Alexander Beresford (born 17 October 1980) is an English weather presenter employed by ITV."ITV National Weather Team", itv.com, 28 June 2020.
Early life Beresford was born in Bristol, England. His mother is English and his father is Guyanese. He grew up in the Eastville area of Bristol and went to the St Thomas More RC School (now Fairfield High School) in Eastville.
Career Beresford primarily worked for The West Tonight on ITV West based in Bristol, originally as a teleprompter operator in August 2004, but later retrained as a weather presenter in 2005."Meet the team", ITV West Country (East), itv.com, 4 March 2012.
He has also presented the national ITV Weather since 26 November 2007.
In February 2009 he transferred to The West Country Tonight on ITV West Country following the demise of ITV West.
He was set to join the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak as its weather presenter on a permanent basis, this after he made a guest appearance, presenting on 16 March 2012. However, he quit for personal reasons, but still continued to present on a stand-in basis for Laura Tobin.Nicola Methven, "Daybreak weatherman Alex Beresford quits job before he's even started", The Mirror, 16 May 2012. Daybreak was axed on 25 April 2014; it was replaced by a new show, Good Morning Britain where Beresford has continued to provide cover for Tobin. He appears both in the studio and on location at events elsewhere.Alex Beresford's ITV News profile, itv.com.
Beginning on 30 April 2013, Beresford presented a three-part series for Channel 4 called The World's Weirdest Weather.The World's Weirdest Weather, Channel 4. The following year, he hosted four-part Channel 4 series Britain's Most Extreme Weather which began airing on 28 April 2014.
In June 2015, January 2016, April 2019, June 2020 and October 2020 Beresford presented five episodes of ITV's Tonight programme.Alex Beresford blog , Champion Talent.Will Charley and Daniel Chipperfield, "Everything you need to know about Good Morning Britain's Alex Beresford", Bristol Live, 22 July 2019.
On 20 August 2020, Beresford made his debut as a guest presenter of ITV's Good Morning Britain.GMB: Alex Beresford says he’s ‘grateful’ as he presents show for the first time Rebecca Calderwood, Entertainment Daily, 20 August 2020
On 9 March 2021, the morning after the UK airing of the Oprah with Meghan and Harry interview, Piers Morgan walked off the Good Morning Britain show, following weather presenter Beresford's alternative narrative for Morgan's behaviour.
"Piers Morgan's comments about the Duchess of Sussex on Good Morning Britain have attracted a record number of complaints to TV regulator Ofcom."
From 6 September 2020, Beresford co-presents ITV's All Around Britain, a new weekly topical magazine series.New Weekend commissions from ITV for Autumn ITV Press Centre, 7 July 2020All Around Britain episodes itv.com
In March 2022, Alex left his position at ITV West CountryAlex Beresford says goodbye to ITV West Country after 17 years, ITV News. to take up the newly created role of live weather presenter on the extended ITV Evening News. Alex presents from the main studios in London, as well as occasionally reporting on the weather from other locations across the UK.
Dancing on Ice
Beresford took part in the tenth series of Dancing on Ice in 2018, partnered with Brianne Delcourt.Alex Beresford's Dancing on Ice profile, itv.com, 15 November 2017. He was the eighth celebrity to be eliminated from the show following a skate off with Kem Cetinay and his partner Alex Murphy
Other projects Beresford runs a Diversity School Tour Project where he visits inner-city schools to talk about media careers. He was also chosen for the national role model programme for young black men by Hazel Blears."Bristol weatherman chosen as black role model", , Evening Post, 7 December 2008.
Personal life Beresford married Imogen McKay in Mallorca in 2022. They had a daughter, Camille, in February 2025. Beresford also has a son, born , from a previous marriage.Jane Lanvender and Emmeline Saunders, "Alex Beresford’s heartbreaking family tragedies before devastating split with his wife", Daily Mirror, 9 June 2020.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2005–2009 The West Tonight Weather presenter Started at ITV West in 2004 as an autocue operative 2007–present ITV Weather Weather presenter 2009–2022 ITV News West Country Weather presenter 2012–2014 Daybreak Weather presenter Stand-in presenter 2013–2014 The World's Weirdest Weather Presenter 2 series, 11 episodes 2014 Britain's Most Extreme Weather Presenter 1 series, 4 episodes 2014–present Good Morning Britain Weather presenter (2014–present) and guest presenter (2020–2021) 2015–present Tonight Reporter Episodes: "Alien Invaders", "Floods: Are We Ready for the Future", "Knife Crime and Me", "Car Crime: Is My Car Safe?", "Black and British"2018 Dancing on Ice Contestant Eliminated 8th Saturday Morning with James Martin Guest 1 episode The Chase: Celebrity Special Contestant 1 episode 2019 Ninja Warrior UK Contestant 1 episode 2020 Living On The Veg Guest 1 episode 2020–2021 All Around Britain Presenter 2 series 2021 Celebrity Catchphrase Contestant 1 episode 2021 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Celebrity Special Contestant 1 episode 2022 All Star Musicals Contestant Won 2022–present ITV Evening News Weather presenter 2023 Celebrity Race Across the World Contestant Won with his father Noel
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External links
Alex Beresford on LinkedIn