Fiona was born in Singapore on April 25, 1964, which makes her 57-years-old. Fiona went to school in both the UK and in Italy before studying French and Italian at Oxford.
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In 2008, Fiona joined the Antiques Roadshow as the presenter. One of her favorite things about working on the Roadshow is that she never knows what’s going to turn up or what she will be filming that day, “it’s all spontaneous and entirely unpredictable”.
Fiona married her husband Nigel Sharrocks in London in 1994 after the pair met at an advertising agency. The couple is still married and has two children, 22-year-old Sam and Mia Rose, 19.
Fiona is one of TV’s celebrities, thanks to her work on shows such as BBC’s Six O’clock News and Fake or Fortune?
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She started her career working as a producer and reporter on both BBC Breakfast and News night. In 1999 she became the secondary presenter of the BBC Six O’clock News.
She was the first female to anchor the BBC News at Ten and has fronted countless historical documentaries, including one about Queen Victoria and one on the Queen’s official residences. The journalist also takes part in the annual BBC fund-raiser Children in Need.
The broadcaster has worked her way up to being one of the most famous TV journalists in Britain. Fiona is one of the top earners at the BBC.
She has a net worth of around £2 million. She currently takes home £450,000 – 454,999 a year.
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