Gerbeau was born 9 August 1968 in
Sutton Coldfield,
Birmingham. She started her television career as a presenter on
HTV West. From 1997-2001, she presented
Newsround; after leaving this post, she presented
Watchdog with
Nicky Campbell. She was famously impersonated by
Ronni Ancona on
The Big Impression. Gerbeau left
Watchdog in 2004. She also presented
The Heaven and Earth Show. Gerbeau was also a newsreader on
BBC Breakfast and also presented the news on
Breakfast with Frost. Kate also presented
CBBC show
Against All Odds, which, like
BBC One show
999, showed reconstructions of real life emergencies and gave First Aid advice. In December 2004 she joined Five, and co-presented the two-hour long
Golden Mummy Tomb Opening Live with
Guy de la Bédoyère from
Bahariya in
Egypt's Western Desert, featuring the Egyptian archaeologist
Zahi Hawass. She was a newsreader on
Five News, until the birth of her daughter. In July 2008 Gerbeau presented a documentary TV series on Five –
Wild Animal ER – about
Tiggywinkles, the animal welfare charity and veterinary hospital. February 2010 saw Kate taking a new role as presenter of
BFBS TV's weekday evening news programme
British Forces News. In 2019-2020 Kate worked with
Slater and Gordon Lawyers on a series of podcasts exploring the stories of those who have gone through the civil justice system, and the legal teams who supported them through it. Since March 2023, she has been the presenter of
Frontline on
Times Radio, as well as on its
YouTube channel. ==Personal life==