Keltie Colleen Knight (born January 28, 1982) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning Canadian television personality, podcast host, New York Times bestselling author, and former professional dancer.
Keltie Knight | |
|---|---|
 Keltie Knight in 2019 | |
| Born | January 28, 1982 |
| Other names | Keltie Colleen |
| Occupation(s) | TV presenter, podcast host, author, dancer |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Spouse |
Chris Knight (m. 2013) |
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] She has interviewed the biggest names in the world including Oprah, Kim Kardashian, Meryl Streep, David and Victoria Beckham, Ed Sheeran, Tom Hanks, and more.
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 numerous 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. The podcast has over 250,000 million downloads[5] and spawned the E! television series "LADYGANG TV". The brand has had several successful collaborations and endeavors including sold out live podcast tours, a clothing collaboration with Express, and a New York Times Best Selling book.
Early life
editKnight 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.[6]
Her dancing career started before she finished high school, which eventually led Knight to the United States, where she accepted her first professional dancing job.[6]
Career
editKnight 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.[6] During this period, she also appeared on Saturday Night Live as a dancer in 2006.[7]
Her music video dancing led her to perform with John Legend, Gym Class Heroes and Fergie from 2007 onwards. In 2009, she was featured on the cover of Dance Spirit Magazine.[6] She danced for a number of music artists from 2007 onwards, including Taylor Swift. Knight was interviewed on a VMA after show in 2010 discussing Swift's recovery, following Kanye West's controversial appearance on stage with Swift while she was receiving her award at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.[8] Prior to this, she danced for Beyoncé and other artists. She also spent 6 seasons as a Radio City Rockette.[9][10][1]
She performed as a dancer in the movies Enchanted in 2007 and Footloose in 2011.[7]
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.[11] 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. In 2013, she covered the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards[12] and the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014 for Insider.[13] Other events she has covered have included The Vanity Fair Oscar Party,[14] The Independent Spirit Awards,[15] The People's Choice Awards,[16] and The American Music Awards[17]
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.[18] In early 2014, Knight interviewed Jennifer Lawrence regarding her appearance in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.[19] In early 2014, she also interviewed Miley Cyrus regarding her Bangerz Tour.[20] After the release of Adam Levine's fragrance, Knight interviewed Levine on The Insider.[21] 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[22] Keltie was a preliminary judge at the 2016 Miss USA Pageant.[23] 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.[24] 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.
Fashion
editAs a presenter, Knight's outfits have been regularly featured in various fashion magazines.[1] Following her appearance at The Grammy Awards, she was featured in the Netherlands edition of Vogue.[25] She was also featured in the Netherlands edition of Elle magazine for the dress she wore at the People's Choice Awards.[26]
She has also been featured in the Spanish edition of Glamour,[27] along with BELLO,[28] People,[29] Vogue Italia,[30] Marie Claire,[31] and New York magazine.[32] She's been featured in Vogue, Vogue Australia, Elle Decor, Fashion Magazine, and the New York Times.
Personal life
editKnight lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband of ten years, RocNation music executive, Chris Knight.[33][34] They live with their rescue dog, Calle.
She was in a serious auto accident in April 2018 and suffered a broken right hand.[35] As with Mary Hart in 2009, she wore various brightly colored slings designed to match or complement her wardrobe, for each show taped during her recovery.
References
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- ^ 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
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- ^ "Paramount Press Express | CBS Entertainment | Superfan". June 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ "LiveXLive's PodcastOne's The LadyGang Podcast Celebrates 100 Million Downloads". PRNewsWire. 2020-10-19. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b "Actress Keltie Colleen". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ "Taylor Swift's Kanye West Recovery Uncovered On 'VMAs: Revealed'". MTV. September 3, 2010. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Making Your Own Luck". Dance Spirit. August 10, 2012. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Flashback: Keltie Colleen as a NYC Rockette". Buzznet.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Keltie Knight wears Sazingg to the Emmy Awards 2013 « Sazingg Blog". Sazingg.com. September 23, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "GRAMMY Awards Photos: Keltie Knight on the Red Carpet - GRAMMYs 2014". CBS. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "AD_128737194.jpg | Metro UK". Metro.co.uk. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Keltie Knight Pictures - 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Arrivals". Zimbio. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "Keltie Knight Photo - People's Choice Awards 2014 Red Carpet Photos: What the Stars Wore - Us Weekly". Usmagazine.com. 2014-01-08. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "WORST: Keltie Knight from Best & Worst Looks at the 2013 AMAs | E! Online UK". Eonline.com. 2013-11-24. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "Keltie's Adventure with Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper & Tom Hanks". Buzznet.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Hunger Games Catching Fire Movie Our Keltie Knight is obsessed". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "Miley Cyrus Dishes on Her Upcoming Bangerz Tour". Yahoo! Celebrity. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "Video: Adam Levine Interviewed By Keltie Knight The Insider ~ Frequency". Frequency.com. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Miss USA 2016 - Judge - Keltie Knight". www.missuniverse.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Auteur Nikita Foe. "Keltie Knight - Grammy Awards 2014 - Party's - People - VOGUE Nederland". Vogue.nl. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "Keltie Knight | ELLE" (in Dutch). Elle.nl. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ Por Glamour.es (2014-01-27). "Keltie Knight | Galería de fotos 17 de 40 | Glamour". Glamour.es. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "BELLO mag #56 by Image Nation Studio L.L.C". ISSUU. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "MET GALA 2014". People. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^ "Met Gala 2014: the red carpet". Vogue. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^ "What Everyone Wore to the Costume Institute Gala". Marie Claire. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "See All the Red-Carpet Looks From the 2013 Grammy Awards - The Cut". Nymag.com. 10 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "J Balvin Signs with Roc Nation for Management". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ "Keltie Knight Opens Up About Her 'Near Death Experience' After a Terrible Car Accident". PEOPLE.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
External links
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- Keltie Knight at IMDb
- Keltie Knight at the TCM Movie Database