Kerry Riches

From the NHS to television

Before becoming a familiar face on television and social media, Kerry Riches spent 21 years working within the NHS. As a senior manager and Head of Patient Experience, she developed extensive insight into healthcare, patient needs and the relationship between services and the people who rely on them.

Kerry entered the public eye as a contestant on ITV’s inaugural relaunch of Big Brother, where her high-energy personality, maternal instincts and signature mobility scooter quickly made her a memorable presence.

Living with Multiple Sclerosis, Kerry used the platform to bring greater visibility to disability and challenge assumptions about what life with a disability looks like. Her openness resonated with audiences and became an important part of the public career she has since built.

Today, Kerry is a content creator, broadcaster and disability advocate with a loyal online following. Combining humour with candid conversation, she tackles subjects that can often feel difficult or uncomfortable and makes them accessible to a wider audience.

Kerry Riches on disability & MS

Kerry is a passionate advocate for greater disability awareness and accessibility. Drawing on her own experience of living with MS, she speaks openly about mobility, independence, confidence and the everyday realities of navigating a world that is not always designed with disabled people in mind.

As an ambassador for the MS Society, Kerry campaigns for greater awareness and accessibility and supports conversations that help improve understanding of the condition. Her advocacy also extends across charities, organisations and minority communities.

Kerry has a strong connection with LGBT audiences and has worked with Gaydio and participated in national Pride events, using her platform to support greater inclusion and representation.

A trusted broadcasting voice

Alongside her online career, Kerry has established herself as a confident television contributor. She has appeared regularly on Jeremy Vine and Alexis Conran and Friends and has also featured on Good Morning Britain.

Her broadcasting experience allows her to contribute to conversations ranging from healthcare and disability to motherhood, body confidence and popular culture. Kerry brings professional knowledge and lived experience together with the warmth and humour that have become central to her public persona.

Topics Kerry can speak about include:

• The NHS and patient experience
• Multiple Sclerosis and disability
• Accessibility and inclusion
• Representation
• Body dysmorphia and body confidence
• Motherhood
• Pop culture and social attitudes

Representation & brand partnerships

Kerry has worked with brands across fashion, lifestyle and entertainment, using commercial partnerships as another opportunity to improve representation.

She has collaborated with accessible fashion brand Pour Moi and served as an ambassador for YOURS Clothing, creating content that celebrates fashion for diverse shapes, sizes and abilities. She has also helped break barriers in fashion by appearing in a campaign using her mobility scooter, bringing disability and mobility aids visibly into an industry where they have traditionally been underrepresented.

Kerry has also documented her personal health journey through her relationship with Juniper, sharing her experiences around weight, confidence and becoming increasingly comfortable in her own skin.

Her wider partnerships include Buzz Bingo and William Hill, reflecting her ability to connect authentically with audiences across different sectors.

Book Kerry Riches for your event

Kerry Riches brings together a rare combination of professional healthcare experience, broadcasting, content creation and lived experience.

Her talks and conversations can explore disability, MS, accessibility, the NHS, body confidence, motherhood and representation, always delivered with the humour, energy and openness for which she is known.

Whether discussing serious social issues or sharing the experiences that have shaped her own life, Kerry creates conversations audiences can connect with. She brings personality to difficult subjects, challenges assumptions and encourages people to think differently about disability, confidence and inclusion.