Leah Charles-King
Leah Charles-King is a TV presenter, speaker, author, and mental health advocate, with almost four decades in the entertainment industry and a powerful voice in mental health.
Leah Charles-King is a TV presenter, speaker and mental health advocate with almost four decades in the entertainment industry.
This includes a 25 year career on-screen in live broadcasting, children’s TV, entertainment formats and international media. From her early beginnings as a music artist in the 90s girl group Kléshay, to becoming a familiar face on British television, Leah is now best known as a presenter on Channel 4’s ‘A Place in the Sun’.
Alongside her multi award-winning media career, Leah has become a powerful and trusted voice in mental health and wellbeing.
After being diagnosed with bipolar in 2012, she spent years navigating the condition in secret before choosing to speak openly about her experience in 2019. Since then, she uses her platform to challenge stigma, raises awareness and tackle suicide prevention. As an ambassador for Bipolar UK, she regularly hosts major awareness conferences and speaking events - including World Bipolar Day - reaching audiences both in the UK and internationally.
Her debut book, ‘Thriving with bipolar: A Personal and Practical Guide to Living Well’, is rooted in lived experience. It was written to offer what she was never given at diagnosis — hope, alongside practical, grounded guidance to help people build stability, learn to live well, and move beyond surviving to thriving. This is the ultimate guide for bipolar management.
Leah’s work sits at the intersection of storytelling, advocacy and impact. Whether presenting on screen, speaking on stage or connecting through her writing, she is known for her honesty, warmth, wit, and her ability to reach people in a way that feels authentic, direct and genuinely relatable.
Career Highlights
• Nearly 40-year career in the entertainment industry, including over 25 years in television
• 10-year recording career with Kléshay, signed to Sony Music
• Former Kid’s TV presenter for CITV and Disney Channel
• Hosted international television reaching audiences across the UK, US and Caribbean
• First on-air talent to launch BET International (UK and Europe), with red carpet and behind-the-scenes coverage across the US
• Multi award-winning presenter, recognised across the media and entertainment industry
What Leah Does Today
TV Presenter (A Place in the Sun, Channel 4, and other broadcast work)
Keynote Speaker (mental health, women’s health, resilience and lived experience)
Event Host & Presenter (awards, corporate events, panels and live productions)
Mental Health Advocate (Bipolar UK Ambassador, campaigns and awareness events)
Author (Thriving with bipolar)
What People Say
“Leah is absolutely phenomenal. Her work to normalise conversations around mental health is both powerful and inspiring.”
— Will, The Telegraph
“We had more staff attend Leah’s talk than we typically see at our internal conferences. Her openness and honesty had a real impact across the organisation.”
— Sonia, Bank of England
“This was one of the best webinars Bipolar UK has ever delivered. Leah’s ability to connect, communicate and bring real understanding to the topic was outstanding.”
— Sarah, Bipolar UK
Based on Lived Experience
‘Thriving with bipolar: A Personal and Practical Guide to Living Well’ is a lived-experience guide designed to help people with bipolar live well and build stability.
Written to offer what is often missing at diagnosis — hope — as well as clear, grounded guidance. This book goes beyond awareness and focuses on real-life strategies that can be applied every day.
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TV AGENT:
Jo Carlton - Talent 4 Media Ltd
www.talent4media.com