Sue is best known internationally as the co-host of the BAFTA Award-winning The Great British Bake Off, the globally successful series she presented alongside Mel Giedroyc from 2010-2016. Together, Mel and Sue became one of British television’s most loved presenting partnerships, first rising to prominence through Light Lunch and Late Lunch. Beyond entertainment television, Sue has hosted a wide range of acclaimed programmes across the BBC, Channel 4, Netflix and Sky, including Insert Name Here, Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 and the hit companion series Thronecast.

An acclaimed documentary-maker and travel presenter, Sue is known for immersive and insightful series including The Ganges with Sue Perkins, Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal, Sue Perkins: Lost in Alaska, Sue Perkins: Lost in Thailand and Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure: Paris to Istanbul in 2024. In 2025, she presented BBC Two’s Chess Masters: The Endgame and launched the Audible podcast Mel and Sue: Should Know By Now with Mel Giedroyc. Through her documentaries and travel programmes, Sue explores identity, culture and social change with intelligence, humour and curiosity, offering audiences fresh perspectives on the modern world.

Sue is also a bestselling author. Her memoir Spectacles was widely praised for its honesty, humour and deeply personal reflections, while East of Croydon: Blunderings Through India and South East Asia was shortlisted for the National Book Awards. A former president of the Cambridge Footlights, Sue remains one of Britain’s most versatile and respected broadcasters. As a keynote speaker, she combines humour with insight, sharing lessons on resilience, creativity, communication and navigating change in high-pressure environments.