Born in Oxfordshire in 1974, Julie studied Broadcast Journalism at Nottingham Trent University before joining BBC Radio Nottingham as a newsroom assistant in 1992.

E-mail: look.east@bbc.co.uk

She worked in a number of different roles at BBC Radio Nottingham, including programme presentation, before moving to television in 1997 as picture editor and planner for BBC East Midlands Today - based in its Leicester office.

During this time Julie also stood in as BBC East Midlands Today's weather forecaster.

This included fronting the weekly what's on guide, Roving Reinger. She also worked on other features for the programme such as Gardens Galore, Dream Jobs and Crazy Collectors.

Julie briefly returned to the BBC East Midlands Today Leicester planning desk before joining the BBC's regional news programme for the Eastern Counties, BBC Look East, as its full-time weather presenter.

She started work on the programme, which is based in Norwich, in February 1999. As well as doing lunch time and nightly forecasts for BBC Look East, Julie also presents weather bulletins for six BBC Local Radio stations in the area - BBC Essex, BBC Three Counties Radio, BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Radio Suffolk, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and BBC Radio Northampton.

Starsign: Capricorn.
Grew up in: Oxfordshire.

Firsts
1st bob: Selling women's clothes on Banbury Market.
1st snog: At the roller disco.
1st Car: A red Polo.
1st ever record: The soundtrack to Grease.

Favourite Things
Food: Carrot cake.
Sandwich filling: I can't eat bread but my alternative is a rice cake sandwich filled with hoummos.
Place in the world: Home.
Item in Wardrobe: A turquoise satin Audrey Hepburn style dress.
Song: For Once in My Life by Stevie Wonder.
Film: It's a Wonderful Life starring Jimmy Stewart.
TV Show as an adult: Ally McBeal.
TV Show as a child: Bagpuss and The Muppets.
Colour: Aubergine and lilac.

Worst present received: When I was in my late teens I was given a pack of seven polyester pants with days of the week on!
Worst habit: Not letting anyone get a word in edgeways!

How do you spend your leisure time? Watching old movies.

Person you’d most/least like to be trapped in a lift with:
As a claustrophobic, I can't bare to answer either of these two questions!

Which cartoon character do you most associate yourself with? Little Miss Chatterbox.

Top Tip: Treat others as you'd like others to treat you.