Rosemary Ramsey (néeWinter; born 30 August 1986) is an English podcaster, author and television presenter. Alongside husband Chris Ramsey, she co-hosts the comedy podcast Shagged Married Annoyed (2019–present) and the BBC chat show The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show (2022–2024). Her solo projects have included an appearance on the game show The Wheel and being a contestant on the Strictly Come Dancing2022 Christmas Special.
Life and career
Rosemary Winter was born on 30 August 1986 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear to Sandra (née Crawford) and Derek Winter.[1][2][3] She has an older sister Kate, and a younger brother, Kevin.[1] Ramsey met comedian Chris Ramsey when they were 14, whilst socialising in similar friendship circles and they went on to attend the same college.[4] Prior to her media work, Ramsey worked as a blue coat at Pontins, an announcer at Newcastle Racecourse and as a presenter on radio station Capital.[5] After encountering each other again in a nightclub, they began dating in 2012, and got engaged six months into their relationship before getting married on 25 July 2014. Their first son was born in October 2015.[6] In 2017, the couple appeared on the Channel 4 series Parenting for Idiots.[7] In 2018, the couple shared via social media that Ramsey had had a miscarriage when she was 12 weeks pregnant with their second child.[8] Ramsey had a minor role in the television film Death on the Tyne in 2018, in which she voiced the engineer on the radio.[9]
In February 2019, the pair started a weekly podcast titled Shagged Married Annoyed, which they co-host from their home.[10] The podcast won the Listeners' Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards along with a bronze award for Best New Podcast in 2020.[11] In July 2020, the couple announced that they were expecting again; their second son was born on 6 January 2021.[12][13] Ramsey and her husband appeared on an episode of Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow in 2020.[14] In November 2021, it was announced that the Ramseys would co-present a new chat show commissioned by the BBC: The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show.[15] The show was commissioned for second series in June 2022.[7] In December 2022, Ramsey took part in the Strictly Come Dancing2022 Christmas Special.[16][17] She was partnered with Neil Jones and danced the Jive to "Step Into Christmas", which subsequently scored them 39/40 points.[18]
In February 2024, it was announced that Ramsey would be one of the presenters for the Comic Relief telethon, which took place on Friday 15 March.
^Guide, British Comedy (3 October 2014). "Chris Ramsey interview". British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2023.