Anneka Rice

Quick Facts

Full Name	Anneka Rice
Occupation	TV Show Host
Date Of Birth	Oct 4, 1958(1958-10-04)
Age	66
Birthplace	Cowbridge
Country	Wales
Horoscope	Libra

Anneka Rice Biography

Anneka Rice is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on October 4, 1958 in Cowbridge, Wales. Welsh TV presenter most well-known as the host of the long-running television series Treasure Hunt. She was a contestant for Strictly Come Dancing in 2019.

She was competing in a match against She competed against Ed Byrne on the series Celebrity Mastermind. on the show Celebrity Mastermind.

In 1982 she returned to the UK and worked as a reporter on CBTV for Thames Television. She then landed her first-high profile job, as the jump-suited “skyrunner” of Channel 4’s Treasure Hunt, co-hosted by former BBC newsman Kenneth Kendall. The show remains one of Channel 4’s highest-rated programmes ever, regularly getting over 7 million viewers. It was nominated for a BAFTA in 1986.

Rice hosted the BBC’s Children in Need appeal in 1987 and tested an early version of her next project, Challenge Anneka. This had been devised by Rice herself and was launched in 1989 on BBC1. It ran for six series. Projects included the renovation of a Romanian orphanage in Siret, equipping a Malawi refugee camp, and over 60 UK projects, most of which are still going strong.

She has two kids, Thomas and Josh, along with the ex of her husband Nick Allott. She also has one daughter, Sam, with producer Tom Gutteridge.

Anneka Rice Net Worth

Anneka Rice is one of the richest TV Show Host from Wales. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anneka Rice 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a TV host from Hong Kong at age 19.

She has achieved fame for her role as a competitor in The Hell’s Kitchen along with Celebrity Mastermind.

Anne Lucinda Hartley Rice (born 4 October 1958), known professionally as Anneka Rice, is a presenter, broadcaster, journalist and painter.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Anneka Rice height 5 ft 8 in Anneka weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Anneka Rice Dating?

According to our records, Anneka Rice married to Nick Allott. As of December 1, 2023, Anneka Rice’s is not dating anyone.

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Through the ’80s and ’90s Rice presented Wish You Were Here…? for ITV. Taking over as main presenter on BBC1’s Holiday in 1999, she travelled to over 50 countries. She was a regular part-time presenter on TVAM with Nick Ross, hosting one week a month, and also hosted Sporting Chance on BBC2, inviting celebrities to take up a new sport. She took part in BBC’s Driving Force, teaming up with rally-cross driver Barry Lee to win the otherwise all-male competition in races driving Chieftain tanks, off-road cars, trucks and JCB diggers. She co-presented Combat for ITV with Emlyn Hughes, pitting regiments of the British forces against each other. She presented Capital Woman, a weekly women’s magazine programme for ITV in the ’90s. She was the host of Passport, which saw contestants taken to Botswana, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Egypt to compete in gruelling local activities to win a glamorous holiday at the end. She also hosted the Children’s Royal Variety Show and guested on numerous other shows.

Facts & Trivia

Anneka Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Wales. Anneka Rice celebrates birthday on October 4 of every year.

In the 2000s she returned to work as a regular on The Wright Stuff and as host for Channel 5 series Dinner Doctors. In 2006 Challenge Anneka returned to ITV for two specials, the first broadcast on Boxing Day. This was a post-tsunami project in Sri Lanka. The second project, in 2007, was to produce an album to raise money for the Children’s Hospice Association.

What was Anneka Rice famous for?

Anne Lucinda Hartley Rice (born 4 October 1958), known professionally as Anneka Rice, is a television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and painter.

Where is Anneka Rice from?

Cowbridge, United Kingdom

What age is Anneka Rice?

63 years (October 4, 1958)

How old is Joe brand?

64 years (July 23, 1957)

Who took over from Anneka Rice?

In series 2, this was Annette Lynton (“Nettie”) and from series 3 onwards, TV- am weather girl Wincey Willis. In 1988, Rice left to have a baby, and her place was taken by tennis player Annabel Croft.