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Kaye Rintoul Adams (born 28 December 1962) is a Scottish television presenter and journalist. She was an anchor on ITV topical discussion show Loose Women from 1999 to 2006 and again from 2013 and was a regular panellist on Channel 5's daily morning show The Wright Stuff from 2007 until 2012.[1]

Key Information

Early life

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Adams was born in Falkirk and brought up in Grangemouth,[2] where she attended Abbotsgrange Middle school and Grangemouth High, before moving to the fee-paying St George's School, Edinburgh[1] and the University of Edinburgh, from which she graduated with an MA Honours in Economics and Politics.[3][4]

Media career

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Adams started her media career as a graduate trainee at Central Television, concentrating on political and news journalism: her first coup was a one-hour interview with Margaret Thatcher. For the next few years, Adams remained focused on hard news when, in early 1988, moved to Scottish Television's nightly news programme, Scotland Today. She was one of the first journalists on the scene of the Lockerbie disaster in 1988. In 1992, a chance opportunity to host a discussion show for Scottish Television, after its original anchor Sheena McDonald left, set her off on a different path. Scottish Women ran for six years under Adams' chair (1993–99), won a number of awards and marked the start of Adams' career as a talk show host.[3]

Since her original success with Scottish Women, Adams has presented ITV Weekend Live, three series of Central Weekend Live with Nicky Campbell and John Stapleton; Esther, latterly Kaye for BBC Two; and Pride and Prejudice for BBC Scotland. Adams co-presented the last ever This Morning before Richard and Judy left, while, in 2002, she was This Morning's daily live anchor from Australia, reporting on the first series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!. She has also appeared on Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.[5]

Between 1999 and 2006, Adams anchored the ITV talk show Loose Women where, combined with the rest of the female panel, she created a popular and engaging mix of topical issues and entertainment. On 5 November 2013, Adams returned to the panel, in rotation with Carol Vorderman and Andrea McLean. In January 2014, former Loose Woman Ruth Langsford returned to co-anchor the programme with Adams, Vorderman and McLean in rotation. Vorderman left the show in July 2014.

Adams has also presented a daytime show called The People Versus,[6] as well as appearing as a panellist, and latterly as host of Have I Got News for You.

Between 2007 and 2010, Adams regularly guest hosted and was a panellist on the Channel 5 panel show The Wright Stuff.

In late 2008, Adams narrated a six-part documentary series, The Merchant Navy, on STV.

On 26 May 2009, Adams returned to STV, more than 20 years after her first appearance on the station, as a guest co-host on the lifestyle programme The Hour with Stephen Jardine. Adams presented four shows. In August of that year, Adams joined a long team of reporters on The One Show.

Having reported on the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 for STV, Adams narrated a special documentary, The Lockerbie Bomber: Sent Home to Die for the Scottish television channel, which aired on 9 August 2010. The programme examined the Lockerbie bomber's conviction and the renewed controversy over the Scottish Government's decision to send him home to Libya on compassionate grounds a year earlier.

Since 2011, she has guest presented Channel 5's LIVE with... programme.

In 2013, Adams co-hosted the daytime chat show Sunday Scoop with Nadia Sawalha.[7]

Both Sawalha and Adams are represented by Nicola Ibison of Ibison Talent Group, who acts as both their agent and management.[8] Adams and Sawalha released a cookery book in 2018 called Nadia & Kaye: Disaster Chef.

Since March 2010, Adams has been a presenter on BBC Radio Scotland. She was the host of daily phone-in programme, Call Kaye.[3] The show was replaced in 2015 by The Kaye Adams Show and aired weekdays from 9am to midday. Most recently the programme was renamed to Mornings with Kaye Adams. The Thursday and Friday edition of Mornings is hosted by broadcast journalist Stephen Jardine.

Adams was suspended from the show in October 2025 after an alleged bullying complaint from a junior staffer. There has been no return date given, or official information released relating to any allegations by the BBC.[9][10]

In 2022, Adams was a contestant on the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing. She was paired with Kai Widdrington, and was first to be eliminated.

