14 CBBC Presenters From Your Childhood Then Vs NowSkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 21 Aug 2017 14 CBBC Presenters From Your Childhood Then Vs Now Ah, the memories. by Becky BarnicoatBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 Zoe Ball 1993–95 Mark Cuthbert / EMPICS Entertainment, Pa / PA Wire/PA Images Zoe presented the CBBC art show SMart, and later Live and Kicking with Jamie Theakston. She currently presents a show on BBC Radio 2. 2 Jamie Theakston 1996-99 Ben Curtis / PA Archive/PA Images, Tullio M. Puglia / Getty Images Jamie presented Live and Kicking with Zoe for three series, and they won a Bafta for it. His latest project is Dogs Might Fly which gives dogs the chance to fly a plane. 3 Josie D Arby 1994–97 Peter Jordan / PA Archive/PA Images, BBC / bbc.co.uk Josie studied acting at RADA before becoming a CBBC presenter in the '90s. She's currently a host on Songs of Praise. 4 Chris Jarvis 1993–97 Samantha Pearce / PA Archive/PA Images, Anthony Devlin / PA Wire/PA Images Chris presented in the CBBC "broom cupboard". He has appeared in a pantomime every year since 1995. 5 Dominic Dom Wood 1996–2014 DIOMEDIA/UPPA/Photoshot, S Meddle / S Meddle/ITV/REX/Shutterstock Dom hosted Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow with Richard McCourt. Dom got in trouble with the BBC for wearing a T-shirt that said "Morning Wood" on the show. In 2017 they went on tour with their show Dick and Dom Live. 6 Richard Dick McCourt 1996–2014 Ben Curtis / PA Archive/PA Images Matt Crossick / Empics Entertainment Dick became a host on CBBC in 1996, before joining up with Dom for Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow in 2002. He's now the godfather to Dom's sons Tommy and Sam. 7 Kirsten O Brien 1996–99 Ben Curtis / PA Archive/PA Images, Yui Mok / PA Archive/PA Images Kirsten hosted CBBC from 1996 alongside Otis the Aardvark, and also presented on the art show SMart. She's currently the voice of Sky 1 and does occasional stand-up. 8 Adrian Dickson 2000–05 BBC, Twitter: @AdrianDickson Adrian was one of the main CBBC hosts from 2000-05. He currently does prodcution for TV, and works with a puppet company called Planet Pumpkin. 9 Angellica Bell 2000–06 Doug Peters/allactiondigital.com, BBC / Press Association Images Angellica joined CBBC in 2000, and worked on That's Genius!, Xchange, 50/50, and Short Change. In 2017, she became a contestant on Celebrity Masterchef. 10 Sarah Cawood 2000-01 Peter Jordan / PA Archive/PA Images, David Fisher / David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock Sarah was one of the presenters on Live and Kicking. She's currently taking a break from TV, and blogs about being a mum to her kids Hunter and Autumn. 11 Jake Humphrey 2002-08 Suzan Moore / EMPICS Entertainment, Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment Humphrey became a presenter on CBBC after working as a runner in TV. He moved into sports presenting in 2006, and presented F1: Live London in 2017. 12 Andrew Hayden-Smith 2002–06 Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment, instagram.com Andrew started out playing Ben Carter on Byker Grove. He went on to present Live and Kicking. He currently plays police officer DS Gavin Armstrong on Hollyoaks. 13 Ortis Deley 2002-08 William Conran / PA Archive/PA Images, Matt Crossick / PA Archive/PA Images Ortis presented Short Change, Xchange and Live and Kicking. He's currently a presenter on The Gadget Show. 14 Fearne Cotton 2001-04 Jean / EMPICS Entertainment, Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment Fearne presented Eureka TV, Finger Tips, Smile and The Saturday Show on CBBC. She hosted a show on Radio 1 until 2015, leaving to give birth to her second child, Honey. This year she published a book, Happy, which touched on her struggle with depression. Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink TV and MoviesGet all the best moments in pop culture & entertainment delivered to your inbox.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.