Anneka Rice Net Worth, Age, Parents, Paintings, Jumpsuit

Anne Lucinda Hartley Rice popularly known as Anneka Rice, is a television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and painter.

Rice was educated at three independent schools: Dunrobin School and St Michael’s – both at Limpsfield, Surrey – and Croydon High School and she uses the name “Anneka” because when she joined the British actors’ union Equity, an Annie Rice had already been registered.

Rice lander her first-high profile job, as the jump-suited “skyrunner” of Channel 4’s Treasure Hunt, co-hosted by former BBC newsman Kenneth Kendall.

Till date, the show remains one of Channel 4’s highest-rated programmes ever, regularly getting over 7 million viewers, and was also nominated for a BAFTA in 1986.

In 1995, Rice took a sabbatical to bring up her young family and during that period, she enrolled at Chelsea College of Art for two years and has painted ever since.

In the early 2000s, Rice worked as a regular on The Wright Stuff and as host for Channel 5 series Dinner Doctors.

In 2006, Rice co-hosted ITV Sunday-morning cookery show Sunday Feast and also took part in the ITV programme Extinct.

In September 2007, Rice appeared on Hell’s Kitchen and was also a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind (broadcast 1 January 2010).

In June 2012, Rice co-hosted BBC1 programme Rolf Paints… Diamond Jubilee with Rolf Harris in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s jubilee.

In August 2012, Rice was named co-presenter of The Flowerpot Gang on BBC 1 with Joe Swift (TV garden presenter) and Phil Tufnell.

Rice was a presenter on Secrets of the National Trust for Channel 5 in 2016.

In 2017, Rice appeared as a contestant on Richard Osman’s House of Games and participated in Channel 4’s Celebrity Hunted for Stand Up to Cancer.

In 2019, Rice took part in Celebrity Antiques Road Trip for BBC2 with friend Liz Carr.

Anneka Rice age

Rice was born on 4 October 1958.

Anneka Rice parents

Rice was born in Cowbridge, Glamorgan, Wales, to a mother who was a housewife and father a construction worker.

Rice grew up in Surrey.

Anneka Rice paintings

Rice took a sabbatical to bring up her young family in 1995 and during that time, she enrolled at Chelsea College of Art for two years.

Rice has painted ever since.

Some of her paintings are below:

Anneka Rice jumpsuit

Rice became very popular for the jumpsuit she wore on Channel 4’s Treasure Hunt and later on her own BBC series trying to help communities.

Anneka Rice net worth

Rice has an estimated net worth of $1 million.