Tim Willcox Biography
Tim Willcox is a British journalist currently working at BBC News on BBC News Channel’s and BBC World News’ news programs. He is known for covering top stories like the Copiapó mining accident that occurred in Chile live on BBC. Willcox is from Wellington, Somerset, England thus, he holds a British Nationality.
For her education, Tim graduated from Taunton School. He later attended Durham University to pursue his studies in Spanish.
Tim Willcox’s Age And Birthday
Born on 28th May 1963 in Wellington, Somerset, Tim is 60 years old as of 2023. He celebrates his birthday on May 28 every year and his zodiac sign is Gemini.
Tim Willcox Height And Weight
Willcox stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches tall. However, his exact body measurement values on weight are not available to the public.
Tim Willcox Family/ Parents And Siblings
Willcox has managed to keep information about her family background away from her public figure. Therefore, her parents’ identities as well as that of her siblings are not known.
Tim Willcox’s Wife And Children
Tim Wilcox was married to his first wife Sarah. During their 17 years of marriage, Tim and Sarah were blessed with three children. The names of Willcox’s children are not available.
In November 2012, it was reported that Willcox was having an affair with Sophie Long who is one of his colleague presenters at BBC. The news left his wife devasted and without considering her went on with the affair after which they separated. Two years later, Long and Willcox called off their relationship.
In 2019, Tim Willcox married Najah al-Otaibi. She is a political analyst who appears on BBC news programs often. Reportedly, the Saudi Arabian lady, Najah, recently “dumped” Wilcom after 2 years of marriage. The reason behind her decision to “dump” him is not known to the public. Willcox and Najal had an age difference of 18 years.
Tim Willcox Wikipedia
Willcox began his journalism career when he first worked for Mirror Grop Newspapers and Fleet Streer News Agency. Later, he joined ITN where he worked as a presenter as well as a correspondent. He presented on the ITN program Morning News back in the 1990s.
While at ITN, he took coverage of top stories like the Death of the Princess of Wales, and Diana which occurred after a car crashed in Parish.
Later, Willcox joined BBC where he has been working. He has anchored on BBC One on the program, Bulletins at weekends. He has also presented on many other BBC programs like BBC 4’s World News Today, The Papers, BBC News Channel, and BBC World News.
Some of the top stories that Willcox has covered on BBC include that of the Copiapó mining accident in the attempt to rescue miners who were trapped underground. He also covered the operation taken to bring the trapped miners to the surface. The filming of the Copiapó mining accident began in February 2014 and he is featured as himself.
Besides, Willcox is a writer and he has published several documentaries. Some of these documentaries include Di’s Guys, The Spencers, and After Diana- Remarking the Royals, amongst others. Moreover, Willcox has been featured in several tv drama series and films as an actor. These include State of Play, Sex Traffic, Clueless, and The 33 amongst others.
Tim Willcox Salary
Willcox earns an annual estimated salary of $76425.
Tim Willcox Networth
Willcox has a net worth of approximately $4 million.
Tim Willcox Twitter
Downing St aides clear out, Interest rate rise and cost of living crunch. What do #BBCPapers make of it? Join me @Kate_M_Proctor and @JohnStapletonTV at 10.30 and 11.30pm
— Tim Willcox (@BBCTimWillcox) February 3, 2022