is live interviewing and long-form coverage, holding public figures to account while keeping complex stories clear for a general audience. That combination makes her a confident presence hosting panels, Q&As, and awards, where she can steer a room and think on her feet.
Of Irish descent, Ellie speaks openly about identity and belonging. Drawing on her family's background in London's construction industry, she is a committed advocate for wellbeing and mental health support within the sector, a subject she approaches with directness rather than platitudes.
Audiences leave with a clearer read on the political landscape, a model for asking better questions, and a candid perspective on mental health at work. Book Ellie Costello to host or headline an event that needs authority and warmth in equal measure.
Featured Projects
often considered together
Polly Middlehurst
Communication
Resilience
Crisis Management
Julie Etchingham
Politics
Communication
Economics
Kate McCann
Politics
Geopolitics
Government
frequently asked questions
Something we've not covered here?
Ellie Costello brings the live interviewing she does on GB News Breakfast to the stage, steering panels and audience questions while keeping complex political stories clear for a general audience.
Ellie Costello speaks on politics and current affairs, live interviewing and asking better questions, and mental health at work, particularly in the construction industry, and hosts panels, audience question sessions, and awards. She co-hosts the TRIC award-winning Breakfast programme on GB News, has anchored coverage of the King's Coronation and the 2024 General Election, and was named a BBC Rising Star for her investigative reporting on the Victoria Derbyshire Programme.
No, PepTalk doesn't charge a booking fee. You pay the speaker's fee plus any travel and expenses, which PepTalk confirms upfront in your quote. The shortlist, contracting and event-day logistics are included. For repeat or multi-event bookings, PepTalk can agree preferential rates with your procurement team.
PepTalk sends a shortlist of matched speakers within 24 hours, each with a profile, a fee and a recommendation on the strongest fit. The more you share about your date, audience, format, objectives and budget, the closer the match. Once you choose, PepTalk handles the contract, travel and logistics through to event day.
The typical fee range on a PepTalk speaker profile is a guide to what that speaker usually costs for an in-person event in their home market, shown in their local currency. The final fee depends on format, location, date and session length. Virtual and shorter sessions usually cost less, and international travel and peak dates cost more. PepTalk confirms the exact fee in your currency once it has your brief.
No. PepTalk represents 15,000+ speakers, hosts, comedians and entertainers, some booked directly and others through their agents and agencies worldwide. The process is the same for all of them: PepTalk checks availability, negotiates the fee and manages the contract and logistics.
Book a speaker three to six months before your event. Allow 12 months for large conferences, peak-season dates or a specific in-demand name. PepTalk also fills last-minute and replacement bookings, often within days, so get in touch as soon as you have a date, even at short notice.
