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Katie Olivia Hopkins〔''Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths in England and Wales, 1837–1983.''〕 (born 13 February 1975) is a British television personality and columnist. Hopkins first appeared on television as a contestant on the third UK series of the reality television programme ''The Apprentice'' in 2007. She frequently made personal and critical comments on camera, and turned down a place in the series' final.〔 She subsequently appeared in ''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' on ITV and ''Celebrity Big Brother'' on Channel 5. She has written a column for British newspaper ''The Sun'' and stood as a candidate in the 2009 European Parliamentary election. She has made two appearances on the BBC's ''Question Time''. Hopkins has been criticised in the media and by advocacy groups and politicians for her comments about migrants, as well as accusations of classism and racism. She denies these claims, and states that the comments she makes fall under freedom of speech and freedom of the press. ==Early life and education== Katie Hopkins was born on 13 February 1975, in Barnstaple, Devon.〔 Her father was an electrical engineer and she has an older sister. She was raised in Bideford, attended a private convent school from age 3 to 16, played sports and learned to play the piano and violin. After A-levels she studied economics at the University of Exeter, sponsored by the Intelligence Corps. Hopkins completed her military training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. She participated in the Sovereign's Parade that marked the "passing-out" of the cadets, but could not take up her commission due to an epileptic seizure. After Sandhurst, Hopkins joined a business consultancy and migrated to Manhattan, New York, before returning to the UK in 2005.〔 She joined the Met Office as a global brand consultant in September 2006.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Katie Hopkins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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