# Alex Phillips (TV presenter)
**Alex Phillips** (Alexandra Lesley Phillips) is a British journalist, broadcaster and former politician, known to television audiences as a presenter on [GB News](https://www.edgepedia.org/gb-news) and later Talk TV, and previously as a Brexit Party Member of the European Parliament for South East England.[1](https://ukcanvas.uk/world/alex-phillips-biography-tv-presenter/) She is often confused in search results with another British public figure of the same name, a former Green Party politician, a mix-up that commentary on her career explicitly warns against.[2](https://buzzlayer.org/features/alex-phillips-biography-career/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandra Lesley Phillips[1](https://ukcanvas.uk/world/alex-phillips-biography-tv-presenter/) |
| Born | 1983, Gloucester, England[1](https://ukcanvas.uk/world/alex-phillips-biography-tv-presenter/) |
| Education | Double first in Literature and Philosophy, University of Durham; School of Journalism, Cardiff[3](https://sexiest-presenters.com/portfolio/alex-phillips/) |
| Political career | UKIP Head of Media; Brexit Party MEP for South East England, elected May 2019, served until January 2020[4](https://cibuk.org/cibuk-video-interview-series-about-brexit-personal-freedoms-uk-independence-sovereignty/) |
| Broadcasting career | ITV Wales, ITV Tyne Tees, BBC; GB News presenter from June 2021; Talk TV from July 2023[3](https://sexiest-presenters.com/portfolio/alex-phillips/) • [2](https://buzzlayer.org/features/alex-phillips-biography-career/) |
| Party role after politics | spokeswoman for Reform UK[4](https://cibuk.org/cibuk-video-interview-series-about-brexit-personal-freedoms-uk-independence-sovereignty/) |
| Social media | Active on X/Twitter as @ThatAlexWoman[1](https://ukcanvas.uk/world/alex-phillips-biography-tv-presenter/) |
## Early life and journalism
Phillips was born in [Gloucester](https://www.edgepedia.org/gloucester) in 1983 and attended two grammar schools in the city before taking a double first in [Literature](https://www.edgepedia.org/literature) and [Philosophy](https://www.edgepedia.org/philosophy) at the University of Durham.[3](https://sexiest-presenters.com/portfolio/alex-phillips/) Her own account describes funding travel for traineeships by working for the NHS and in a nightclub: she trained in newsrooms in Ghana, China, and India to build the portfolio that won her a place at the School of Journalism in Cardiff.[3](https://sexiest-presenters.com/portfolio/alex-phillips/)
Her first staff jobs were regional and national broadcasters. She worked for ITV Wales, then returned to the [North East](https://www.edgepedia.org/north-east) with ITV Tyne Tees, and finally joined the BBC as part of its talent pool scheme.[3](https://sexiest-presenters.com/portfolio/alex-phillips/)
## Politics: UKIP, the Brexit Party, and Reform UK
In 2009 Phillips left journalism for politics, entering UKIP, where she served as Head of Media.[3](https://sexiest-presenters.com/portfolio/alex-phillips/) • [4](https://cibuk.org/cibuk-video-interview-series-about-brexit-personal-freedoms-uk-independence-sovereignty/) When Nigel Farage launched the Brexit Party she rejoined him, and she was elected a Member of the European Parliament for South East England in the party's victory in the UK's European Parliament elections of May 2019.[4](https://cibuk.org/cibuk-video-interview-series-about-brexit-personal-freedoms-uk-independence-sovereignty/) Her final day in Brussels was 31 January 2020, shortly before the pandemic.[3](https://sexiest-presenters.com/portfolio/alex-phillips/)
After the Brexit Party rebranded, she became associated with [Reform UK](https://www.edgepedia.org/reform-uk): a video interview series recorded her as the party's official spokeswoman, arguing for changes to the voting system, resolution of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, and measures on migrant crossings.[4](https://cibuk.org/cibuk-video-interview-series-about-brexit-personal-freedoms-uk-independence-sovereignty/) A 2026 profile described her dual role advising the party while presenting on television.[2](https://buzzlayer.org/features/alex-phillips-biography-career/)
## GB News and Talk TV
Phillips returned to television with GB News, appearing on the channel's launch special in June 2021 and going on to present three programs listed by TVmaze: *The Afternoon Agenda*, of which she presented 85 episodes into late 2021, *McCoy & Phillips*, with 40 episodes, and *The Alex Agenda*, a three-episode run in September 2021; she also presented a *GBN Special Report* episode in December 2021 and appeared as a guest on *Tonight Live with Mark Dolan* and on the launch special with [Andrew Neil](https://www.edgepedia.org/andrew-neil).[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/316855/alex-phillips)
Her GB News program was canceled in September 2022, and she joined Talk TV in July 2023, where by 2025 she was being promoted in recurring weekend and Friday slots.[2](https://buzzlayer.org/features/alex-phillips-biography-career/) In 2023 she was announced as presenter of the "Independence Documentary" produced by the Campaign for an Independent Britain and Facts4EU, a Brexit-focused film.[6](https://cibuk.org/uk-independence-documentary-filming-starts-next-month/) On Talk TV she presented interviews with campaigners such as Helen Joyce and [Maya Forstater](https://www.edgepedia.org/maya-forstater) on sex and gender policy topics.[7](https://sex-matters.org/media-coverage/presenter/alex-phillips/)
## Departure and current status
Phillips departed Talk TV in 2025, and as of the most recent reporting she had not announced a new permanent media role.[1](https://ukcanvas.uk/world/alex-phillips-biography-tv-presenter/) Alongside television she has written for *The Telegraph* and was a regular guest on TalkRADIO.[3](https://sexiest-presenters.com/portfolio/alex-phillips/)
## References
1. [Alex Phillips – Biography, TV Career and Talk TV Exit, ukcanvas.uk](https://ukcanvas.uk/world/alex-phillips-biography-tv-presenter/)
2. [Alex Phillips: What Happened to the GB News Presenter, BuzzLayer](https://buzzlayer.org/features/alex-phillips-biography-career/)
3. [Alex Phillips profile, sexiest-presenters.com](https://sexiest-presenters.com/portfolio/alex-phillips/)
4. [CIBUK video interview series – Reform UK's spokeswoman Alexandra Phillips](https://cibuk.org/cibuk-video-interview-series-about-brexit-personal-freedoms-uk-independence-sovereignty/)
5. [Alex Phillips, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/316855/alex-phillips)
6. [Your 'Independence Documentary' – filming starts next month, Campaign for an Independent Britain](https://cibuk.org/uk-independence-documentary-filming-starts-next-month/)
7. [Broadcasts presented by Alex Phillips, Sex Matters](https://sex-matters.org/media-coverage/presenter/alex-phillips/)
---
*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Broadcasting and journalism › Journalism and press › Broadcast and television journalism*
*Initially written Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 12, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*
*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*
License: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license