Kate Langbroek

Katherine Langbroek
Katherine Langbroek
Born	1965; Australia
Occupation(s)	Comedian, radio and television presenter
Known for	The Panel, Thank God You're Here, The Project, All Star Family Feud, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Hughesy, We Have a Problem, Hughesy & Kate, 3pm Pick-up, My Mum Your Dad

Katherine Langbroek is a comedian, as well as a presenter on both radio and television, hailing from Australia.

Early life and education

Langbroek’s heritage includes a Jamaican-American mother named Anne and a Dutch father, Jan Langbroek. Both parents served as missionaries in Papua New Guinea. Raised within the Jehovah's Witness faith, she endured bullying during her schooling at Salisbury High School in Queensland. Langbroek earned a journalism degree.

Career

Throughout her career, Langbroek has featured on programs such as The Panel, Thank God You're Here, The Project, All Star Family Feud, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and Hughesy, We Have a Problem.

Starting in early 2018, she has been co-hosting the afternoon drive show Hughesy & Kate on the Australian HIT Network, alongside Dave Hughes with Jack Laurence as anchor. Prior to 2018, the program aired on the KIIS Network. Among its popular segments was 'Katie Cracks It', where Langbroek expressed her recent irritations. She also served as a radio presenter for the 3RRR show Breakfasters.

Earlier in her career, Langbroek acted in the soap opera Chances and appeared in a PSA for the Transport Accident Commission. Additionally, she contributed as a scriptwriter for Neighbours. In 2006, she participated in Dancing with the Stars, leaving at Episode 8. In July 2007, she secured victory in a weekly challenge on Thank God You're Here.

In February 2008, Langbroek won an episode of the quiz game show Out of the Question. She has also guest co-hosted Network Ten’s morning program The Circle. November 2020 saw her announced as co-host of the 3pm Pick-up for 2021, succeeding Rebecca Judd. By October 2022, Langbroek along with co-hosts Monty Dimond and Yumi Stynes departed from both the show and the KIIS Network.

In November 2022, Langbroek commenced hosting duties on the new love-themed dating series My Mum Your Dad for the Nine Network.

Personal life

Langbroek wed engineer and successful bar proprietor Peter Allan Lewis in 2003; together they have four children. Shortly after her first son was born, she notably breastfed live during an episode of The Panel.

Her brother, John-Paul Langbroek, is involved in Queensland state politics and previously led the Liberal National Party.

In August 2013, Langbroek disclosed that her eldest child had been declared cancer-free following a private three-and-a-half-year battle with leukaemia. Two years later, in 2015, she became an ambassador for the Children's Cancer Foundation and recounted her family’s journey at its annual event, The Million Dollar Lunch.

In January 2019, Langbroek relocated with her family to Bologna, Italy, initially planning to stay for one year.

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