ANNE ROBINSON has hit the heights on TV but her love life might eclipse it from £20million divorces to dating Queen Camilla’s ex-husband.
The 80-year-old is making her TV comeback as she hosts crime documentary, You Be the Judge: Crime & Punishment tonight on Channel 5.
Who has Anne Robinson dated?
Charlie Wilson (1968-1973)
began her career as a news reporter at the Daily Mail, becoming its first female trainee reporter.
She quickly fell in love with her boss, Charlie Wilson, but after they got married in 1968, the TV presenter had to leave her job as married couples were banned from working together at the time.
In 1970, the pair had their first child, Emma, but Anne’s alcohol addiction worsened and placed a strain on her life.
The Times reported that she would wake up on a Sunday morning and drink gin while she looked after her daughter.
She told the Mail: “I suffered from a really bad drink problem and my weight dropped down to about six stone.”;
Anne’s marriage with Charlie broke down and the couple filed for divorce and an intense custody battle over Emma began.
Her colleagues testified against her and Charlie was granted full custody of their daughter in 1973.
The former journalist told The Times: “There was him who expected a wife, and there was me who had never seen my ma’ behave as a wife. She was a breadwinner.
“So we both came to a bit of a halt. No one was getting what they expected.”;
John Penrose (1980-2007)
During her legal battles, Anne started dating John Penrose – a fellow reporter – with the pair tying the knot in 1980.
Focused on turning her life around, Anne went teetotal and joined Alcoholics Anonymous.
Taking over as presenter of Watchdog in 1993 brought a 49-year-old Anne onto our televisions for the first time.
Her star was set to rise higher as she became the stone-cold host of The Weakest Link which garnered a spin-off in the US which Anne hosted.
But her new fame came at the cost of her marriage with John and it came crashing down in 2008.
The Queen of Mean told the Daily Mail: “No mother puts her son on her knee and teaches him what to do when he grows up and marries someone who earns more money and might even be smarter than him.
“There are few happy husbands under those circumstances, and I am astonished that Penrose and I got as far as we did.”;
However, during her marriage to John, Anne had become one of the most recognisable faces on TV worldwide earning her an estimated £60million fortune.
Anne was, however, allowed to keep her impressive property portfolio – which included a townhouse, a penthouse in , a Long Island mansion and a cottage in .
Andrew Parker-Bowles (2023-present)
Following her divorce from John, Anne has liked to keep her private life out of the spotlight.
However, she previously opened up to The Sun about finding love again, and how .
She told us in 2017: “I wouldn’t date any of the men on Tinder. I deleted it and wouldn’t even know how to get the account back.
However, Anne added that she still enjoys an active sex life, and revealed: “I hope all women my age are having sex, why wouldn’t they be? It’s what keeps me young.”;
Then in December 2023, The Sun exclusively revealed how
The retired Brigadier is the ex-husband of and shares two children Tom and Laura with her – he was even present at her toand.
since late 2022.
His ex-wife.
A friend of the pair told The Sun: “They have judiciously avoided being photographed together as they both wanted to keep this quiet for as long as possible.
“Annie proudly tells everyone she is the daughter of a market trader chicken-seller and is as far removed from a toff as could be — frankly it beats any storyline The Crown could possibly come up with.
“Annie and get on splendidly — she makes him laugh, a lot, and he is one of the few people to get away with poking fun at her.”;
In May 2024, Anne revealed in a SAGA Magazine interview that she was dating Andrew.
She said: “Yes. Full stop. Mind your own business.”;
The couple both live in the Cotswolds where they have attempted to keep their relationship quiet.
Anne added: “I’d been out of the game for so long, and also I don’t drink. If you don’t drink you’re not as reckless, are you?”;
“I’d say that like everything else I’ve done, it’salways worth the risk. I’m a great believer insurprising yourself by taking risks. Personallyand professionally.”;
Does Anne Robinson have any children?
Together with her first husband Charles, she had her only child.
In 1971, they welcomed their daughter Emma.
Just like her parents, Emma also went into journalism as a profession.
Anne previously revealed how she stayed with Emma and her husband during lockdown.
Speaking toThe Mirror the TV star confessed that it was a “powerful experience”; to have her family all in one home again, and it helped her to “reconnect”; with her daughter.
She said: “I don’t think until we sat back and thought about this , did we quite grasp what had happened to us.
“The first few weeks after they arrived at my house, it felt like an invasion.
“Fortunately, my barn has a separate stable block which is self-contained and has its own kitchen.”;
Anne also joked: “She bossed me around in the same way as she does her children and their puppy.
“But after a while, we adapted enough to tolerate our differences and laugh at them.
“Soon we got to a stage when it was actually fabulous.”;
