Sandi Toksvig

Sandra Birgitte Toksvig (; Danish: [ˈsænti ˈtsʰʌksˌviˀ]; born 3 May 1958) is a British-Danish writer, comedian, broadcaster, actor, podcaster, TV presenter and producer on British radio, stage, and television. She is also a political activist, having co-founded the Women's Equality Party in 2015. She has written plays, novels, and books for children. In 1994, she came out as a lesbian. In 2016, Toksvig took over from Stephen Fry as host of the BBC television quiz show QI, having been a guest a number of times, and spent ten years hosting The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4. From 2017 to 2020 she was co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off, alongside comedian Noel Fielding. In 2020, she stepped down and was replaced by Matt Lucas.Toksvig was the president of the Women of the Year Lunch from 2015 to 2017. In 2020, Toksvig launched a podcast series called We Will Get Past This which aimed to provide "virtual chicken soup for the soul" during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, by sharing stories of notable women from her book collection.