Personal life

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Adams and her long-term partner, tennis coach Ian Campbell, live in Glasgow's West End[11][12] and have two daughters.[13] She is good friends with fellow Loose Women panellist Nadia Sawalha.[14]

Adams is a co-patron of Kindred, a Scottish-based charity supporting families of young people with disabilities and mental health issues.[15]

In 2022, Adams admitted she had been lying to her daughter about her own age for around 20 years, knocking a decade off her real age.[16]

Filmography

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Year Title Channel Role
1999–2000, 2002–2006, 2013– Loose Women ITV Regular presenter
Regular panellist & Relief presenter (2016–2018)
Relief panellist (2014–2015, 2019–2022)
2000–2001 Live Talk Regular presenter
2000–2001 This Morning Guest presenter (Filling in for Fern Britton)
2001–2002 The People Versus Presenter
2004 Have I Got News for You BBC One Guest presenter
2007–2012 The Wright Stuff Channel 5 Regular panellist
2008 Celebrity MasterChef BBC One Contestant
The Merchant Navy STV Narrator
2009 The Hour Guest presenter
2010 The Big Questions BBC One Guest presenter
2011 Live with... Channel 5 Guest presenter
2013 The Wright Stuff Guest presenter
Sunday Scoop ITV Co-presenter
2017 Good Morning Britain: Election 2017 Glasgow reporter, live from Glasgow Science Centre
2021 The Celebrity Circle 8th Place; Paired with Nadia Sawalha
2022 Strictly Come Dancing BBC One Contestant; series 20
2024 The Weakest Link Winner; series 3, episode 13[17]

See also

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Kaye Adams (born 28 December 1962) is a Scottish and broadcaster, best known for her anchoring role on ITV's daytime discussion programme Loose Women since its inception in 1999. She commenced her media career as a at Central Television in Birmingham before transitioning to presenting, including stints on weekday morning show from 2010 onward. Adams has garnered recognition for her incisive interviewing style rooted in journalistic training, appearing on panel shows like and competing as a contestant on the 2023 series of . In October 2025, she was temporarily removed from her programme pending investigation into a conduct complaint, though ITV confirmed continued support for her Loose Women position.

Early Life and Education

Childhood and Upbringing

Kaye Adams was born Kaye Rintoul Adams in , , in 1962, to parents Duncan McDonald Adams (born 1931) and Catherine Webber Rintoul (born 1933). She was raised in the nearby town of , a community closely associated with the adjacent refinery, where her family resided during her formative years. Adams has described her childhood as very happy, spent with her mother, father, and two brothers in this industrial central Scottish setting. During this period, her early interests leaned toward legal drama rather than the media career she would later pursue, reflecting a youthful aspiration for work over .

Formal Education

Adams attended Grangemouth High School in her early years, located in , , where she was raised after being born in . She later transferred to the fee-paying St. George's School for Girls in , completing her secondary education there. Adams pursued higher education at the , studying politics and economics. She graduated with an MA Honours in Politics, after which she entered training rather than pursuing her initial interest in . This degree provided foundational analytical skills that informed her subsequent career in broadcasting and interviewing public figures.

Professional Career

Initial Journalism Roles

Adams commenced her journalism career as a graduate trainee at Central Television (now ) in Birmingham, focusing on political and news reporting. In this role, she secured an early professional milestone by conducting a one-hour with then-Prime Minister . She later transitioned to STV in , where she covered significant breaking news events. Notably, on December 21, 1988, Adams was among the first journalists to arrive at the site of Flight 103's crash in , providing on-the-ground coverage of the disaster that killed 270 people. This period marked her shift from trainee work to frontline reporting, building expertise in political interviews and crisis journalism before advancing to broader broadcasting roles. Her decision to enter the field crystallized during her studies at the , where she abandoned earlier plans to pursue law.

