Charlie Hedges

Charlie Hedges (born 18 July 1986) is a British disc jockey who presents as part of Rickie, Melvin and Charlie on BBC Radio 1 and hosts Radio 1's Dance Anthems on Radio 1 Dance.

Charlie Hedges
Born	(1986-07-18) 18 July 1986 (age 38)[1][2] London, England
Occupation(s)	DJ, Radio presenter
Employer	BBC
Known for	Radio and DJ sets
Children	1

Early life

Hedges studied journalism at Harlow College.^[3]

Career

Radio presenting

Hedges hosted the breakfast show at Kiss for ten years with Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom. The trio are known as Rickie, Melvin and Charlie. In November 2018, it was announced that they would move to BBC Radio 1 to replace Charlie Sloth in the mid-evening slot.^[4] Their new show debuted on 1 April 2019.^[5] On 20 April 2021, it was announced that the trio would be moving to the mid-morning slot then occupied by Clara Amfo, who would take over the early evening slot from Annie Mac.^[6]

In September 2020, it was announced that Hedges would replace MistaJam as the host of Radio 1's Dance Anthems on Saturday afternoons. She took over the following month.^[7]

DJ

Hedges has performed DJ sets at various clubs and festivals.^[3] In 2014, she released a single titled "Best Night OML" with vocals from JB Gill.^[8] In 2016, she released a single titled "Kaleidoscope" on Armada Deep featuring vocalist Sonny Reeves.^[9]

Personal life

On 8 March 2022, Hedges announced on the Radio 1 Breakfast show that she was pregnant.^[10] On 13 August 2022, she gave birth to a daughter.^[11]