Victoria Derbyshire
Victoria Derbyshire | |
|---|---|
Derbyshire in 2011 | |
| Born | Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire 2 October 1968 Bury, Lancashire, England |
| Education | Bury Grammar School for Girls |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool Preston Polytechnic |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, newsreader, television presenter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Television | BBC News at Nine BBC News at One BBC News at Five BBC World News BBC News The Victoria Derbyshire Show Newsnight BBC Weekend News Central Weekend |
| Spouse |
Mark Sandell (m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Nick Derbyshire (brother) |
Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire (born 2 October 1968) is a British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster. Her eponymous current affairs and debate programme was broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel from 2015 until March 2020. She has also presented Newsnight and BBC Panorama.
She was one of eight women to appear in ITV's The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night – an entertainment documentary to raise awareness of breast cancer. She previously presented the morning news, current affairs and interview programme on BBC Radio 5 Live between 10 am and 12 noon each weekday. She left at the same time as fellow 5 Live broadcasters Richard Bacon and Shelagh Fogarty.