Television Breakthrough and Key Shows

Adams' breakthrough in television presenting occurred in 1992, when she took over as anchor of STV's Scottish Women, a daytime talk show featuring discussions led by and for Scottish women, after original host departed. She had previously contributed to STV's news programme Scotland Today as a reporter from 1988 to 1990. Adams hosted Scottish Women for seven series, running until 1996, establishing her as a capable moderator of panel-based formats akin to later national successes. A pivotal national role followed with the launch of ITV's on 6 September 1999, where Adams co-anchored the inaugural episode alongside , , and , blending with candid panel discourse. She anchored the topical discussion show from its inception through 2006, during which it built a substantial through its mix of celebrity guests, audience interaction, and unscripted debates on women's issues. Adams returned as a regular panellist in 2013, maintaining her involvement in the programme's ongoing format, which airs weekdays and has aired over 4,000 episodes by 2024. Beyond these, Adams fronted other notable series, including her self-titled Kaye on , on , and Central Weekend on from 2000 to 2007, expanding her portfolio in live talk and lifestyle programming. These roles solidified her reputation for engaging, audience-driven content, though remains her most enduring television association.

Radio Hosting and Ongoing Work

Adams joined in March 2010 as host of the daily morning phone-in programme Call Kaye, a three-hour show focusing on listener discussions and current affairs. The programme evolved over time, later rebranded as The Kaye Adams Show, maintaining its format of open caller interactions on topics ranging from politics to personal issues. As a freelance presenter, she anchored the show for over 15 years, earning an annual salary reported at £155,000, and received recognition for her engagement with audiences across . In recent years, the programme shifted to Mornings with Kaye Adams, continuing the style until October 2025. On October 19, 2025, Adams was temporarily removed from the air amid an internal investigation into complaints alleging she had shouted at and bullied colleagues, part of Scotland's broader "Call It Out" initiative on conduct. Adams, who has not been formally presented with the specific complaints as of October 26, 2025, described herself as "baffled" and "distressed," stating her name had been "dragged through the mud" without , while denying any wrongdoing. The suspension remains pending resolution, with no replacement host announced and the show reportedly using pre-recorded content in the interim.

Controversies and Public Scrutiny

2025 BBC Bullying Allegations

In October 2025, Kaye Adams, presenter of the program Mornings, was temporarily removed from air following an internal complaint regarding her behaviour toward staff. The announced the decision on October 19, stating it had robust processes to handle such concerns but declined to comment on specifics or individuals involved. Adams had last hosted the show on October 6, after which the program was covered by presenter McLaughlin. Reports from multiple outlets described the complaint as involving allegations of , including claims that Adams had shouted and screamed at junior staff members over multiple incidents spanning several years, raised through the BBC's 'Call It Out' internal reporting scheme. The investigation, prompted by a session, remained ongoing as of late October, with no formal charges or findings publicly disclosed. Adams' annual salary for the role was reported as £155,000. Adams denied the bullying claims, asserting through her spokesman that no formal complaints had been presented to her by the . In statements to media outlets, she expressed distress over the situation, stating her "name’s been dragged through the mud" and that the had "still not provided me with any details of the allegations." She specifically rejected reports of shouting, saying, "There was certainly no shouting on my part. It is not my style," and disputed accounts of a related meeting on October 8. Adams thanked supporters for messages received, emphasizing she had not permanently left the . The suspension drew internal criticism at the for perceived inconsistencies in handling complaints, with some staff highlighting "double standards" in comparison to ongoing allegations against presenter , who remained on air at . No further updates on the probe's outcome were available by October 26, 2025.

Claims of Political Bias

Kaye Adams has faced accusations of primarily during her tenure at , with claims centering on perceived pro-Labour leanings and opposition to . Former colleagues alleged that she was repeatedly warned to maintain impartiality and tone down her "pro-Labour ," describing her as "old-school Labour, right down to her marrow" and noting that her sympathies were evident on air despite efforts to explain the need for balance. Adams' spokesman dismissed these claims as "spurious," attributing them to general guidelines for presenters rather than specific directives. Critics have also highlighted her apparent antipathy toward the (SNP) and . In 2019, pro-independence commentator Gerry Hassan tweeted that "Kaye’s biases often show," claiming she had confided hating the SNP and because it would jeopardize her London-based work opportunities. insiders echoed this, stating that her lack of enthusiasm for the SNP or was "not exactly a well-guarded secret," complicating her role in Scotland's polarized political landscape. Such perceptions have fueled targeting by nationalist groups, who accuse her of anti-SNP bias for rigorously questioning party figures on air, including instances like highlighting Humza Yousaf's "Tory-free" remarks. A notable incident occurred in 2011 when Adams was briefly suspended after tweeting that should "piss off back to " amid the London riots, which she linked to uprisings; Conservative MSP criticized the remarks for lacking objectivity required of a presenter. In January 2024, during a discussion on the UK Covid Inquiry and Nicola Sturgeon's deleted messages, Adams remarked that politicians "are not human beings, they’re politicians," prompting outrage and accusations of reckless bias against Sturgeon, with calls for her resignation and intervention. The defended the comment as part of a broader , not a literal .

