Ex-BBC newsreader Kate Silverton to return to screens as TV's new 'supernanny' in new series

Silverton, 54, was a mainstay as a newsreader on BBC News, with audiences recognising her as the face of BBC News At One. She left the broadcaster in 2021 to pursue her “life’s passion” of becoming a child therapist, with Silverton now set to marry her love of counselling and broadcaster together.

A TV insider told The Sun that Silverton will be returning to screens to become the new ‘supernanny’ in a brand new series that will see her help overwhelmed parents. They said: “It will see her try to help families who are in need of expert advice and won’t mind being filmed while it’s happening.

“Although it’s just a pilot and hasn’t yet been attached to a specific channel, or a streamer, it’s expected to be well received. It may not end up with the title of Supernanny but certainly does sound very much like the cult Channel 4 show.”

Production company KEO Films have already put a call out for families to take part in the show. The call for participants says that parents will be handed a “lifeline” by Silverton in helping to manage their home life.

Silverton left her broadcasting career behind in 2021 to pursue her interest in child psychology. At the time the mother-of-two said: "My academic background is in child psychology, and becoming a mum really inspired me too. My journey has really been decades long, both in understanding more about children’s mental health, and as a parent really benefiting from all the interviews and access to advice that I was given by incredible people.”

She also added that taking part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2018 was meant as a stepping stone to leaving her journalism and broadcasting career behind in favour of counselling.