Since 2010, she has been a regular reporter on BBC One's magazine programme The One Show. In 2012, she appeared on the ITV documentary, The Talent Show Story where she spoke about her time as a judge and coach. In May 2014, it was announced that Grant would be head of the United Kingdom national jury in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.[5] In January 2018, Grant participated in And They're Off! in aid of Sport Relief. In 2020, she appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Zoe, alongside husband David and Tylan, who regularly portrays Brooke Hathaway in the soap.[6]
In 2023 she was a guest on Channel 5's Eurovision: 30 Unforgettable Moments a chart countdown based on the song contest, with David, a regular music business talking head expert for Channel 5, joining her for the programme.[7][8][9]
Personal life
She and husband David have four children: Olive, Tylan, Arlo and Nathan.[10][11] All of their children are neurodivergent,[12] and Grant herself was diagnosed with autism in January 2023.[13] Grant and David are both Christian, and run a church plant in their home.[14]
Grant has suffered from Crohn's disease since the age of 18[15] and has been praised by science education charity Sense about Science for her efforts in raising the profile of the disease without making any scientifically unsound claims about available therapies.[16]
She is a supporter of the Labour Party and addressed its conference in 2012, about why she valued the National Health Service.[17]
Grant is also Patient Lead at The College of Medicine[18] and has spoken at their conferences on involving patients in treatment choices.
