Elsie Adams

Elsie won the 2023 BAFTA Young Presenter competition’s 10-14 category. She was the first ever Scottish winner and was aged just 10 years old when she won. She has introduced authors at the Cheltenham Literature Festival – where she met her hero Dame Jacqueline Wilson, gone behind the scenes at the BAFTA Scotland Awards and interviewed Edith Bowman for a collaboration with Spark UK, a mental health charity run by and for young people.

Recently, Elsie contributed to the BAFTA/Place2Be film supporting students moving from primary to secondary/high school, and has just started her own high school journey herself.

Elsie said: “Winning means a lot because one of my dream jobs is to be a presenter or a reporter. I was extremely excited to hear that I had won, I felt like I had done well, but maybe I hadn’t shown enough confidence. I’m generally very shy unless there’s a camera. I’m very happy I have the opportunity to gain more confidence speaking to others and just putting myself out there. What I want to say is that I’m thrilled that I get to work with BAFTA and get all of these amazing experiences.”

Watch Elsie’s video ‘Sparking Conversation about acts of self-care for Spark UK’.