Former Labour MP, Cabinet Minister and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011 to 2015, Ed Balls is now a regular presenter on ITV’s flagship breakfast show, Good Morning Britain and co-host of the podcast Political Currency alongside George Osborne.
Ed’s has fronted several documentaries for the BBC including the critically acclaimed Inside the Care Crisis with Ed Balls, Travels in Trumpland with Ed Balls and Travels in Euroland with Ed Balls.
In 2021 Ed was the inaugural winner of Celebrity Best Home Cook, which inspired his book, ‘Appetite: a Memoir in Recipes of Family and Food’, published by Simon & Schuster in August 2021. Like his previous book ‘Speaking Out: Lessons in Life and Politics’, this went on to be a Sunday Times bestseller.
Ed is a Patron of the British Stammering Association, co-Chair of the Holocaust Memorial Foundation Board and former Chairman of Norwich City FC.
Television
| Good Morning Britain Presenter | Good Morning Britain - Presenter | ITV | 2022 — 2024 |
| ITV's General Election Night Coverage Presenter | ITV's General Election Night Coverage - Presenter | ITV | 2024 |
| The Andrew Neil Show Regular Guest | The Andrew Neil Show - Regular Guest | Channel 4 | 2022 — 2023 |
| Inside the Care Crisis Presenter | Inside the Care Crisis - Presenter | BBC Two | 2021 |
| Travels in Euroland with Ed Balls Presenter | Travels in Euroland with Ed Balls - Presenter | BBC Two | 2020 |
| Comic Relief: Kilimanjaro Self | Comic Relief: Kilimanjaro - Self | BBC One | 2019 |
| What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day Presenter | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day - Presenter | BBC Two | 2019 |
| ITV's General Election Night Coverage Presenter | ITV's General Election Night Coverage - Presenter | ITV | 2019 |
| Travels in Trumpland with Ed Balls Presenter | Travels in Trumpland with Ed Balls - Presenter | 2018 | |
| ITV's General Election Night Coverage Presenter | ITV's General Election Night Coverage - Presenter | ITV | 2017 |
| Strictly Come Dancing Contestant | Strictly Come Dancing - Contestant | BBC One | 2016 |
Radio
| Dream Dinner Party Guest | Dream Dinner Party - Guest | BBC Radio 4 | 2021 |
| Great Lives Presenter | Great Lives - Presenter | BBC Radio 4 | 2019 |
| Ed Balls On Musical Theatre Presenter | Ed Balls On Musical Theatre - Presenter | BBC Radio 2 | 2017 |
Television Guest Credits
| Six Nations Sin Bin Guest | Six Nations Sin Bin - Guest | BBC One | 2023 |
| Great British Menu Guest | Great British Menu - Guest | BBC Two | 2022 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? Guest | Who Do You Think You Are? - Guest | BBC One | 2021 |
| The One Show Guest | The One Show - Guest | BBC One | 2021 |
| BBC's Children in Need: Big Night In Guest | BBC's Children in Need: Big Night In - Guest | BBC One | 2020 |
| Celebrity Best Home Cook Guest | Celebrity Best Home Cook - Guest | BBC One | 2020 |
| QI Guest | QI - Guest | BBC Two | 2018 |
| Question of Sports Relief Guest | Question of Sports Relief - Guest | BBC Two | 2018 |
| Rob Rinder Good Year, Bad Year Guest | Rob Rinder Good Year, Bad Year - Guest | Channel 4 | 2018 |
| Gareth Malone's All Star Music Quiz Guest | Gareth Malone's All Star Music Quiz - Guest | BBC Two | 2018 |
| The Queen's Birthday Party Guest | The Queen's Birthday Party - Guest | BBC One | 2018 |
| Have I Got News For You Guest | Have I Got News For You - Guest | BBC One | 2017 |
| Insert Name Here Guest | Insert Name Here - Guest | BBC Two | 2017 |
| Michael McIntyre's Big Show Guest | Michael McIntyre's Big Show - Guest | BBC Two | 2017 |
| Peston On Sunday Guest | Peston On Sunday - Guest | ITV | 2017 |
| Would I Lie To You Host | Would I Lie To You - Host | BBC One | 2017 |
| The Last Leg Guest | The Last Leg - Guest | BBC One | 2017 |
| It Takes Two Guest | It Takes Two - Guest | BBC One | 2016 |
Radio Guest Credits
| The News Quiz Guest | The News Quiz - Guest | BBC Radio 4 | 2022 |
| The Virtues of Vulnerability Guest | The Virtues of Vulnerability - Guest | BBC Radio 4 | 2020 |
| Friday Night is Music Night Guest | Friday Night is Music Night - Guest | BBC Radio 2 | 2018 |
| My Dream Dinner Party presenter | My Dream Dinner Party - presenter | BBC Radio 4 | 2017 |
Brands
Walkers
Crisp in / Crisp out 2022
Books
News
Podcasts
 Ed Balls and George Osborne take us behind closed doors into the rooms where decisions are made.    | |
 Former shadow chancellor casts his documentarian's eye over the US election. | |
 Matt Chorley speaks to the former Labour cabinet minster Ed Balls about leaving politics, making documentaries, the Labour party and Strictly Come Dancing. | |
 Joining us this episode to discuss the highs and lows of parenting (and life) is the former politician turned broadcaster - Ed Balls. | |
 Few former politicians have had successful reincarnations as television presenters, but Ed Balls is one of them. He joins Gabby to talk about how he is loving the so-called midlife crisis because it’s only really at the midpoint that he’s been able to say yes to the many things he would like to try – including famously, dancing on Strictly! | |
 Former politician and ex-Strictly star Ed Balls chats to Jay about not wanting to give up his dream of becoming a football player, and taking piano exams. Ed and Jay are In For Lunch and chat on a video call over takeaway.  | |
 This week, Lorraine and Rosie are joined by former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed Balls. From cooking, to his own day, this week's guest has got it all. | |