Quilton began working in television while still a student. She had jobs with ITV and the BBC. She made programmes for Channel 4 from 2010 until 2014 including the short lived documentary series "Seven Days". She resigned from Channel 4 in 2014 to work full time on "Food Unwrapped". In 2014 Quilton appeared with "Food Unwrapped" co-presenter Jimmy Doherty in "The World's Best Diet", a one-off show.