“I am delighted and honoured to be a patron of Breaking The Silence.
My respect for the survivors of Domestic Violence and my desire to help, has come from meeting women who have endured this barbaric behaviour for many years.
Their stories of brutality and their candid descriptions of the despair and loneliness they felt, moved me to tears. All they had left was hope and that is what eventually pulled them through.
Thankfully I have no experience of domestic violence but I have seen how it can damage a person physically and mentally. I want to help raise awareness about this issue because I believe violence in any form is not acceptable.
I look forward to working with the team at Breaking the Silence and helping to change lives for the better.“
Sameena is the glamorous, friendly newsreader on ITV News Central with the big smile!
Her dream was to be a doctor but the limelight beckoned! It all began when she started deejaying on a Black radio station after which she moved to commercial radio and got picked up by the BBC. She was then asked to do a screen test and since then, she’s never looked back.
She is currently one of the main presenters for ITV’s News Central and has been on the box in the Midlands since 2005.
During that time, she’s reported on thousands of stories, presented many outside broadcasts, produced special reports and interviewed guests from all walks of life.
She’s won several awards including the RTS Best On Screen Personality twice, she’s an ambassador for Breast Cancer Research and the Princes Trust. She also works with many local charities and she regularly goes into schools encouraging the next generation of broadcasters.
Away from the day job, she’s a busy organised mum of two who and has co-written a romance novel for Mills and Boon. And she loves hosting events, cycling, travelling and her parents! But not in that order!
