BBC star to become 'supernanny' as presenter 'returns to TV and takes on new role' after quitting newsreader job for different career

Kate Silverton is preparing to make a TV comeback with a show based around her new counselling skills.

The former BBC journalist, 53, turned her back on TV work three years ago to retrain as a child therapist.

And now, in a show similar to Supernanny, Kate is set to return to TV to help overwhelmed mums and dads.

A TV insider told The Sun: 'It will see her try to help families who are in need of expert advice and won't mind being filmed while it's happening.

'Although it's just a pilot and hasn't yet been attached to a specific channel, or a streamer, it's expected to be well received.

'It may not end up with the title of Supernanny but certainly does sound very much like the cult Channel 4 show.'

The hit TV show Supernanny captivated the nation from 2004 to 2008, as no nonsense nanny Jo Frost headed into the homes of Britain's naughtiest children to teach some serious discipline.

The London-born disciplinarian, who catapulted to fame with the Channel 4 show, taught ultra strict parenting in the show that saw her travel across the UK - and later for a spin-off in the US.

Now, a call for families who might want to be in the new show has been put out by KEO Films - a production firm with a history of creating serious documentaries for a variety of channels.

It states that participants would be thrown a life-line by mother-of-two Kate, who now describes herself as 'a parenting expert and child counsellor'. 

Kate was a regular presenter of BBC News at One and BBC Weekend News, as well as making occasional appearances on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. 

In 2018 she participated in series 16 of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, where she was paired with professional dancer Aljaž Škorjanec and finished in 8th place.

In 2020, she unexpectedly took a step back from her broadcasting career to train as a children’s counsellor.

Kate shares children Clemency, nine, and Wilbur, six, with husband Mike Heron.