Rebecca Wilcox

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Rebecca Wilcox
Born (1980-01-10) 10 January 1980 (age 44)
England
Alma mater Somerville College, Oxford
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active2008–present
Employer BBC
Spouse
Jim Moss
(m. 2009)
Children2 [1]
Parent(s) Desmond Wilcox
Esther Rantzen

Rebecca Wilcox (born 10 January 1980) is a British television presenter, mainly for the BBC.

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Early life

The middle of three children born to journalist and television presenter Esther Rantzen and producer Desmond Wilcox, she has an older sister, Emily, and younger brother, Josh. [2] Wilcox was educated at Queen's College, London and Somerville College, Oxford, where she gained a degree in English Language and Literature. [3]

Career

Wilcox started as a television researcher, and then became an assistant producer on programmes such as ITV's Hell's Kitchen , and Cops with Cameras, along with Five's Trust Me - I'm A Holiday Rep.

She was first seen on camera as an undercover reporter on BBC Three's six-part series Conning the Conmen, and then supporting Gok Wan on Channel 4's How to Look Good Naked. [2] In autumn 2007, [4] Wilcox presented a biography on the British Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton entitled Lewis Hamilton: Billion Dollar Man for BBC Three, which was later broadcast on BBC One.

In April 2009, she co-presented BBC Three's experimental series My Life as an Animal with Terry Nutkins. [5] In July 2009, Wilcox appeared in a one-off, hour-long documentary aired on BBC Three entitled Mischief: Britain's Embarrassing Emissions. [6] She is currently a presenter on Watchdog and Your Money, Their Tricks.

Personal life

In September 2009, Wilcox married auditor James 'Jim' Moss. The couple live in London with their two sons. [2]

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References

  1. Rebecca Wilcox, Biography
  2. 1 2 3 "Beauty show is my dream job, says Rebecca Wilcox". Daily Record. 22 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  3. Rainey, Sarah (2 July 2013). "Rebecca Wilcox: Mum's a big shadow, but that's life". ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. BBC Three Programmes - Lewis Hamilton: Billion Dollar Man
  5. My Life As An Animal
  6. BBC Three Programmes - Mischief, Series 4, Britain's Embarrassing Emissions