Julia Michele Bradbury [1] (born 24 July 1970) [2] is an English television presenter, employed by the BBC and ITV, specialising in documentaries and consumer affairs. Her passion is the outdoors. More recently, following her cancer diagnosis and surgery, Bradbury is dedicating her time supporting the benefits of healthy living and the virtues of nature therapy.

TV presenter Julia Bradbury is diagnosed with breast cancer at 51". The Guardian. 19 September 2021 . Retrieved 20 September 2021.Doctors have told her the cancer cells are currently confined to her milk ducts and have not yet spread to the breast tissue. This means that, despite the significant size of the tumour, she may not need chemotherapy. Bradbury started as a television presenter with Chrysalis TV, followed by L!VE TV, [6] before making the transition in 1996 from cable TV to terrestrial with GMTV as its Los Angeles correspondent. Bradbury also worked as a co-host on Top Gear during the 1990s. [6] Julia statement". Watchdog. BBC. 15 April 2009. Archived from the original on 23 April 2009 . Retrieved 22 December 2019. New face for walking as Julia Bradbury elected President". Ramblers. 13 April 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010 . Retrieved 12 April 2010. Alongside Tim Vine, Bradbury was the first presenter on Channel 5 when the network launched on 30 March 1997 with a countdown from the Spice Girls.

Additionally, she may be able to keep her nipple and she is unlikely to need a skin graft to complete her reconstructive surgery. “It is quite good on the scale on cancers,” she told the Mail on Sunday. “But as with all tumours, until you are in there you never know.” BBC - Consumer - TV and radio - Are We Being Served?". Archived from the original on 28 November 2006 . Retrieved 8 December 2006. Yesterday, ahead of the airing of her new documentary, Julia appeared on This Morning to speak with Holly and Phillip Schofield.

Bradbury was diagnosed in July, shortly before going on holiday with her partner, Gerard, and their three children, son Zeph, 10, and twin daughters Zena and Xanthe, six. She said she was going to see a mastectomy counsellor to help her come to terms psychologically with the procedure.

Bradbury is an ambassador to several charities including the Pink Ribbon Foundation, The Outdoor Guide Foundation, Bowel & Prostate Cancer and Keep Britain Tidy. [ citation needed]

In February 2012, Bradbury was appointed an ambassador for the Scout Association. [ citation needed] Another walking programme, Julia Bradbury's Icelandic Walk, aired on 11 May 2011 on BBC Four. Her challenge was to walk the 60 kilometres of Iceland's most famous hiking route, which includes the newest hills on Earth. This route ends at Eyjafjallajökull, the volcano whose copious eruptions of volcanic ash brought air traffic across Europe to a standstill in April 2010. She also presented a new series in May 2011, following the routes of some of the UK's canals. [27]

Talking about the career journey of Julia Bradbury, she started out as a television presenter with Chrysalis TV. Then she started working in L!VE TV and became the correspondent of GMTV in Los Angeles. Her career took on a successful path with her presentation in Watchdog. That year, Bradbury also presented Wainwright Walks on BBC Four, [19] in which she followed the mountain routes of the renowned fell walker and guidebook author Alfred Wainwright. The series was later repeated on BBC Two and ran for two series. Her appearance in this and the Railway Walks series earned her the title of "Walking Man's Totty". [20] On 20 July 2009 her series Coast to Coast started on BBC Two. [21] [22] [23] Bradbury was president of the Friends of the Peak District from 2008 until 2016 (remaining now as a Vice-President) and she is Vice-President of the CPRE in South Yorkshire. [43] In April 2010 she became president of the Ramblers. [44] [45] [46] Personal file". London Evening Standard. May 1999. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 . Retrieved 6 December 2006.

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Ellie Muir (19 March 2023). "Julia Bradbury says she is 'grateful for every single day' after breast cancer diagnosis". The Independent. It wasn’t just viewers who were in tears over Julia’s story and her bravery – Holly Willoughby was too. Walker, Tim (17 April 2009). "Julia Bradbury: A lady of an uncertain age". The Telegraph . Retrieved 17 April 2009.