Anneka Rice Bio | Wiki
Anneka Rice (Full name: Anne Lucinda Hartley Rice) is a television and radio presenter, broadcaster, journalist and painter. She commenced her broadcasting career as a trainee for the BBC World Service.
Anneka then moved to BBC children’s TV, where she worked for Monica Sims and as a production assistant on Lucky Numbers. At 19, she moved to Hong Kong, where she worked as a news sub-editor for TVB Pearl, the English-language TV station.
Anneka Rice Age
Anneka was born on October 4, 1958, in Cowbridge, United Kingdom. She is 64 years old.
Anneka Rice Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.73 m).
Anneka Rice Family
She was born in Cowbridge, Glamorgan, Wales, to her mother Penny Grace Perrin and her father. Anneka grew up in Surrey alongside her sister Juliette. She has not shared much information about her family.
Anneka Rice Husband
Anneka married her ex-husband theatre boss Nick Allott. The couple celebrated their wedding in 1988 and divorced in 1992. Together, they have two sons Thomas Alexander D, born in 1989 and Joshua James, born in 1990. Anneka had another son Sam with TV executive Tom Gutteridge in 1997.
Anneka Rice Education
She attended three independent schools: Dunrobin School and St Michael’s – both at Limpsfield, Surrey – and Croydon High School. She adopted the name “Anneka” when she joined the British actors’ union Equity, as someone with a simlilar had already been registered.
Anneka Rice Treasure Hunt
Anneka landed her first-high profile job, as the jump-suited “skyrunner” of Channel 4’s Treasure Hunt. It was co-hosted by former BBC newsman Kenneth Kendall. The show remains one of Channel 4’s highest-rated programs ever, regularly getting over 7 million viewers. It was nominated for a BAFTA in 1986.
Madame Tussaud’s created a waxwork of her in her famous jumpsuit which hung in the entrance hall from a rope ladder. When Anneka moved from Treasure Hunt to Challenge Anneka they threw on a jacket and put a paint pot in her hand. She also had a Spitting Image puppet made of her. In 2018 she was a guest on My Teenage Diary for Radio 4 and in 2020 she presented Anneka’s 80s TV Treasure Hunt for Radio 2.
Anneka Rice Jumpsuit
In 1982 Anneka returned to the UK and worked as a reporter on CBTV for Thames Television. She then landed her first-high profile job, as the jump-suited “skyrunner” of Channel 4’s Treasure Hunt, co-hosted by former BBC newsman Kenneth Kendall. She had a range of sport clothes and jumpsuits in the 80s produced in collaboration with the clothing chain, DASH.
Anneka Rice BBC
Anneka commenced her broadcasting career as a trainee for the BBC World Service, working on The World Today and Twenty-Four Hours. She then moved to BBC children’s TV, where she worked for Monica Sims and as a production assistant on Lucky Numbers. Taking over as main presenter on BBC1’s Holiday in 1999, she travelled to over 50 countries.
In June 2012, Anneka co-hosted BBC1 program Rolf Paints… Diamond Jubilee with Rolf Harris in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s jubilee. In 2019 she took part in Celebrity Antiques Road Trip for BBC2 with friend Liz Carr. Anneka took part in Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back and ran with her Radio 2 colleagues for BBC 1’s Sport Relief in 2020.
Anneka Rice Chelsea Garden
She had a Chelsea Garden in 2017, designed alongside Sarah Raven and Tricia Guild, as part of a BBC parade of gardens. The Color Cutting Garden was a riot of color and featured flowers that could be “cut and come again”.
Anneka Rice Salary
She serves as a television and radio presenter, broadcaster, therefore, she earns a decent income. Anneka’s average salary is $72,450 per year.
Anneka Rice Net Worth
She earns her wealth from his career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Anneka’s estimated net worth is $780,680.
Who Is Anneka Rice
Anneka is a television and radio presenter, broadcaster, journalist and painter. She commenced her broadcasting career as a trainee for the BBC World Service.