Kirsty Grant came through the BBC’s digital apprentice scheme and was 23 years old when BBC Three’s The Catch Up launched on 1 February 2022. Based on this, she was likely born around 1998–1999. Her specific date of birth, hometown, and parents are not publicly confirmed.

Kirsty and her fellow presenter Levi Jouavel studied for the (NCTJ) Diploma in Journalism at City of Wolverhampton College, which has delivered the BBC’s digital journalism apprenticeship scheme since 2015 and has trained over 100 apprentices to date.

During the 18-month apprenticeship scheme, participants work alongside BBC news teams learning to create and deliver quality news content for multiple platforms, while also studying media law, public affairs, broadcast journalism for TV and radio, journalism ethics, and video journalism during block-release placements at the college.

Prior to joining BBC Three, Kirsty worked as a Newsbeat reporter for BBC Radio 1, producing articles and reports on youth culture, entertainment, and current affairs, with bylines appearing across the BBC Newsbeat website.

When BBC Three returned to linear TV on 1 February 2022, The Catch Up launched with Levi Jouavel, Kirsty Grant, and Callum Tulley as its regular presenting team. The bulletin is produced by BBC News and aims to help young people make sense of the world around them, while also highlighting optimistic stories. No information about Kirsty Grant’s current personal or family life is publicly available.