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an amazing experience and I would recommend it to anyone.” Tianna, the inaugural winner of the competition in 2016, has also been busy, co-hosting a number of events for the charity Action for Children’s Arts. Tianna, Braydon and 2017 runner-ups Harrison, Jess, Kade and Olly have fronted many of our BAFTA Kids’ children’s media preview events and reports for our YouTube channel and baftakids.org throughout 2018. We’ve held more previews than ever before this year, including showcases for Katy, Jamie Johnson, Joe All Alone, Free Rein, Apple & Onion, Cartoon Network’s 25th anniversary (in October) and many more. This year’s Young Presenter competition was a little different: Warner Bros’ Twenty Twenty Productions filmed the final casting session for ITV’s The Big Audition, a brand new factual entertainment
hat did you do for your ninth birthday? Chances are you can’t remember. But one young lad who will never forget his ninth is Braydon, the second winner of BAFTA’s annual Young Presenter competition: he spent his birthday in the presence of HRH The Duke of Cambridge at a special BAFTA fundraising event, where he not only met BAFTA’s royal president but also interviewed actor Tom Hiddleston and presenter Dermot O’Leary for our BAFTA Kids channel. Quite a night, but one that Braydon handled with supreme alacrity, showing a maturity beyond his years – no wonder that he’s recently been signed to an agency and is now reporting for Sky Kids’ new show FYI. “I’ve had a brilliant time with BAFTA Kids since winning in 2017,” Braydon said. “I’ve met lots of great people... I still get very nervous but this has been
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Now in its third year, BAFTA Kids’ Young Presenter competition continues to grow in stature and merit. Here, we look at the ongoing activities of the competition’s trio of winners, as well as BAFTA Kids’ other inspirational enterprises in 2018. word s : toby we idmann