Other Professional Criticisms

In August 2011, Adams received a formal from for a series of tweets directed at then-London Mayor amid the riots, in which she used profane language, including telling him to "p*** off back to " and criticizing his suggested punishments for rioters as overly harsh. The remarks were deemed to breach guidelines on impartiality and professional conduct for on-air talent, prompting calls from Scottish Conservative MSP for her removal as a presenter, though she retained her role after apologizing and acknowledging she had overstepped. On July 24, 2025, during a live of , Adams sparked viewer complaints for what was described as a rude interruption and dismissive remark toward co-panelist while discussing personal habits, leading some audiences to report switching off the program in protest. The incident highlighted occasional critiques of Adams' direct and sometimes brusque on-air style, which detractors have characterized as overly confrontational in panel discussions, though supporters view it as authentic engagement.

Personal Life and Public Persona

Family and Relationships

Kaye Adams has maintained a long-term partnership with Ian Campbell since 1995, having met when he served as her coach. The couple, who reside in , opted against formal , with Adams describing their decision to have children as the equivalent of a marital commitment. Adams and Campbell share two daughters: Charley, born in 2002, and Bonnie, born in January 2007. Adams has kept details of her family life relatively private, occasionally sharing insights into parenting challenges, such as navigating an after her daughters reached adulthood in 2025. She has discussed the difficulties of long-distance periods early in their relationship due to her career demands, including a "no contact" phase that tested their bond but ultimately strengthened it.

Personal Views and Advocacy

Adams has been a vocal for menopause awareness, initially describing herself as a "menopause denier" due to fears of being perceived as a "dried-up old ," but later sharing her experiences publicly to encourage open discussion among women. In 2021 interviews, she emphasized the challenges of symptoms like those she experienced without hot flushes or mood swings, promoting destigmatization through her How To Be 60, co-hosted with Karen Maher since at least 2023, which addresses ageing and . As a longstanding ambassador for Beatson Cancer Charity since 2007, Adams has supported fundraising efforts, including the 2023 Omaze draw for a £3.5 million home to aid cancer patients, underscoring her commitment to ensuring "no one should face cancer alone." She has also backed awareness campaigns, joining Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland in October 2022 to advocate for renewing the FAST public awareness initiative, highlighting the urgency of recognizing signs. Additionally, she supports the Stroke Association, having hosted their events, and participates in broader drives like The Big Help Out in 2024. On gender issues, Adams has expressed support for transgender inclusion, asserting in a December 2023 BBC Radio Scotland broadcast that "trans women are women" while criticizing opposing views as unsuitable for airtime, prompting accusations of restricting debate. In April 2025, during a Loose Women discussion, she described J.K. Rowling's statement that trans women are biological men as "impolite," drawing backlash from viewers who viewed it as dismissive of biological sex distinctions. These positions align with her participation in panels debating the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, though she has faced criticism for perceived bias in handling such topics. Politically, Adams has been accused of pro-Labour leanings by colleagues, with repeated warnings about impartiality during her radio tenure. In January 2024, she remarked that politicians like are "not human beings," framing them as detached figures amid public scrutiny, which sparked listener complaints but was defended by the as contextual. Following the 2024 U.S. election, she expressed initial expectation of a victory but acknowledged Donald Trump's win, questioning whether leader charisma outweighs character. Adams has also highlighted early-career , noting limited recourse for women in at the time.

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