Matthew Wright

Matthew Wright - BBC Inside Out London's presenter

Matthew Wright joins Inside Out London as its new presenter from September 2007.

He is perhaps best known for the long-running daily live current affairs show, The Wright Stuff on Five.

Matthew also hosts his own show on Friday nights for BBC Radio 2, The Weekender, which sees him giving an insightful look at the world of arts and entertainment.

Early days

Matthew begun his career at the tender age of 14 when he starred in Big Wheels and Sailors for the Children's Film Foundation.

Despite this early brush with stardom, Matthew decided to concentrate on his academic career and went on to study English and Drama at Exeter University.

After graduating, Matthew tried his hand at something entirely different and settled on journalism.

He moved quickly up the ladder from local papers to the nationals and at the age of 26, he joined The Sun's 'Bizarre' showbiz desk.

Two years later, he left to help develop a new programme for Sky with Richard Littlejohn.

The Richard Littlejohn Show gave Matthew his first break in television, regularly providing the show with news packages as well as zany features.

When the series ended, Fleet Street persuaded Matthew to return with a three-month stint on the Today newspaper.

Showbiz gossip

In 1995, Matthew was asked to join The Mirror and set up his showbiz gossip column.

In this role he charmed his way in to the hearts of some of the biggest names in the business, interviewing celebrities such as Madonna, Elizabeth Taylor, Elton John and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Through his column, Matthew started to attract attention on TV, and in 1998 he joined GMTV.

Now he's delighted to be joining Inside Out London when it returns in September 2007.

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