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Ellie Costello
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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.
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Mental Health Awareness
Inspirational Female
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.
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