More About Simon Thomas

After leaving Blue Peter in 2005, Simon Thomas joined Sky Sports. For eight years he was one of the faces of Sky Sports News.  Along with being a regular presenter on the Afternoon Report with Georgie Thompson and Kirsty Gallacher, Simon also presented Sky Sports News’s World Cup Report in Cape Town in 2010, anchored their coverage of the 2010 Ryder Cup and the 2010-11 Ashes Series in Australia.

Simon Thomas Sky Sports Presenter

He also played a big part in the presenting team at the Olympic Games in London in 2012 and in early 2013 Simon presented the live launch of the FA 150th Anniversary at the Connaught Rooms in London.

Simon Thomas’s versatility as a presenter also saw him become the first ever presenter of Sky Sports’ Cricket AM programme in May 2006, where he presented the Saturday morning summer magazine show for four years alongside Anita Rani and then Sarah-Jane Mee.

Simon went on to become the lead presenter for Sky Sport’s Football League coverage before going on to present the Premier League for Sky at the start of the 2016-17 season.

Away from the camera, Simon is equally at home with live events. At London 2012 he hosted the Olympic Stadium morning warm up show and post show in front of 80,000 people. He also compared the ECB Twenty20 Cup in 2005, as well as hosting a number of end of season dinners for clubs including Chelsea, Norwich City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He has also hosted a number of awards ceremonies, including the Football League Awards.

Simon Thomas Blood Cancer Speaker

In 2017 Simon experienced a life changing event when his wife Gemma died very suddenly, just three days after being diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Four months later he took the hard decision to leave Sky Sports and devote his time to looking after his son Ethan. Since then Simon has become President of Blood Cancer UK, has written his first book – Love Interrupted on his journey through grief, and has written a number of Blogs on his site A Grief Shared. To date his moving posts on grief, mental health and solo parenting have been read by over a million people.

He return to television in 2019, presenting a series o films for ITV’s This Morning on mental health and wellbeing, called ‘Pursuits of Happiness. He also created films for BBC’s Morning Live, and Sunday Morning Live, and is a regular panellist on Channel 5’s The Jeremy Vine Show. 

Simon has his own Podcast series with Global called Life Interrupted. In the first series he spoke to the likes of Fearne Cotton, Andrea Corr and Billy Billingham and is currently recording series two.

Simon Thomas Mental Health Welfare Speaking

Simon has been the keynote speaker for a number of different companies, organisations and charities, and has spoken on topics including:

– Mental Health
– Loss
– Grief
– Child Bereavement
– Sobriety
– Resilience
– Family
– Sport

As well as providing keynote talks, Simon can host live events, small or large. He was the warm-up host for the London 2012 Olympics in front of 80,000 people, and regularly hosts for EFL events. He has compered the ECB Twenty20 Cup, and hosted end-of-season dinners for Chelsea, Norwich Cit, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Simon Thomas Clients

Airbus, Anglican Windows, Asda, Aviva, AXA Healthcare, Babcock Seminar, BMW, Cycling UK, Expedia, Government Cabinet Office, Linklaters LLP, Morgan Stanley, Property Investor Partnership, Rolls Royce, RSM, Smart Pension Wellbeing Festival, Talking Futures, Unilever, Vodafone, WaterWipes, Women’s Institute, Zurich Insurance

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers now to book mental health speaker Simon Thomas to speak at or host your next live event.  Contact us.