Sandra Birgitte Toksvig, (, Danish pronunciation: [sænti ˈtsɒksviː<unk>]; born 3 May 1958) is a British-Danish writer, broadcaster, actor and producer on British radio, stage, and television. She is also a political activist, having co-founded the Women's Equality Party in 2015. She has written plays, novels, and books for children. She was arguably the first woman in British public life to come out as a lesbian, in 1994.In 2016, Toksvig took over from Stephen Fry as host of the BBC television quiz show QI, having previously spent ten years hosting The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4. In 2017 she became co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off, alongside comedian Noel Fielding. Toksvig was installed as the Chancellor of the University of Portsmouth in October 2012, and is the president of the British Women's Equality Party in 2015. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2014 for services to broadcasting.
Ọdún 1958