Meet Vick Hope, Calvin Harris’ BBC radio host wife – who narrates new reality show Made In Korea: The K-pop Experience, and is also a journalist and human rights activist

Dec 4 , 2024

Vick Hope and Calvin Harris on the red carpet of the Brit Awards in March. Photo: @vicknhope/Instagram

London-based radio host Vick Hope – wife to Scottish DJ Calvin Harris – is lending her vocal charms to a K-pop reality show that debuted on BBC One this summer – but what else do we know about her?

K-pop fans are never short on competition survival shows or other reality shows to entertain themselves with – another offering joined the ranks this summer: Made In Korea: The K-pop Experience, which debuted on BBC One and iPlayer.

The six-part series from Moon&Back Media, SM Entertainment and SM & Kakao Entertainment America tracks five boys – Blaise (19), Dexter (22), James (23), Olly (20) and Reese (20) – through 100 days of intense K-pop training in South Korea as they form their band, Dear Alice, accompanied by weekly insights from K-pop expert Hee Jun Yoon. Viewers follow their journey through choreography, vocals, performance and life coaching in Seoul.

Vick Hope is a journalist, author, activist and podcaster. Photo: @vicknhope/Instagram

Narrating the musical adventure is British BBC Radio 1 host Vick Hope. “I’m really looking forward to being a part of the show, it’s a fresh way to bring along a brand-new boy band, and I’m excited to see their journey,” she told BBC.

But the 34-year-old is more than just a television and radio presenter. She’s also a journalist, published author, activist, podcaster and wife to internationally acclaimed Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris (40).

From gigs at MTV News, ITN and Capital FM to her role as a human rights advocate, here’s everything you need to know about Vick Hope.

Vick Hope attended Cambridge University

Vick Hope on the set of Vick Hope’s Breakfast Show. Photo: @vicknhope/Instagram

Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hope, known as Vick Hope, is from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. A bright student, she earned a scholarship to a local school and later attended Cambridge University, according to the BBC. Her modern languages degree took her to Buenos Aires, where she became the youngest journalist for The Argentina Independent, covering arts and current affairs and hosting MTV shows, among other roles.

She’s a multitalented professional

Hope’s on-camera charisma led her to TV presenting in the UK, covering news for ITN, and working with Channel 4 and Disney Channel, as noted on her IMDB page.

She’s also a dedicated human rights activist, an Amnesty International ambassador, and a volunteer at a refugee charity in Hackney, London, per Luxe Magazine.