Vicki Butler-Henderson

Infobox_Celebrity
name = Vicki Butler-Henderson

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caption = Butler-Henderson in 2008
birth_date = Birth date and age|1972|2|16|df=yes
birth_place = Hertfordshire, England
occupation = racing driver
television presenter
spouse = Phil Churchward
website =

Victoria "Vicki" Butler-Henderson (born 16 February 1972, in Hertfordshire, England) is a racing driver and television presenter.

Biography

Born into a racing family, her grandfather used to race a Frazer Nash at Brooklands, her father was in the British karting team and her brother Charlie is a racing driver. She has an older sister, Charlotte, who does not race. Butler-Henderson grew up on the family farm, and was educated at The Perse School for Girls in Cambridge. cite web
title = Vicky Butler-Henderson Interview
publisher = Asrecommended
url = http://www.asrecommended.co.uk/insurance/car_insurance/tips/?FaqID=68]

Butler-Henderson started racing karts at the age of 12, being overtaken by David Coulthard in her first race. [cite web
last = Alex
first = Eckford
title = Auto Talk: Vicki Butler–Henderson
publisher = AutoTrader
date = 4 October 2006
url = http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/FEATURES/AUTOTRADER/OTHER/32640.html] She holds a Race National C licence as well as a power boat racing licence. After supplementing her income as a racing instructor at Silverstone Circuit, she also undertook a dual career in journalism where she worked on numerous British motoring magazines including "Auto Express", "What Car?" and "Performance Car." She was the assistant launch editor and mechanic in "Max Power" magazine, referred to simply as "VBH."

Media career

In 1997, she joined the BBC's flagship motoring show "Top Gear". After the BBC cancelled the original show in 2001, Butler-Henderson, along with co-presenters Quentin Willson and Tiff Needell, moved to Channel 5 in 2002 to continue their work on a show now called "Fifth Gear." In 2004 she also presented ITV's coverage of the British Touring Car Championship, in which her brother Charlie briefly competed in 2004; and from February 2006 the ten-part series "Wrecks To Riches" for Discovery Real Time, but was replaced for the second series starting in December 2006 by former racing driver Amanda Stretton.

Butler-Henderson has in recent years broadened her media career outside racing and cars to become a general presenter. After co-hosting radio shows on Virgin Radio, in 2005, she presented a daytime television show for ITV called "Date My Daughter" in which a single man 'dates' three mothers after which they decide if he is worthy enough to date their daughter. [cite web
title = Upclose
work = ITV
publisher = Internet Archive
date = 22 November 2005
url = http://web.archive.org/web/20051122090039/http://www.itv.com/page.asp?partid=3511]

With her distinctive gravelly voice, somewhat derived from cigarette smoking, she has recorded voice overs for radio and television advertisements, including Wrigleys Extra Thin Ice and Sony Stores. In January 2006, Butler-Henderson appeared in a TV commercial for the [http://www.kentandmedwaysafetycameras.org.uk/archive06/pnews06_VBH%20TV_advert.htm Kent & Medway Safety Camera Partnership] in which she stated that the Partnership "don't want your cash, they just want you to slow down". She will also be working at Absolute Radio (Virgin Radio (UK)) doing traffic news on Breakfast.

Personal life

Butler-Henderson is married to former "Fifth Gear" producer and current "Top Gear" studio director, Phil Churchward. [citeweb
url=http://www.vb-h.net/biography.htm
title=Biography - Vicki Butler-Henderson
publisher=vb-h.net
accessdate=2008-07-07]

Butler-Henderson drives a Mk II Golf GTi, a Honda S2000 and a Ducati Monster 750. [cite news
title = Typical biker: Vicki Butler-Henderson
publisher = The Daily Telegraph
date = 21 November 2000
url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2000/11/21/emrbika21.xml] She is a fan of snooker and darts, and is an avid skier.

References

External links

*imdb name | id=0125169 | name=Vicki Butler-Henderson
*cite web
title = Fifth Gear
publisher = Channel 5
url = http://www.five.tv/fifthgear
*cite web
title = Vicki Butler-Henderson
work = Princess Talent Management
publisher = Princess Productions
url = http://www.princess.uk.com/talent/vicki_bh.html
*cite web
title = Vicki Butler-Henderson
publisher = Performing Artistes
url = http://www.f4group.co.uk/month_06_2004.htm#vbh
*cite web
last = Butler-Henderson
first = Vicki
title = Vicki in Fantasyland!
work = Vicki Butler-Henderson
publisher = Virgin Media
url = http://www.virginmedia.com/motoring/features/butler-henderson/fantasy-garage.php

Persondata
NAME = Butler-Henderson, Vicki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Racing driver, television presenter, journalist
DATE OF BIRTH = 16 February 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH = Hertfordshire, England, UK
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =