Sunny and Shay

Sunny and Shay are a British Radio presenting husband and wife duo consisting of Mandeep "Sunny" and Gursharonjit "Shay" Grewal, both from London.

Sunny and Shay
Born
Mandeep Singh Grewal and Gursharonjit Kaur Grewal

London
NationalityBritish
OccupationRadio/television presenters
Years active2009–present
EmployerBBC
Known forMedia Personalities
Awards
  • Best Personality Presenters at New York Radio Awards
  • Media Award at GG2 Leadership Awards
  • Media Award at Asian Women of Achievement Awards

Career

Sunny and Shay present a number of shows including the BBC WM afternoon slot[1] for which they became the first high profile Asian presenters to do so[2][3] in addition to the BBC Asian Network[4] and BBC Radio London.[5]

They became a household name after appearing on the Channel 4 show The Family in 2008.[6]

They support and attend a number of high profile events throughout the year including the Asian Awards[7][8] and the Indian Film Festival.[9] They co-hosted the Brit Asia TV Music Awards with Sukhi Bart, in 2014 and 2015.[10][11] In 2019 Shay also hosted the first Asian woman festival.[12]

Prior to becoming radio presenters Sunny worked as a BAA security officer at Heathrow Airport and Shay was a HR consultant in the City.

Awards and recognition
  • They are annually featured in the Asian power couples list. [13]
  • In August 2019 they won the New York Festival radio award. [14]
  • In November 2017 they won the GG2 Media & Creative Arts Award. [15]
  • In May 2017 Shay was presented with the Asian Women of Achievement Award by Cherie Blair and named the Media Award Winner. [16]
  • In December 2016 Shay was ranked as one of the top 10 inspirational Sikh women in Britain. [17]

Personal life

In 2017 they announced they were expecting a baby[18] and in 2018 they were featured in Channel 4's documentary One Born Every Minute[19] as millions viewed Shay give birth to their daughter.[20][21]

See also

References
  1. "BBC WM 95.6 - Sunny and Shay". BBC. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  2. Young, Graham (2014-08-22). "Husband-and-wife team to become BBC WM's first high profile British-Asian presenters". birminghampost. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  3. Young, Graham (2014-08-05). "Channel 4 stars Shay and Sunny Grewal take over BBC WM afternoon slot". birminghammail. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  4. "BBC Asian Network - Weekend Breakfast - Sunny and Shay". BBC. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  5. "BBC Radio London - Sunny and Shay". BBC. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  6. Exclusive interview with Sunny & Shay, retrieved 2019-08-10
  7. The 6th Asian Awards - Red Carpet -Sunny and Shay, retrieved 2019-08-10
  8. The 9th Asian Awards - Red Carpet - Sunny & Shay, retrieved 2019-08-10
  9. Sunny & Shay Interview London Indian Film Festival 2016, retrieved 2019-08-10
  10. Baddhan, Raj (7 October 2014). "Brit Asia Awards 2014: Winners list". BizAsia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. Bhogal, Harvey. "Brit Asia Music Awards 2015 Winners". www.desiblitz.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  12. "The first Asian Woman Festival is happening in the UK and it's open to all". Metro. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  13. "GREWAL, Sunny & Shay". Asian Power Couples. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  14. Sunny and Shay #NYFRadio2019, retrieved 2019-08-10
  15. GG2 Awards 2017 Sunny and Shay Grewal, retrieved 2019-08-10
  16. Ramchurn, Sheena (2017-05-15). "Recognising the extraordinary achievements of Asian women in Britain today - Business, Events, Latest, Top Stories". The Asian Today Online. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  17. Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Top 10 inspirational Sikh Women in the UK". news.trust.org. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  18. Laws, Roz (2017-06-05). "Radio WM presenters Sunny and Shay have life-changing news". birminghammail. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  19. Being Supported by Your Mother in Law During Pregnancy | One Born Every Minute, retrieved 2019-08-10
  20. Young, Graham (2018-03-20). "Radio stars give birth on One Born Every Minute". birminghammail. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  21. Sunny, Shay and Baby Tyra | Exclusive DESIblitz Gupshup, retrieved 2019-08-10
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