1. Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire was born on 2 October 1968 and is a British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster.
19 Facts About Victoria Derbyshire
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Victoria Derbyshire left at the same time as fellow 5 Live broadcasters Richard Bacon and Shelagh Fogarty.
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Victoria Derbyshire has said that her father Anthony physically abused her, her mother, and her younger brother and sister.
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Derbyshire's mother eventually walked out, leaving with the three children; Victoria was 16 and never saw her father again.
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Victoria Derbyshire talked about these events during an edition of the BBC's Panorama Derbyshire presented on domestic abuse in lockdown in August 2020.
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In January 2003, Worricker left the breakfast show, and Victoria Derbyshire was partnered by Nicky Campbell.
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Victoria Derbyshire hosted a sports chat show on Channel 4 on Saturday mornings called SportsTalk.
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Victoria Derbyshire co-presented the last episode of Central Weekend Live in 2001.
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In October 2011, Victoria Derbyshire made her debut on Have I Got News for You.
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Victoria Derbyshire was not informed of the decision before the story appeared in The Times.
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Since then, Victoria Derbyshire has presented BBC News at 9 9am-11am on BBC Two, BBC News Channel and BBC World News.
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In November 2020, it was announced that Victoria Derbyshire would be taking part in the twentieth series of I'm a Celebrity.
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From September 2022, Victoria Derbyshire became joint lead presenter with Kirsty Wark of BBC's Newsnight.
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Victoria Derbyshire was named PinkNews Broadcaster of the Year in October 2015 and 2016.
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Victoria Derbyshire met Mark Sandell at Radio 5 Live and had an affair with him while he was married to fellow 5 Live presenter Fi Glover.
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Victoria Derbyshire's younger brother, Nick Derbyshire, was a county cricketer for Essex and Lancashire between 1994 and 1996.
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Victoria Derbyshire has a younger sister, Alex, who is a television producer at Good Morning Britain.
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Victoria Derbyshire justified her public comment by stating that, "everyone else would be doing it".
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Victoria Derbyshire recorded video diaries about her cancer treatment, from her mastectomy through chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which went viral and were viewed millions of times.