Approached by Mark Sharman, then deputy head of sport at
Sky, at a
Ryder Cup dinner, she began working as a production assistant in 1996, before moving on to the position of editorial assistant on
Sky Sports. She got her presenting break on
Sky Sports News in 1998, and since then has been associated with many other sports shows such as
90 Minutes,
Soccer Extra,
Kirsty and Phil (on BBC Radio 5 Live) and
Soccer AM. From 2000 until 2004, Gallacher hosted the
Sky One show ''
Kirsty's Home Videos'', a satellite equivalent of
ITV's ''
You've Been Framed!'' in which viewers send in home videos to be screened. In 2005, Gallacher won the third series of the popular
Channel 4 reality television series
The Games. She then presented the following years alongside
Jamie Theakston. She did not return for the second series. On 30 August 2008, Gallacher appeared on
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with
Duncan Bannatyne. She has also guest presented
GMTV with Lorraine in August 2010 for two weeks and
Lorraine on
ITV Breakfast. In May 2011, Gallacher returned to
Sky Sports to present for
Sky Sports News. On 27 August 2015, it was confirmed that Gallacher would be taking part in the 2015 series of
Strictly Come Dancing. On 5 September 2015, it was announced Gallacher would be paired with professional dancer
Brendan Cole for the series. The couple were eliminated on week 6; finishing eleventh. In May 2018, it was announced Gallacher was leaving Sky Sports. On 29 March 2021, it was announced that Gallacher would be joining
GB News to present a breakfast programme on the channel. Gallacher left GB News in December 2021 after discovering she had a
benign tumour in her inner
ear canal which was causing
tinnitus and she said that the early starts for the news channel were exacerbating her symptoms. On 3 April 2021, she hosted for the first time on
Smooth Radio, starting at 4:00 pm BST. In January 2024 Kirsty appeared on a celebrity edition of
Beat the Chasers but was eliminated early after answering her first question incorrectly. On Monday 6 January 2025, Gallacher started presenting the drivetime show between 4pm and 7pm on weekdays (4pm and 6pm on Fridays) on Gold Radio. ==Awards and nominations==