Lindsey Russell hosts her own early breakfast radio show for Heart Radio, live on air from 04:00 to 06:30 every weekday and is also a stand-in for Amanda Holden on Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston. She previously hosted the overnight slot 01:00 through to 06:00 every Saturday and Sunday as well as Bank Holiday specials. She also hosted the drivetime Queen's Platinum Jubliee celebration shows on Heart in June 2022.

Lindsey is now a regular reporter for The One Show and presents segments for Morning Live on BBC One.

She has previously presented BBC Bitesize, a CBBC/online study support resource for school-age pupils and has hosted the Young People's Book Prize Awards, as well as the Children's BAFTA 2022.

She is also the winner of the highly coveted Best TV Presenter award at the Children's BAFTA 2019.

Lindsey is a former Blue Peter presenter and landed “the best job in the world” in July 2013, after winning a BBC competition to become the 36th presenter of the long-running children's show; a role for which she earned her BAFTA.

More than 20,000 people originally applied for the coveted role after the search kicked off on Blue Peter – You Decide, a CBBC series that televised the selection process for the first time, giving young viewers power over who should take the empty spot in the Blue Peter studio. After a series of tough challenges, including filming at the top of Blackpool Tower and making a water raft in Snowdonia, ten promising hopefuls were eventually grilled by a panel of TV presenters and Lindsey's resulting victory was announced during a live episode at the CBBC Festival in Leeds.

As part of the Blue Peter team Lindsey took part in a number of amazing new experiences and physical trials; in 2014 she completed the Swiss Army's Mountain Marathon and in 2015 she ran the London Marathon for BBC Children in Need. In February 2016, Lindsey embarked on a whole new adventure for Sport Relief, dubbed ‘The Wave Runner’. In a feat that has never been done before, she attempted to run 21.6 miles across the Irish Sea in a 3-metre inflatable ball (zorb), relying on her own physical strength and at the mercy of the British weather. After eight and a half hours (31,000 uphill steps!) Lindsey was still in good physical condition and going well but just couldn't beat nature – the conditions of the Irish Sea had taken a turn for the worse. With 17 nautical miles covered, the team had to make the heartbreaking decision to abort the challenge and Lindsey was pulled from the zorb; the wind and tide had blown them too far off-course.

Activities included snowboarding, speed skating, wing walking and even flying with the RAF Red Arrows. In October 2018, Blue Peter celebrated its 60th birthday with an hour-long live broadcast on CBBC, featuring many of the programme's past presenters. As a special birthday challenge, Lindsey took to the skies once again; this time attempting to fly a hot-air balloon in the Arctic Circle. In the same month Lindsey completed a 42.2km Swim-Run fundraiser for BBC Children In Need.

Lindsey left Blue Peter in July 2021, after eight years on the programme. During this time she interviewed many incredible personalities and had the honour of presenting Gold Blue Peter badges to the likes of Steven Spielberg, Sir Paul McCartney and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Lindsey also frequently hosted live presentation for CBBC and narrated and hosted two series of Taking The Next Step; a talent show for fans of CBBC reality-style drama series The Next Step.

Other radio credits include stand-in host for the Adele Roberts show and co-host of the Cel Spellman show on BBC Radio 1, as well as frequent guest slots on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show for BBC Radio 2.

In August 2022, Lindsey competed in a Rhythmic Gymnastics event in front of live crowds at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, as part of the fundraising Sport Relief: All Star Games 2022.