▁O ' Le ary . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁She ph ard ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁present er ▁of ▁T 4 ' s ▁te en ▁str and ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 4 , ▁which ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁also ▁presented ▁Control ▁Fre aks ▁for ▁the ▁channel ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁She ph ard ▁returned ▁to ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁co - present ▁cook ery ▁programme ▁called ▁What ' s ▁Cook ing ?. ▁He ▁hosted ▁one ▁series , ▁alongside ▁Lisa ▁Fa ulk ner , ▁and ▁then ▁perman ently ▁left ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁I TV ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁She ph ard ▁presented ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁series ▁of ▁I TV 2 ▁spin - off ▁programme ▁The ▁X tra ▁F actor , ▁whilst ▁Kate ▁Thor nt on ▁hosted ▁the ▁main ▁show ▁on ▁I TV ▁ ▁While ▁hosting ▁the ▁show , ▁She ph ard ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁The ▁X tra ▁F actor ▁– ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Stars . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁show ▁after ▁three ▁series ▁after ▁missing ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁present ing ▁role ▁( which ▁went ▁to ▁D erm ot ▁O ' Le ary ▁after ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁original ▁host ▁Kate ▁Thor nt on ); ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁F ear ne ▁Cot ton . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0