Ben Fogle Bio | Wiki
Ben Fogle (Full name: Benjamin Myer Fogle, FRGS) is an English broadcaster, writer, and adventurer. He is best known for his presenting roles with British television channels Channel 5, BBC, and ITV. Ben’s initial jobs included picture editor at Tatler magazine.
He first came to public notice when he participated in the BBC reality show Castaway 2000, which followed a group of 36 people marooned on the Scottish island of Taransay for a year, starting 1 January 2000. This was a social experiment aimed at creating a fully self-sufficient community within a year.
Ben Fogle Age
Ben was born on November 3, 1973, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. He is 48 years old.
Ben Fogle Height
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft (Approx. 1.83 m).
Ben Fogle Family
He was born and raised in the City of Westminster, London by his parents Julia Foster and Bruce Fogle. Ben’s mother is an actress and his father is a Canadian veterinarian. He has two sisters Tamara and Emily, and a brother Bill. He holds British nationality.
Ben Fogle Wife
Ben is married to his beautiful wife Marina Charlotte Elisabeth. She is the daughter of Jonathan Hunt and Monika. The couple celebrated their wedding in 2006. Together, they welcomed their son Ludovic Herbert Richard in 2009. Their second child, a girl named Iona, was born in 2011. In 2014, they had a stillborn son, Willem; Marina also nearly died after suffering an acute placental abruption at 33 weeks.
Ben Fogle Education
He attended two independent schools: The Hall School, Hampstead in London, and Bryanston School in Blandford Forum, Dorset. Later, Ben went to Ecuador for a gap year, working in an orphanage teaching English. He then took a second year working on a turtle conservation project on the Mosquito Coast of Honduras and Nicaragua.
Subsequently, Ben studied for a degree in Latin American studies at the University of Portsmouth, before studying for a year at the University of Costa Rica. While there, he became a Midshipman in the Royal Naval Reserve, serving as a URNU officer on HMS Blazer and delivering aid to war-torn Bosnia and Croatia.
Ben Fogle Taskmaster
In 2016, Ben had a Cameo in Taskmaster, a British comedy panel game show created by comedian and musician Alex Horne and presented by both Horne and Greg Davies. In the program a group of five celebrities – mainly comedians – attempt to complete a series of challenges, with Horne acting as umpire in each challenge and Davies judging the work and awarding points based on contestants’ performances.
Ben Fogle New Lives In The Wild | Chernobyl
In 2013, Ben presented a new show for Channel 5 called New Lives in the Wild. It saw him follow the stories of people living in the wild and isolated from society. He also took over as the host of Animal Clinic on Channel 5, replacing Rolf Harris. In 2021, Been was a presenter on Inside Chernobyl Which aired on Channel 5.
Ben Fogle Return To The Wild
In 2017, he appeared on Return to the Wild. He revisits some of the people that he encountered in Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild (2013) to see how they have been getting on since he first met them.
Ben Fogle Rowing | James Cracknell
Ben was the first to cross the line in the pairs division of the 2005–2006 Atlantic Rowing Race in “Spirit of EDF Energy”, partnered by Olympic rower James Cracknell. While competing in the 3,000-mile race, the pair had their boat fully capsized by huge waves. They made landfall in Antigua at 07.13 GMT on January 19, 2006, a crossing time of 49 days, 19 hours, and 8 minutes. After penalties, they were placed second in the pairs and fourth overall. In 2007, the BBC series that followed the pair, Through Hell and High Water, won a Royal Television Society award.
Ben Fogle Mount Everest
Ben summited Mount Everest on 16 May 2018, completing the climb over a six-week period whilst accompanied by two local sherpa guides, as well as Kenton Cool. His trek also included former Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton, who abandoned her attempt early owing to severe altitude sickness.
A film Our Mount Everest Challenge documented by CNN, aired in June 2018, to highlight environmental issues around mountains in his new role as UN patron of the wilderness. The whole project was made possible by Fogle’s good friend, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan, in memory of her father alongside raising awareness and money for The Red Cross.
Ben Fogle Up
He published his 10th book, Up, in October 2018. Co-written with his wife, Marina, Up documents Ben’s planning, training, and eventual summit of Mount Everest. His other books include:
The Teatime Islands
Offshore (2006)
The Crossing
Labrador
Land Rover: The Story of the Car that Conquered the World
English: A Story of Marmite, Queuing, and Weather
Mr. Dog
Ben Fogle Taransay
He first came to public notice when he participated in the BBC reality show Castaway 2000, which followed a group of 36 people marooned on the Scottish island of Taransay for a year, starting 1 January 2000. This was a social experiment aimed at creating a fully self-sufficient community within a year.
Ben Fogle Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Ben’s estimated net worth is $10 million.
How Did Ben Fogle Become Famous
Ben is best known for his presenting roles with British television channels Channel 5, BBC, and ITV. He first came to public notice when he participated in the BBC reality show Castaway 2000,