Sunny and Shay
Born
Mandeep Singh Grewal and Gursharonjit Kaur Grewal

London
NationalityBritish
OccupationRadio/television presenters
Years active2009–present
EmployerBBC
Known forMedia Personalities
Awards
  • Best Personality Presenters at New York Radio Awards
  • Media Award at GG2 Leadership Awards
  • Media Award at Asian Women of Achievement Awards

Sunny and Shay (both born 28 November 1982) are a British Radio presenting husband and wife duo consisting of Mandeep "Sunny" and Gursharonjit "Shay" Grewal, both from London.

Career

Sunny and Shay present a number of shows including the BBC WM afternoon slot[1] for which they became the first high profile Asian presenters to do so[2][3] in addition to the BBC Asian Network[4] and BBC Radio London.[5]

They became a household name after appearing on the Channel 4 show The Family in 2008.[6]

They support and attend a number of high profile events throughout the year including the Asian Awards[7][8] and the Indian Film Festival.[9] They co-hosted the Brit Asia TV Music Awards with Sukhi Bart, in 2014 and 2015.[10][11] In 2019 Shay also hosted the first Asian woman festival.[12]

Prior to becoming radio presenters Sunny worked as a BAA security officer at Heathrow Airport and Shay was a HR consultant in the City.

Awards and recognition

  • They are annually featured in the Asian power couples list.[13]
  • In August 2019 they won the New York Festival radio award.[14]
  • In November 2017 they won the GG2 Media & Creative Arts Award.[15]
  • In May 2017 Shay was presented with the Asian Women of Achievement Award by Cherie Blair and named the Media Award Winner.[16]
  • In December 2016 Shay was ranked as one of the top 10 inspirational Sikh women in Britain.[17]

Personal life

In 2017 they announced they were expecting a baby[18] and in 2018 they were featured in Channel 4's documentary One Born Every Minute[19] as millions viewed Shay give birth to their daughter.[20][21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BBC WM 95.6 - Sunny and Shay". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Young, Graham (22 August 2014). "Husband-and-wife team to become BBC WM's first high profile British-Asian presenters". birminghampost. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Young, Graham (5 August 2014). "Channel 4 stars Shay and Sunny Grewal take over BBC WM afternoon slot". birminghammail. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "BBC Asian Network - Weekend Breakfast - Sunny and Shay". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "BBC Radio London - Sunny and Shay". BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Exclusive interview with Sunny & Shay, retrieved 10 August 2019
  7. ↑ The 6th Asian Awards - Red Carpet -Sunny and Shay, retrieved 10 August 2019
  8. ↑ The 9th Asian Awards - Red Carpet - Sunny & Shay, retrieved 10 August 2019
  9. ↑ Sunny & Shay Interview London Indian Film Festival 2016, retrieved 10 August 2019
  10. ↑ Baddhan, Raj (7 October 2014). "Brit Asia Awards 2014: Winners list". BizAsia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Bhogal, Harvey. "Brit Asia Music Awards 2015 Winners". www.desiblitz.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "The first Asian Woman Festival is happening in the UK and it's open to all". Metro. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "GREWAL, Sunny & Shay". Asian Power Couples. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  14. ↑ Sunny and Shay #NYFRadio2019, retrieved 10 August 2019
  15. ↑ GG2 Awards 2017 Sunny and Shay Grewal, retrieved 10 August 2019
  16. ↑ Ramchurn, Sheena (15 May 2017). "Recognising the extraordinary achievements of Asian women in Britain today - Business, Events, Latest, Top Stories". The Asian Today Online. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  17. ↑ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Top 10 inspirational Sikh Women in the UK". news.trust.org. Retrieved 10 August 2019. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  18. ↑ Laws, Roz (5 June 2017). "Radio WM presenters Sunny and Shay have life-changing news". birminghammail. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  19. ↑ Being Supported by Your Mother in Law During Pregnancy | One Born Every Minute, retrieved 10 August 2019
  20. ↑ Young, Graham (20 March 2018). "Radio stars give birth on One Born Every Minute". birminghammail. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  21. ↑ Sunny, Shay and Baby Tyra | Exclusive DESIblitz Gupshup, retrieved 10 August 2019
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