Emily Maitlis

Fearless interviewer
Emily Maitlis

One of the top 50 most influential people in Britain according to GQ magazine, Emily is an award winning journalist and broadcaster, familiar as the former lead presenter on Newsnight – the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme – and part of the core BBC presenting team for elections both here and in the United States. She co-hosts the hugely respected podcast Americast, and was named the Network Presenter of the Year at the RTS Television Journalism Awards in 2019 and 2020.

In 2019 Emily scooped a world exclusive no-holds-barred interview with Prince Andrew who talked publicly for the first time about his links to Jeffrey Epstein. This jaw-dropping interview won Emily another RTS Television Journalism Award for Interview of the Year and was named in The Times’ 10 Best TV Interviews.

She has interviewed numerous figures from the world of politics, sports and the arts including Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama, Marine Le Pen, David Beckham, Kofi Annan, Hugh Grant, Michael Caine, Juliette Binoche, Julian Assange, Christine Lagarde as well as the last six UK Prime Ministers. Emily covered the 2016 and 2020 US presidential primaries and campaigns and has interviewed ex-President Donald Trump a number of times.

She is celebrated for her unique and inimitable style, with GQ Magazine saying “Don’t confuse her with: Andrew Neil. He grills; she incinerates”.

Emily Maitlis