JJ Chalmers and Judith Chalmers are related only in their last name and contributions to television broadcasting.
Key Takeaways
- JJ Chalmers and Judith Chalmers are not related.
- However, both of them are British television presenters.
- JJ Chalmers started his broadcasting career in 2016, while Judith began hers in the 1940s.
JJ Chalmers, the Scottish television presenter famous for shows such as “The Travelling Auctioneers” and “Scotland’s Greatest Escape,” is set to be a presenter and pundit for Channel 4 in the upcoming 2024 Paralympic Games starting August 28, 2024.
The 2014 Invictus Games gold medalist’s last name, Chalmers, has made people curious whether he is related to fellow television presenter Judith Chalmers.
John-James “JJ” Chalmers is NOT related to Judith Chalmers.
The only similarities between them are their last names and the fact that they are both British television presenters famous for their travel-themed shows.
JJ Chalmer Is A Former Royal Marine And Invictus Games Gold Winner
JJ Chalmers was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to his father, John Chalmers, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 2014 to 2015.
He is currently 37 years old and involved in multiple broadcasting roles, most famously Channel 5’s “Warship: Life in the Royal Navy,” where he provides an in-depth look at life aboard the UK’s most powerful warships using his own experiences in the Royal Marines, where he actively served from 2005 until his injury by an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2011.
He had suffered facial injuries, lost two fingers, and his right elbow disintegrated. The injuries led to his eventual medical discharge from his service in 2016.
In the 2014 Invictus Games, Chalmers captained the Men’s IRecB1 Recumbent Road cycling team and won gold.
He also collected two bronze medals in the 1-mile time trial Recumbent Road Cycling and the Mixed 4x100m relay.
In 2016, JJ began his broadcasting career as a studio presenter for Channel 4’s coverage of the Rio Paralympics.
He went on to cover many other shows, notably “The People Remember,” “The One Show,” and “Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago.”
Judith Chalmers Had Her Start In Broadcasting Much Earlier
Judith Chalmers, on the other hand, was most famous for her show “Wish You Were Here…?“, which aired from 1974 to 2003.
She began her broadcasting career at only 13 years old when she was selected for BBC Northern Children’s Hour.
Judith also presented two major BBC radio programs, “Family Favourites” and “Woman’s Hour,” during the 1960s and famously hosted the “Miss World” contest on ITV in the 1980s.
In her later years, her television work is limited to guest appearances on chat shows such as “Good Morning Britain,” “Lorraine,” and “The Graham Norton Show.”
She was born Judith Rosemary Locke Chalmers on 10 October 1935, in Gatley, Cheshire, to an architect father and medical secretary mother.
Judith Chalmers was awarded an OBE in the 1994 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her services in broadcasting.
#OnThisDay 1960: A British schoolgirl cheerily told Judith Chalmers about her holiday, which involved accidentally getting arrested in East Germany. pic.twitter.com/rxVBeU1Psb
— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) May 9, 2024
While JJ Chalmers and Judith Chalmers share nothing more than their last names, their contributions to their respective fields are significantly important alike.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- In an emotional coincidence, in 2021, the pilot flying JJ Chalmers for the Tokyo Paralympics coverage was the same man who flew him home after his IED injury in Afghanistan.
- JJ is a strong advocate for veterans and people with disabilities.
