Jasmine Lowson is a British

United Kingdom

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 newsreader

News presenter

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. She is also a trained actress.

Journalism career

Lowson has presented on Channel 4's

Channel 4

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 The Big Breakfast

The Big Breakfast

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, BBC's

BBC

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 Liquid News

Liquid News

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, the ITV News Channel

ITV News Channel

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 and is currently interviewing and occasionally presenting on ITV London

ITV London

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's London Tonight

London Tonight

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in addition to presenting show business news updates on ITV2

ITV2

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.

Personal life

Lowson was born to an English

English people

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 father and a Singaporean

Singapore

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 mother. On 29 March 2009, on London Tonight Jasmine announced she leaving to go on maternity leave. She returned from maternity leave in September 2009.

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