Born on January 20, 1976 in Edinburgh Kirsty Jane Gallacher began her career as a production assistant on Sky Sports, before she was asked to host the Sky Sports News, she has also had similar work on 90 Minutes, Soccer Extra, Kirsty and Phil (on BBC Radio Five) and Soccer AM. In 2000 Gallacher hosted Kirsty's Home Videos and in 2002 RI:SE and in 2004 Simply the Best. Gallacher has since released her own work out video Body Sculpt With Kirsty Gallacher.