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Brief On-Air Glimpse From BBC Weather’s Lizzie Rizzini Draws Online Attention

Coverage shifted to her credentials alongside news of Carol Kirkwood stepping back.

Overview

  • During the Six O'Clock News on January 28, a slit in Rizzini’s denim dress briefly revealed a black band that some viewers took to be the lace tops of stockings.
  • Clips shared on social media prompted praise and jokes, while others suggested the band could have been cycling shorts, thermals or a microphone strap.
  • Rizzini has presented at the BBC for about 14 years and is Met Office trained, with a background in early-morning radio and television forecasting.
  • She recently won Celebrity Mastermind with Celine Dion as her specialist subject and donated her winnings to Hospice in the Weald.
  • The chatter arrived as veteran BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood confirmed she will step back at the end of April, with the BBC issuing a tribute and no successor named.