Victoria Derbyshire is an English journalist and broadcaster. She presents current affairs and debate programs on broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel since 2015, although this will end in 2020. She is considered one of the most honored and factual reporters in England and has been awarded a BAFTA, RTS and Sony awards. She has also worked for the other television news and political programs including presenting Newsnight, This Week, an interview series, Victoria Derbyshire Interviews., BBC News Channel, Question Time and Watchdog and a sports chat show on Channel 4 on Saturday mornings called SportsTalk. She is widely recognized as the presenter of the morning news/current affairs and interview program on BBC Radio 5 Live between 10 am and 12 noon each weekday and was a 5 Live presenter for 16 years, departing in late 2014.
She is widely recognized as the presenter of the morning news/current affairs and interview program on BBC Radio 5 Live between 10 am and 12 noon each weekday and was a 5 Live presenter for 16 years, departing in late 2014.
Victoria Derbyshire was born as Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England on October 2, 1968. Her father’s name is Anthony Derbyshire and her mother’s name is Pauline Derbyshire. She has a brother, Nick Derbyshire who was a county cricketer for Essex and Lancashire between 1994 and 1996 and a sister whose name is unknown. Victoria holds British citizenship and she belongs to White ethnicity. Her birth sign is Libra and her religion is Christianity. She has claimed that her father Anthony physically abused her, her mother and her younger brother and sister. She attended Bury Grammar School for Girls, an independent school, before studying English language and literature at the University of Liverpool. Afterward, she attended a postgraduate diploma course in radio and TV journalism at Preston Polytechnic (now the University of Central Lancashire).
Victoria Derbyshire has been airing her eponymous current affairs and debate program on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel since 2015. Derbyshire began her professional career as a reporter on local radio around 1993, then joined BBC Radio 5 Live in 1998 as a co-presenter of the breakfast show with Julian Worricker. The program won Gold Sony Awards in 1998 and 2002. She took over the morning news program in August 2004. Derbyshire has also worked on several television news and political programs including presenting Newsnight, This Week, an interview series, Victoria Derbyshire Interviews., BBC News Channel, Question Time and Watchdog and a sports chat show on Channel 4 on Saturday mornings called SportsTalk. She is highly recognized reporter to cover some of the biggest global stories since joining 5 Live: 9/11, the Paris Concorde crash, general elections, World Cups and Olympic Games. Her program was the first to broadcast a show live from Zimbabwe, in 2009 following President Mugabe's lifting of restrictions on international journalists.
Derbyshire began presenting Newsnight in autumn 2013 while continuing to present her daily 5 Live programs. Her left Radio 5 Live on 5 September 2014 and start working on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel since 7 April 2015. In 2018 she took part in an ITV program, The Real Full Monty, awareness and encouragement for women having breast cancer in which she and seven other affected women had participated. It was watched by 6.5 million people. In 2019 she participated in an ITV program entitled All-New Full Monty - Ladies Night. Victoria Derbyshire left BBC Broadcasting House in London after it was announced that her TV program is being taken off air in January 2020. She has been awarded several honors throughout her career for her work including, Sony Awards, BAFTA Television Award, Radio Academy Awards and Royal Television Society Awards.
She has an estimated net worth of around $4 million as of 2020 and her average salary is estimated at $120,000. Her major source of income is his profession as a BBC Journalist where she presented current affairs and debate programs. She has amassed a huge sum of money from her long career in journalism since 1993. She is accounted as one of the most honored and famed reporters in England's biggest news channels like BBC. Further information regarding her cars and real estate is currently under review.
Victoria is a married woman. Derbyshire married her long-term partner Mark Sandell, a Film producer in autumn 2018 after being together for sixteen years. following her treatment for breast cancer. They have two children, Oliver (14) and Joe (12). It has been reported that Derbyshire had had an affair with Sandell at BBC Radio 5 Live, while he was married to another presenter, Fi Glover.
The BBC Radio 5 presenter, Victoria Derbyshire is 52 years old as of 2020. Even with her age, she has maintained her well health and body maturity. Victoria Derbyshire has blonde hair color and her eyes color is blue. The mother of two has a height of 170cm and weighs around 67kg. She has a straight sexual orientation. Further information regarding her body measurements, bra size, dress size, and shoe size are currently under review.