Nicola Bonn

British podcaster and former radio presenter

Nicola Bonn (born 1980/1981[1]) is a British podcaster and former radio presenter.

## Background

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Bonn studied at the University of Bristol, where she gained a Bachelor of Arts with honours in 2003.[2]

## Career

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Bonn's career in radio lasted 15 years.[3] As of 2006, Bonn was a presenter at Capital Life, a DAB radio station broadcasting across the UK. In the same year, she joined Classic FM to present on weekend mornings; prior to working at Classic FM, she had worked at Severn Sound in Gloucestershire and at Core radio, a national digital radio station, in addition to presenting on Capital Life.[1] As of 2006, the Sunday morning edition of her show began at 4am.[4]

As of 2011, Bonn was presenting the weekday early breakfast show on the Heart radio network.[5]

In 2013, she became a beauty columnist for a range of UK magazines, whilst continuing to present on Heart Radio.[6] In the latter half of 2013, Bonn moved to Smooth Radio, another music-based commercial radio station, to present the early breakfast show on weekdays.

By 2018, Bonn had become a contributor to This Morning on ITV, specialising in beauty.[7] In late 2018, Bonn left the weekday early breakfast show on Smooth Radio.[8] She left Smooth Radio to concentrate full-time on the podcast the Outspoken Beauty Podcast which she was also hosting.[9]

In early 2019, Bonn became the beauty editor of Heart Radio and the Heart Radio website.[10]

Bonn currently presents the Outspoken Beauty Podcast, which releases three episodes per week, with some episodes lasting almost an hour and others being a few minutes in length.[11]

In a 2024 interview, Bonn discussed, amongst other things, her battle with mental health problems and her experience of her own appearance.[12]

## Personal life

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As of 2019, Bonn had a husband and two children, and lived in London.[13]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Classic FM Announces Biggest Change To Schedule Yet - The Media Leader". 2006-08-02. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
2. ^ "Celebrating 25 Years of Epigram" (PDF). University of Bristol. Spring 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
3. ^ "Nicola Bonn The Panic Diaries: 'Anxiety medication saved me. It's time to remove the stigma' - Get the Gloss". www.getthegloss.com. 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
4. ^ "Classic FM". 2006-10-22. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
5. ^ Rob (2011-04-10). "Nicola Bonn Wedding - Heart FM and The Hanging Lantern Co". Hanging Lantern Company. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
6. ^ ResponseSource. "Archant Life appoints beauty columnist". ResponseSource. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
7. ^ "Book Nicola Bonn for your event. After dinner speaker, keynote speakin". Prime Performers. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
8. ^ ""I'm a beauty editor and chart-topping podcaster and I spend £600 a month on health" - Get the Gloss". www.getthegloss.com. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
9. ^ "How She Carries On with Nicola Bonn". 35 Thousand. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
10. ^ "Heart FM appoints beauty editor". www.diarydirectory.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
11. ^ "Outspoken Beauty - Podcast". Global Player. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
12. ^ "'I'm a beauty expert, this is the best skin advice I've ever heard'". Good Housekeeping. 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
13. ^ ""I'm a beauty editor and chart-topping podcaster and I spend £600 a month on health" - Get the Gloss". www.getthegloss.com. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2024-11-20.

## External links

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* The Outspoken Beauty Podcast homepage