NICKY Campbell is best-known for hosting ITV’s Long Lost Family alongside Davina McCall.
The TV presenter started his career in radio before becoming the award-winning star he is known as today.
Who is Nicky Campbell?
Nicky Campbell was born in April 1961, which makes him 61 years old.
The star was born in Edinburgh and adopted when he was just four days old by his map publisher father and psychiatric social worker mother.
He studied history at the University of Aberdeen and graduated with a 2:1 degree.
Nicky decided to trace his birth mother in 1989, and after having children of his own, he then sought out his Irish biological father in 2002.
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In 2004, he wrote a book called Blue Eyed Son, about his own adoption experience.
What radio and TV shows has Nicky Campbell hosted?
After starting out at Capital Radio in 1986, Nicky joined BBC Radio 1 in 1987 and presented a range of shows including weekend early morning shows and the weekday drivetime slot.
Nicky left Radio 1 in 1997 and moved to BBC Radio 5 Live, where he presented a mid-morning programme before replacing Julian Worricker in the breakfast slot in January 2003.
Campbell presented his final Breakfast show on BBC Radio 5 Live as he prepared to host a new phone-in programme on the network in November 2021.
TV-wise, Nicky was the face of the popular gameshow Wheel of Fortune from 1988 to 1996, he was also a regular host of Top of the Pops from 1988 until 1997.
In 2001, he started presenting Watchdog and stayed with the show until 2009 when Anne Robinson took over.
Since 2011, Nicky has presented BAFTA-winning ITV show Long Lost Family alongside Davina McCall.
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What is Nicky Campbell’s net worth?
An exact figure for Campbell’s net worth is unknown.
However, his salary was revealed in 2019, as part of a long list of BBC stars and what they earn.
According to the BBC, the presenter earns £340,000-£345,999.
He has presented the Radio 5 Live breakfast show since 2003.
The radio host previously fronted the station’s mid-morning programme for five years, and the list revealed he earns between £410,000 and £419,999 in 2017/18.
Who is Nicky Campbell’s wife Tina Ritchie?
Nicky married his second wife, Christina ‘Tina’ Ritchie in December 1997 in Kensington, London.
Tina is a fellow journalist and the former head of Virgin Radio News, and the couple have four daughters together.
Nicky was previously married to his first wife Linda Larnach, who he nursed through ME – which led to Nicky taking a career break – before they divorced.
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The 61-year-old has said that Christina has restored his “equilibrium”.
In an interview speaking about his idea of love, he explained: “She had a big hand in restoring my equilibrium. Through her, I learnt that when you really fall in love it is an evolving process. The more I know her the more in love I am.”
