Fay Presto (born 17 May 1948^[1]) is the stage name of Letitia Winter,^[2] a British magician and member of The Inner Magic Circle known for her close-up magic.

Winter's first job was as a lab assistant at an atomic energy research company, and she tried returning to study and working in sales before developing an interest in performing magic in her late thirties.^[3] She joined The Magic Circle, but was asked to leave when she began to transition.^[4] When The Magic Circle voted to allow women members in 1991, she was one of the first women to join.^[5]

As Presto, Winter specialises in close-up magic, and had held a residency at London's Langan's Brasserie since the start of her magic career.^[6] She is known for her "bottle through the table" trick, which was ranked as the 37th greatest magic trick of all time by Channel 4's 50 Greatest Magic Tricks.^{[citation needed]}

Presto was part of the UK touring show Champions of Magic from 2014 to 2017, alongside fellow magicians Edward Hilsum, Alex McLear and Young & Strange.^[7]

She was profiled in the BBC documentary series 40 Minutes in 1994 in the episode "Fay Presto: Illusions of Grandeur" directed by Sally George. In 2017, Presto was the subject of the documentary Fay Presto, the Queen of Close-up.^[8]

Winter has appeared in a number of documentaries and played herself in cameo roles.^[9]

In 1998 Winter was voted "Party Entertainer of the Year" by Tatler Magazine.^[10]

In 2012 Winter won the title of The Magic Circle Close-up Magician of the Year 2012.^[11]

Winter is a transgender woman, and regularly organises and performs in benefits to support the rights of women, children and the LGBT community. She is an ambassador for Action for Children.^[12]