Antiques Roadshow Fiona Bruce's life off-screen including modelling career

13 August 2023 , 18:00

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Fiona is best known for her TV career (Image: BBC)

Fiona Bruce is best known for her impressive TV career, appearing on the likes of Panorama, BBC News, Question Time and Antiques Roadshow.

The 59-year-old is a regular face on our screens and has become a fan favourite over the years. But away from a life of showbiz she enjoys quite the interesting life herself. She tends to keep her personal life private but lives a rather plush life with her family in London. However, she hasn't always lived in the UK as she began her life in Singapore.

Here's a look at Fiona Bruce's life away from her TV career:

Fiona has been a BBC News staple

Life before fame

Fiona started her life abroad as she was born in the then State of Singapore in Malaysia, before eventually moving to the UK. However, she didn't spend long in Singapore as she attended primary school in the North West before being a pupil at Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in New Cross from the age of 14 until 18.

Meanwhile she got her first taste of fame when she modelled in the teenage girls' magazine Jackie. When she left school she showed she was quite the brain box as she attended Oxford University. After graduating from university with a degree in French and Italian, she struggled to find work that suited her interests but it was someone she met at a wedding that eventually gave Fiona her big break.

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TV career

Fiona is best known for appearing on multiple iconic shows such as BBC News, Panorama and Question Time.

One of her most well-known gigs is being the host of Antique's Roadshow. She secured the job back in June 2007 after presenting BBC Two's Antiques Show in 1998. Fiona first broke into the world of TV when she met Tim Gardam, who was at that time the editor of the BBC's Panorama, at a wedding in 1989 and he gave her a job as a researcher on the programme. She worked her way up the ranks before becoming the face of BBC News.

Family life

Fiona met her husband Nigel Sharrocks when they both worked at an advertising agency. They went on to tie the knot in July 1994 in Islington, London.

The couple have gone on to have two children, a son born in January 1998 and a daughter born in November 2001. The family currently live in Belsize Park, London, and also have a second home in Sydenham, Oxfordshire. Fiona experienced backlash when she gave birth to her daughter and returned to work on Crimewatch just 16 days later.

Charlotte Everett