Victoria Derbyshire: Biography in Details
Who is Victoria Derbyshire?
Victoria Derbyshire is a BAFTA, RTS, and Sony award-winning English journalist and broadcaster. Likely, her eponymous current affairs and debate program has been broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel since 2015. She has presented Newsnight in the past. She formerly presented 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: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity
Victoria Derbyshire was born in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England on October 2, 1968. Her birth name is Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire. Her father’s name is Anthony Derbyshire and her mother’s name is Pauline Derbyshire. She has claimed that her father Anthony physically abused her, her mother, and her younger brother and sister.
She has one brother (Nick Derbyshire), but her sister’s name is unknown. Victoria holds English-British citizenship, but her ethnicity is unknown. Her birth sign is Libra.
Education, School/ College University
Talking about Victoria’s education history, she attended Bury Grammar School for Girls, an independent school, before studying English language and literature at the University of Liverpool. She joined a postgraduate diploma course in radio and TV journalism at Preston Polytechnic (now the University of Central Lancashire).
Victoria Derbyshire: Professional Life, Career
Talking about her profession, Derbyshire worked as a reporter on local radio, then joined BBC Radio 5 Live in 1998 as a co-presenter of the breakfast show with Julian Worricker. In the year 2003, Worricker left the breakfast show, and Derbyshire was partnered by Nicky Campbell. After a spell of maternity leave, she took over the morning news program in August 2004.
Additionally, Victoria Derbyshire has also worked on several television news and political programs including presenting Newsnight, appearances on This Week, an interview series, Victoria Derbyshire Interviews.., on the BBC News Channel, and Watchdog. Similarly, she hosted a sports chat show on Channel 4 on Saturday mornings called SportsTalk.
In the year 2011 Victoria Derbyshire made her debut on Have I Got News for You. In autumn 2013, under the new editorship of Ian Katz, Derbyshire began presenting Newsnight while continuing to present her daily 5 Live programs. Her current affairs program began airing on 7 April 2015 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.
On the morning of the Grenfell Tower fire, in North Kensington, in June 2017, she interviewed a father of two who escaped the blaze with his family. Eventually, a clip of Victoria hugging him when he broke down as he described the horrors of what he witnessed went viral.
In the year 2018 she took part in an ITV program, ‘The Real Full Monty’ in which she and seven other women affected by breast cancer, bared all to encourage women to check their bodies and look for signs of breast cancer. In 2019 she took part in an ITV program, ’All-New Full Monty – Ladies Night’.
Victoria Derbyshire: Diseases
Victoria Derbyshire announced on Twitter that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and would be having a mastectomy, but would continue to present her program as often as possible during treatment. She recorded video diaries about her cancer treatment, from her mastectomy to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Victoria Derbyshire: Awards, Nomination
Victoria Derbyshire was awarded for British Academy Television Award for Best News Coverage.
How much is the net worth and salary of Victoria Derbyshire?
Victoria Derbyshire has an estimated net worth of around $3 million and she has earned around $104 thousand.
Victoria Derbyshire: Rumors and Controversy/ Scandal
Up to now, Victoria Derbyshire has maintained a good relationship with all other people in her personal and professional life. And so she hasn’t fallen under any rumors.
What are the body facts of Victoria Derbyshire?
Victoria Derbyshire’s hair color is blonde and her eye color is blue. Unfortunately, her height, weight, and other body stats are unknown.
Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Victoria Derbyshire is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter rather than on Instagram, she has around 105.8K followers on her Facebook. Around 146K followers on her Twitter. She has over 122k followers on Instagram.
Victoria Derbyshire’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | October | Wednesday |
| 2025 | October | Thursday |
| 2026 | October | Friday |
| 2027 | October | Saturday |
| 2028 | October | Monday |