The Reverend Kate Bottley is a Church of England vicar turned broadcaster with a passion for sharing her stories of faith to the widest possible audience.
Since rising to fame on Channel 4's award-winning show Gogglebox Kate now presents Good Morning Sunday on BBC Radio 2 alongside Jason Mohammad and is a regular on BBC’s Songs of Praise. Kate is also often found on The One Show, This Morning, and Sunday Morning Live.
As well as her regular slots, Kate enjoys making guest appearances on everything from The Wheel to Have I Got News For You, as part of her mission to show that vicars are human beings and can be fun.
Her memoir, ‘Have a Little Faith’ was published in September 2023, in which Kate spoke candidly about her life, faith and what it all means to her.
Kate is warm, funny and emotive and her events are usually an unforgettable experience, enjoyed by a wide range of audiences.
Testimonials
“We have had a lot of positive feedback. Members loved Kate and enjoyed and found her inspiring – she brought them laughter and tears of joy. ”
North Yorkshire WI Event
“Our conference was really successful ,and Kate was everything we hoped for. She was just right for our audience and it went down really well. ”
Birmingham Church of England School Event
“It’s been a busy morning answering calls about how great Kate was last night! We had a wonderful evening and Kate must have said hello or hugged most of our members!! Such a warm and interesting lady. ”
Clacton & NE Essex Arts & Literary Society
“We had such a lovely time with Kate at our Annual Meeting. Her talk was funny, informative and uplifting and enjoyed by all those attending the event.”
Dorset Federation of Women Institutes
“The feedback from our members has been tremendous, many have said it was the best meeting ever. Kate’s presentation truly inspired our members, her humour and easy chat uplifted everyone and they all went home smiling.”
Somerset County Federation of Women’s Institutes
“We have received a great amount of general feedback about how inspiring and invigorating our delegates left feeling which is wonderful to hear. We have received comments that headteachers will be taking back the messages and sharing these within their schools with a renewed spiritual awareness. Kate did a fantastic job!
“I loved both speaker sessions. Kate was inspiring and reinforced my thoughts & feelings about the spirituality journey our children & staff are on.”
“Really great to have thought provoking speakers and time to reflect”
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Diocesan Annual Headteacher Conference
“Kate was just wonderful, such a fantastic lady and the laughter that was coming from the room was infectious, everyone certainly went away smiling after Kate’s slot.
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IoCF 20th Anniversary Conference
