Emma Vardy has been a regular on BBC over the past few years and has been leading BBC Breakfast coverage over the festive season
Emma Vardy has become a familiar face on BBC Breakfast screens.
Throughout the last three years, Emma has served as a BBC News Northern Ireland correspondent before relocating to California as the BBC’s Los Angeles Correspondent.
Currently based in Manchester, Emma presents BBC Breakfast, spearheading the programme’s coverage throughout the Christmas period and into the New Year.
Beyond her BBC duties, Emma, who boasts 13.2K Instagram followers, regularly shares glimpses into her personal life with spouse Aaron Adams and their two-year-old son, Jago Fionn.
Emma and Aaron became engaged in 2021, tying the knot the following year at Lissanoure Castle in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, reports the Express.
At the time, Emma shared photographs on Instagram, writing: “Well….we did it! ! On the most beautiful day, with the very best people beside us. With lavish amounts of sunshine, music, and laughter all around at our Northern Irish castle! ! Utterly magical. How lucky we are.”
The year after, in 2023, Emma revealed that she and Aaron were expecting their first baby.
Publishing a photograph of herself alongside a surfboard, showing her pregnancy bump, she wrote: “Well it’s definitely getting a bit harder to balance….extra cargo hitching a ride! ! Still managing to catch a few waves though. Beautiful weekend in Co Sligo, and a very exciting summer ahead! ! #paddlingfortwo #babyonboard.”
Emma and Aaron celebrated the arrival of their first child, a son named Jago Fionn, in August 2023. Emma joyfully announced: “Presenting my best breaking news ever. Baby boy Jago Fionn is here. At just a few hours old, playing a little camera shy.”
She expressed her gratitude to the medical team at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital, saying: “Huge thanks to the dedicated & talented midwives & doctors at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital, for looking after us so well. Smitten & so in love.”
Shortly after Jago’s birth, Emma revealed that they were relocating to Hollywood due to her new role as BBC’s LA Correspondent, following five years of service in Northern Ireland. After a two-year stint in LA, the family returned to England in 2025, settling in Manchester where Emma joined the BBC Breakfast team.
In October, Emma delightedly shared that she was expecting her second child, writing: “A piece of news… We’re welcoming a new addition! !”.
She continued: “Thrilled and beyond excited. Little Jago is going to become a brother, and we can’t wait for the next chapter #baby #2026mamas”, accompanied by heart emojis.
Over the festive period, Emma kept her followers updated, sharing that it was their “first proper wintery Christmas in two years” since their time in sunny LA.
Earlier this month, Emma posted a heartfelt message alongside a photo with her son, reflecting: “Starting off 2026 with the bittersweet feeling that 2025 was the last year that this little man will be our only one! !”.
“Very excited for a new little love in our lives but also got that strange guilt knowing it’s all about to change for him.
“We’ve done so much in his two years on this planet and travelled a long way together. From Belfast, to LA, to Manchester. Now a big new chapter ahead. Happy New Year everyone, and to all the 2026 mamas to be! ! #2026babyontheway.”
When she’s not on screen, Emma is an avid runner and surfer, often offering her followers a peek into her active lifestyle via Instagram.
BBC Breakfast airs daily at 6am on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
