Career
In 2015, she participated in the 13th series of British Broadcasting Corporation One"s Strictly Come Dancing, finishing in 10th place. Born Carol MacKellaig in Morar, Invernessshire, she was one of eight children to parents who ran a hotel in Morar. After attending Lochaber High School in Fort William, Kirkwood gained a Bachelor in commerce from Napier College of Commerce and Technology in Edinburgh.
After graduation, Kirkwood joined the British Broadcasting Corporation"s secretarial reserve in London and after a series of internal moves presented short slots on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Scotland, and then British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 2 and British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4.
After marrying Jimmy Kirkwood she left the British Broadcasting Corporation and subsequently worked in recruitment, and then as a training consultant for a management consultancy in Cheshire. Kirkwood rejoined the British Broadcasting Corporation at Elstree Studios training department in 1993 as a freelance presenter, during which time she also presented a bi-monthly programme Talking Issues for HTV West.
In 1996 Kirkwood joined the new United Kingdom operation of The Weather Channel, but after it closed down she underwent training under the guidance of the British Broadcasting Corporation at the Met Office, before joining British Broadcasting Corporation News in April 1998 as a weather presenter. She has since appeared regularly across all of British Broadcasting Corporation Weather"s output on both radio and television, including British Broadcasting Corporation News, British Broadcasting Corporation World News, British Broadcasting Corporation News at Six and the live forecasts as part of the British Broadcasting Corporation"s coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
Kirkwood is the main weather presenter on British Broadcasting Corporation Breakfast.
The programme moved from London to MediaCityUK in Salford in 2013 but Kirkwood stayed in London presenting the weather on Breakfast via video link. She fronted the British Broadcasting Corporation"s The Weather Show and is also a regular contributor and reporter for The One Show. In 2011, Kirkwood co-presented the British Broadcasting Corporation One series The Great British Weather.
She also presents the weather on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 2"s Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
Kirkwood has appeared as a guest on CBBC"s children"s show Hacker Time. In 2013, she appeared on British Broadcasting Corporation One panel show.
Strictly Come Dancing In August 2015, it was announced that Kirkwood would be taking part in the thirteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, which began in September 2015. She was partnered with professional dancer Pasha Kovalev.
