Kay Burley odds on to join rival TV channel after leaving Sky News

Bookies have predicted that will move to rival channel after she stepped down from yesterday. After working on the channel for three decades, the 64-year-old announced her retirement live on air on Wednesday.

Her sudden announcement has sparked speculation about her next move, and according to , a move to another TV channel leads the early market.

The betting site has predicted a 44.4% probability that Kay will join GB News (5/4 odds). Other suggested shows include Celebrity Traitors (11/8) and (2/1).

There are 5/2 odds that Kay will move to Fox News and a 3/1 chance she will join the ITV show . The probability of Kay moving to LBC News stands at 4/1.

While she has officially retired from Sky News, the experienced broadcaster stopped short of announcing a complete retirement from television.

Another potential destination could be the United States, where US politics has become a hot topic after ‘s return to the White House.

Kay’s chances are currently 5/1 to sign up for rival US broadcaster CNN.

Her impressive portfolio over the years includes 12 General Elections and major Royal events such as the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the birth of Prince George.

Born in Wigan to working-class parents who worked in a local cardboard factory, Kay proudly identifies herself as a “Wigan street fighter.”

She began her journalism career at 17 with the Wigan Evening Post and Chronicle before moving on to local radio and Tyne Tees Television.

Before joining the core team that launched Sky News in 1989, Kay was married to fellow reporter Steve Burley. The couple got hitched in 1980 when Kay was just 19 years old.

However, their marriage ended six years later, and Kay went on to marry her second husband, Steve Kutner, at the age of 28. Kutner, a former agent of retired footballer Frank Lampard, and Kay had their only son, Alexander Kutner, 31, in 1993.