UK's 1st transgender TV presenter chooses 'India' as name

October 04, 2016 20:53

A TV presenter who used to be a man named Jonathan returned to UK screens today as a woman named 'India' and Britain's first transgender TV news reporter.

Jonathan Willoughby underwent a 14,000-pound gender reassignment operation to become India Willoughby.

"One of the reasons I decided to stand up and be counted as trans was because of all the mis-information out there. Historically it has been branded as anything from a perversion to a joke, rather than something that is biological," the 51-year-old told the 'Daily Mirror'.

"There is so much rubbish talked about the subject even now. By telling my story I hope that I can help break down any ill-conceived pre-conceptions," she said.

As Jonathan, she was a familiar face to millions of viewers on the UK's ITV channel.

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