MTV star embarks on new career after returning to university in her thirties-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro

Lilah Parsons returned to university in her thirties to pursue a new career path (Picture: REX/Instagram)

Former MTV star Lilah Parsons has taken her career in a different direction after returning to school.

Lilah – who is best known for presenting on MTV as well as co-presenting on Capital radio – worked as a model, having been scouted at age 20, before venturing into broadcasting.

She worked for major luxury brands, including Chanel and Vivienne Westwood, before she started fronting several shows at MTV UK, such as MTV Essentials, MTV Asks, and This Week’s MTV Top 20.

Now aged 36, the star has a master’s degree in Television Journalism, which she completed in June at City, University of London.

Leaving her MTV days behind but still putting her skills to good use, she’s delved into news reporting, working with the BBC.

Taking to Instagram, where she boasts 62,000 followers, Lilah shared a series of snaps this week from her job, including her posing outside of Downing Street and inside BBC Studios.

The former MTV star now works for the BBC (Picture: Instagram)

Lilah graduated with a master’s earlier this year (Picture: Instagram)

‘Still pinching myself to be working as a broadcast journalist,’ she wrote in the caption.

‘Going to university & becoming a full time student in my thirties has felt a bit mad at times but also incredibly freeing!

‘It’s reminded me how much I enjoy learning & that it’s possible to change paths 🤍’

In the comments, Lilah was inundated with support from fans, as annieo1357 wrote: ‘So very cool Lilah, never too late to change course xxx’

‘Welcome to the club & the bbc! I was a kids tv presenter… retrained at 27- haven’t looked back’, commented amygarciaofficialuk, the main anchor of Look North.

Others hailed her as an ‘example’ that anyone can achieve their dreams and praised her for being ‘brave’ by taking the leap.

She co-hosted the Brits red carpet with George Shelley (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Lilah already has plenty of industry experience under her belt.

In 2016, she was confirmed to be joining ex-Union J star George Shelley and DJ Dave Berry on the Capital Breakfast show, replacing Lisa Snowdon.

This also led to her hosting the Brit Awards red carpet for two consecutive years, interviewing stars such as Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, and more.

In 2017, Lila began covering shows on Heart Radio, a role she left in 2021.

Since May this year, Lilah has been working freelance in her broadcast journalism for BBC News.

As for her personal life, Lilah has a rather interesting family, as she is the daughter of Sir John Christopher Parsons, KCVO and The Hon. Lady Parsons (formerly The Hon. Anne Constance Manningham-Buller).

Pictured here in 2013, Lilah became known for presenting several shows on MTV (Picture: Marcus Dawes/REX/Shutterstock)

She famously dated Laurence Fox, before they split in 2018 (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Evian)

She grew up studying fashion in London before she was scouted by an agency at a party.

Her Instagram tends to be void of any mentions of romance or dating history, as she regularly shares snaps from her DJ gigs, travels, and work events.

But, she previously dated actor-turned-controversial-political-figure Laurence Fox, and was also linked to George when they worked together at Capital.

The brunette beauty split from the ex-TV star in 2018, having drifted apart due to opposing schedules.

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