Katy Ashworth

Katy Ashworth is an Actress, TV presenter and Singer and keynote speaker on children’s mental health and importance of play

She has been a household name in the UK and worldwide for appearing on the BAFTA award winning children’s tv channel CBeebies since 2009 as the host of I Can Cook, presenting daily links in the CBeebies House, appearances on Justin’s House, Blue Peter, CBeebies Proms and multiple CBeebies Christmas shows including Aladdin and Strictly Cinderella. 

On stage Katy Ashworth has toured with multiple CBeebies Live! arena tours as well performing for families worldwide from Glastonbury Festival to South Africa with her one woman comedy shows including Back to the Disco, Katy’s Family Fun Show, Time with Katy, Katy’s Roadshow and I Can Cook Live!

She has played lead roles in West End shows including Stig of the Dump and pantomimes including Peter Pan, Cinderella and Jack and the Beanstalk. 

Katy Ashworth works extensively as a voice over artist recording mainly audiobooks and animation for CBeebies, CBBC, CITV and major publishers such as Macmillan and Penguin Random House with whom she will be releasing her first of two picture books in 2025.

Along side her presenting and performing career Katy has speaks at various corporate and charity events. She hold an audience together with her unique warmth and witty personality.

More recently she has been speaking in schools about coercive behaviour and healthy relationships off the back of her own personal experience of domestic abuse. She also delivers talks to young people and parents on resilience.

Since leaving CBeebies in 2022 Katy has decided to go back to University and pursue her passion for children’s mental health by completing a postgraduate degree in Play Therapy. She is also a passionate speaker on this topic and the children’s mental health crisis here in the UK.

KATY ASHWORTH SPEAKING TOPICS

“Healthy relationships”  – This talk is specifically for secondary aged children. Katy talks candidly about some of her experience of domestic abuse and highlights the red flags that to look out for when starting a new relationship, further more she touches on the ways in which you can support someone and support yourself through abuse, leave an abusive relationship and recover.

“Play Connection”  – This talk is specifically aimed at full time working parents. As a full time working and part time studying single mum with no financial support Katy has struggled with difficult behaviour from her children as a result of her schedule and their lack of connection with her. In this talk she speaks candidly about her mistakes and her experience of understanding true connection and play through her experience as a play therapist and a parent and how we can create true connection with our children and avoid difficult behaviours whilst maintain our own energy levels, work and personal life.