| First Name |
Beth
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| Middle Name |
Frances
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| Last Name |
Rigby
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| Maiden Name |
Rigby
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| Full Name at Birth |
Elizabeth Frances Rigby
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| Alternative Name |
@BethRigby (twitter), @Bethrigbysky (instagram), @bethrigbysky (facebook), Elizabeth Frances Rigby, Elizabeth Rigby, Sky News Political Editor
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| Birthday |
19th February, 1976
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| Birthplace |
Colchester, Essex, England, UK
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| Height |
5' 5" (165 cm)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Hazel
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Distinctive Feature |
Hazel Eyes..., Cancer runs in the family - mother died age 62, brother died age 42.., Husband Angelo Acanfora a stay-at-home dad to their two children..., "Beth Rigby says Laura Kuenssberg is like a racehorse - and she's more like a pit pony: 'She is willowy and tall, I'm short and stocky'"..., Father Is A Businessman, Her Mother Was A Headteacher..., Wore a short, pixie hairstyle during her twenties...
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Beaconsfield High School in Buckinghamshire, England (girls’ grammar school)
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| University |
[1994-97] Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (Social & Political Science; 1st Class Honours Degree), [2000-01] University of London, Centre for Latin American Studies (MA in Latin American Studies, Economics, Development Studies; Distinction)
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| Occupation Text |
Political Editor (Sky News), Political Correspondent, News Reporter
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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| Claim to Fame |
Political Editor of Sky News
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Print Journalism, Broadcast Journalism, Politics Editor, Hedge Funds & Financial Journalism, Media Editor, Consumer Industries, Retail Industries
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| Year(s) Active |
2014 > present
(tv self: contributor / newspaper reviewer / news correspondent / quiz show panellist), 1998 > 2001
(graduate trainee: The Financial Times), 2016 > present
(senior political correspondent: Sky News), 2019 > present
(political editor: Sky News), 2001 > 2004
(hedge fund correspondent: The Financial Times), 2004 > 2008
(retail correspondent: The Financial Times), 2008 > 2010
(consumer industries editor: The Financial Times), 2010 > 2012
(chief political correspondent: The Financial Times), 2012 > 2015
(deputy political editor: The Financial Times), 2015 > 2016
(media editor: The Times), 2018 > 2019
(deputy political editor: Sky News), 2000–present
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| Associated Acts |
Sky News
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| Official Websites |
twitter.com/BethRigby, www.instagram.com/bethrigbysky/, www.instagram.com/bethrigbysky/tagged/, www.toopics.com/bethrigbysky, www.facebook.com/bethrigbysky/
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| Favorite People |
Adam Boulton (colleague), Kay Burley (colleague)
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| Favorite TV Shows |
Netflix programmes
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| Favorite Foods |
High tea, Blue Nun
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Elizabeth Frances Rigby (born 19 February 1976) is a British journalist. She has worked for Sky News since 2016, and was appointed Political Editor in 2019. Rigby has previously worked as a newspaper journalist for the Financial Times and The Times. Rigby presents a talk show on Thursday nights on Sky News called Beth Rigby Interviews, which launched in March 2022.
