Anne Robinson
Birthname Anne Josephine Robinson Birthdate September 26, 1944 Birthplace Crosby, United Kingdom Height 5' 1" (1.54 m) Weight 55 kg (121 lbs) Education Roman Catholic convent boarding school in Hampshire, Farnborough Hill Convent Profession TV Personality Net worth $45,000,000 Source of Wealth Television Nationality British Country United Kingdom Marital Status Divorced (John Penrose) Children 1 (Emma Wilson)Quick Links
English journalist and TV presenter Anne Robinson has an estimated net worth of $45 million. She is known as one of the presenters of Watchdog, a British show which aired from 1993 to 2001. Known as the "Queen of Mean", Robinson served as the host of The Weakest Link, a British television quiz show, mainly broadcast on BBC Two as well as BBC One that debuted on August 14, 2000. Its American adaptation made its debut on NBC on April 16, 2001 and Robinson is still its presenter. However, the show got cancelled and its final episode aired on July 14, 2002. There were still ten episodes left unaired, but eventually, they were shown on PAX and GSN years later.
Anne Robinson was born on September 26, 1944, in Crosby, Lancashire, England. Of Irish ancestry, Robinson married twice; first was to Charlie Wilson, who she was with from 1968 through 1973, and then to John Penrose from 1980 to 2007. She has a daughter named Emma (b.1971).
After appearing on Question Time as an occasional panelist and presenting her 'TV Choice' on Breakfast Time, Robinson became a regular presenter of Points of View for 11 years. From 1988 to 1993, she presented a BBC Radio 2 weekly show aired every Saturday. Robinson has also associated with other shows like Doctor Who, Outtake TV, What's the Problem? With Anne Robinson, and Test The Nation.
Earnings & Financial Data
Date | Category | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Salary | Salary as the self-styled dominatrix host of BBC's tea-time hit quiz show The Weakest Link and the show Watchdog | $1,290,000 |
2010 | Contract | A two-year contract as the self-styled dominatrix host of BBC's tea-time hit quiz show The Weakest Link | $3,860,000 |
2004 | Asset | Money spent by Anne Robinson on her facelift | $11,580 |
2001 | Earnings | Earnings of Anne Robinson as the self-styled dominatrix host of BBC's tea-time hit quiz show The Weakest Link | $14,150,000 |
1988 | Salary | Salary from 12 episodes of the television show Points of View | $4,630 |
1981 | Salary | Amount she received as presenter of TV Choice at a breakfast TV program called Breakfast Time | $80,000 |
1969 | Asset | Purchase value of Anne Robinson's four-bedroom, two-bathroom neo-Georgian townhouse | $17,370 |
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