Vicki Butler Henderson Bio | Wiki
Vicki Butler Henderson is a British racing driver and former presenter of Top Gear. Currently, she serves as a presenter of Fifth Gear. Vicki started racing karts at the age of 12, being overtaken by David Coulthard in her first race. She holds a car race license as well as a power boat racing license.
Vicki Butler Henderson Age
Vicki was born on February 16, 1972, in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. She is 50 years old.
Vicki Butler Henderson Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx. 1.67 m).
Vicki Butler Henderson Family
She was born into a racing family in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Her grandfather used to race a Frazer Nash at Brooklands, her father Guy Butler was in the British karting team and her brother Charlie is a racing driver.
Vicki has an older sister, Lottie, who does not race. She grew up on the family farm. She is the great-granddaughter of Eric Butler-Henderson, a director of the Great Central Railway, after whom the preserved GCR Class 11F locomotive Butler-Henderson is named.
Vicki Butler Henderson Husband
Vicki is married to her husband Phil Churchward. The couple celebrated their wedding in 2007. Churchward worked on several motoring programs as a producer of Fifth Gear, series director of Top Gear, and The Grand Tour.
At Autosport International on January 5, 2011, Vicki’s Fifth Gear co-presenter Jason Plato announced that she would not be able to attend as she was having a baby girl. Her second child, a son, was born in 2015.
Vicki Butler Henderson Education
She attended the independent Perse School for Girls in Cambridge. Vicki holds a car race license as well as a power boat racing license. After supplementing her income as a racing instructor at Silverstone Circuit, she also undertook a dual career in journalism.
Vicki worked on numerous British motoring magazines including Auto Express, What Car? and Performance Car. She was the assistant launch editor and mechanic in Max Power magazine, referred to simply as “VBH.”
Jeremy Clarkson Vs Vicki Butler Henderson
Vicki had previously appeared in Clarkson: At Full Throttle. The video centres on the world of tuning cars, with Jeremy and Vicki driving many tuned performance vehicles, including Clarkson’s own Rover SD1 and Vicki’s own Vauxhall Nova, which they each modify from stock after buying them at a car auction.
Vicki Butler Henderson Top Gear
In 1994, Vicki joined the BBC’s flagship motoring show Top Gear. After the BBC cancelled the original show in 2001, she, along with co-presenters Quentin Willson and Tiff Needell, moved to Channel 5 in 2002 to continue their work on a show now called Fifth Gear.
In 2004, Vicki presented ITV’s coverage of the British Touring Car Championship, in which her brother Charlie briefly competed in 2004. From February 2006 the ten-part series Wrecks To Riches for Discovery Real Time. She has in later years broadened her media career outside racing and cars to become a general presenter.
After co-hosting radio shows on Virgin Radio, in 2005, she presented a daytime television show for ITV called Date My Daughter in which a single man ‘dates’ three mothers after which they decide if he is worthy enough to date their daughter. In 2016, Vicki’s fourteen-year stint at Fifth Gear ended after the show was cancelled. In 2018, the program returned on Quest with all of the original presenters returning.
Vicki Butler Henderson Racing Career
Vicki started racing karts at the age of 12, being overtaken by David Coulthard in her first race. She holds a car race license as well as a power boat racing license. Vicki supplementing her income as a racing instructor at Silverstone Circuit.
She joined the BBC’s flagship motoring show Top Gear in 1994. Later, Vicki moved to Channel 5 in 2002 to continue their work on a show now called Fifth Gear. In 2004, she presented ITV’s coverage of the British Touring Car Championship. Vicki owns or has owned a Mk II Golf GTI, a Honda S2000, a Ducati Monster 750 and a Ford Ranger (T6) Raptor.
Vicki Butler Henderson Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Vicki’s estimated net worth is $5 million.
Is Vicki Butler Henderson Married
Yes. Vicki is married to her husband Phil Churchward. The couple celebrated their wedding in 2007. Churchward worked on several motoring programs as a producer of Fifth Gear, series director of Top Gear, and The Grand Tour.
How Old Is Vicki Butler Henderson
She is 50 years old. Vicki was born on February 16, 1972, in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.