Charlie Hedges

Charlie Hedges (born 18 July 1986) is a British DJ, who presents as part of Rickie, Melvin and Charlie on BBC Radio 1 and hosts Radio 1's Dance Anthems on Radio 1 Dance.

Early life
Hedges studied journalism at Harlow College.

Radio presenting
Hedges hosted the breakfast show at Kiss for ten years with Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom. The trio are known as Rickie, Melvin and Charlie. In November 2018, it was announced that they would move to BBC Radio 1 to replace Charlie Sloth in the mid-evening slot. Their new show debuted on 1 April 2019. On 20 April 2021, it was announced that the trio would be moving to the mid-morning slot then occupied by Clara Amfo, who would take over the early evening slot from Annie Mac.

In September 2020, it was announced that Hedges would replace MistaJam as the host of Radio 1's Dance Anthems on Saturday afternoons. She took over the following month.

DJ
Hedges has performed DJ sets at various clubs and festivals. In 2014, she released a single titled "Best Night OML" with vocals from JB Gill. In 2016, she released a single titled "Kaleidoscope" on Armada Deep featuring vocalist Sonny Reeves.

Personal life
On 8 March 2022, Hedges announced on the Radio 1 Breakfast show that she was pregnant. On 13 August 2022, she gave birth to a daughter.