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Rebecca Wilcox
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| Rebecca Wilcox | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 10, 1980 (age 33) England |
| Residence | London |
| Nationality | British |
| Ethnicity | White British |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | ?-present |
| Employer | BBC |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Moss (2009-present) |
| Parents | Desmond Wilcox (deceased) Esther Rantzen |
Rebecca Wilcox is an English television presenter, mainly for the BBC.
The middle of three children born to journalist turned television presenter Esther Rantzen and producer Desmond Wilcox, she has an older sister Emily and younger brother Josh.[1][2][3] Wilcox was educated at Queen's College, London andSomerville College, University of Oxford,[2] where she gained a degree in English Language and Literature.
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.[3] In autumn 2008,[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, to find out whether anyone really does care about the environment and whether some of the big businesses could be deemed guilty of greenwashing.[2][6] She is currently a presenter on Watchdog.
In September 2009, she married auditor James 'Jim' Moss who she met at Oxford, in a Jewish ceremony at her mother's home in the New Forest.[1] The couple live in London with their new born son, Benjamin Beowulf Desmond Moss.[3]
[edit]References
- ^ a b "Esther Rantzen walks her TV presenter daughter down the aisle". Daily Mail. 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ a b c "Esther Rantzen's TV presenter daughter Rebecca reveals how she hated herself for pigging out after her father died". Daily Mail. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ a b c "Beauty show is my dream job, says Rebecca Wilcox". Daily Record. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2009-09-21.[dead link]
- ^ BBC Three Programmes - Lewis Hamilton: Billion Dollar Man
- ^ My Life As An Animal
- ^ BBC Three Programmes - Mischief, Series 4, Britain's Embarrassing Emissions
[edit]External links
- Official personal website
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