Jessica Harriott-Kerr: Age, Bio, and Her Journey on The Great British Sewing Bee

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Jessica Harriott-Kerr is an amateur sewer and a contestant on The Great British Sewing Bee 2025. She loves vintage fashion and the history behind it. She sees sewing as a creative outlet and powerful form of self-expression.

Jessica is currently the Head of Communications for ITV News. Before that, she was a Press and PR Manager. She previously served as a PR Manager for The Telegraph from September 2017 – July 2019. In 2018, she was named PRWeek UK’s 30 Under 30.

Jess started her career in communications and public relations as a Creative Project Manager for MailOnline in 2013. After about three years, she became a Marketing and Communications Executive for iProspect, a leading performance marketing agency in the UK.

Aside from journalism and media, Jess is also interested in garment making and construction. Starting her sewing journey around the age of 11, Jess used to use leftover scraps to make things for her sister. Rekindling her love for sewing during lockdown, she hasn’t stopped since. She is currently a part time sewist living in South London. She runs Sew Relative, a sewing account, with her sister Eleanor Harriott-Kerr.

Jess graduated with a BA in Politics and International Studies from University of Warwick in 2012. She attended Kendrick School.

Jessica Harriott-Kerr Age

Sewing Bee’s Jessica Harriott-Kerr was born in 1991.

Jessica Harriott-Kerr Great British Sewing Bee

33-year-old Jessica Harriott-Kerr is a contestant on Series 11 of The Great British Sewing Bee, presented by Sara Pascoe. The contestants will be tasked with creating different garments each week, while being judged by Esme Young and Patrick Grant.

She wrote on Instagram: “Jess is one of the sewers on this year’s Great British Sewing Bee — and yes, I’ve been keeping it quiet for over a year, which frankly deserves a prize of its own.

“It was, hands down, one of the wildest things I’ve ever done — intense, joyful, completely surreal — and I cannot wait for you to see it all unfold.

“The sewing room is every bit as iconic as it looks, and I was lucky enough to share it with the most brilliant, talented, hilarious bunch of people. You’re going to love them.”