Jennie Bond age: How old is the cash in the attic presenter?
Jennie Bond has quite the career under her belt going all the way from BBC royal correspondent to Cash in the Attic presenter. But, how old is the British TV star?
Jennie Bond:
Jennie Bond is a much loved English journalist and television presenter.
She has had a colourful career working for fourteen years as the BBC‘s royal correspondent.
The lovable presenter has most recently hosted Cash in the Attic and narrated the programme Great British Menu.
But where did things start out?
Jennie Bond education and early career:
Jennie Bond was born in Hitchin and educated at St. Francis’ College, a girls’ independent school in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.
She is a highly educated woman, who also studied at the University of Warwick.
This is where she graduated with a degree in French and European Literature.
Jennie Bond’s career began in print, working for various local newspapers in London in journalism and sub-editing roles.
Her first job in journalism was as a reporter for the Richmond Herald and then the Uxbridge Evening Mail.
In 1977, aged 27, Jennie Bond moved into the world of national news, taking up a role at BBC radio, producing and editing.
She was also a producer on UK shows including Woman’s Hour, Tuesday Call, International Assignment and for various TV documentaries.
Around eight years later in 1985, Jennifer became a radio news reporter, and three years after that she began to report for TV, both for the BBC.
Jennifer Bond age:
Jennifer Bond was born 19 August 1950, making her 71-years-old.
Despite all her hardwork, the journalist has lived a good life and has shown no signs of ageing.
In fact, she still has a busy TV career, appearing in various BBC shows, including The Weakest Link, Countdown, Cash in the Attic and many more.
Jennifer is also married to James Keltz, tying the knot in 1982.
She has one daughter Emma Natasha, who is 32-years old.
Jennie Bond rise to fame:
Things really reached a new level for Jennifer when she became a royal correspondent, which brought her a lot of public attention, in 1989.
During the 1990s she became a very high profile journalist as she combined her reporting with several presentational roles.
Jennifer can be remembered for fronting Breakfast News, the BBC One O’Clock News and the BBC Six O’Clock News.
She even presented the Six O’Clock News on the day of the death of her close friend and fellow newsreader Jill Dando.
Jennifer held the position as royal correspondent until the summer of 2003.
Royal Family:
Her reporting style suggested that she had a very close personal relationship to members of the Royal Family.
During her reign as BBC royal correspondent, she reported on many dramatic and notable royal event, including the 1992 Windsor Castle fire; two royal weddings; the break-up of the Duke of York‘s marriage to Sarah Ferguson; the divorce of the Prince and Princess of Wales; the deaths of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, and has reported on the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh‘s celebrations of her Golden Jubilee.
She has also travelled extensively with the Royal Family.
In fact, Jennie Bond was in Australia when an attempt was made to shoot the Prince of Wales.
Princess Diana:
Jennifer made it no secret that being a royal correspondent was a difficult job. She said there can be a chain of four or five people between a royal correspondent and their royal subject, which makes it is almost impossible for them to get to know each other.
An exception, Jennie Bond explained, was Princess Diana, whom she approached at a reception in Japan.
“I said: ‘Look, I read reams about you in the newspapers and I don’t know if it’s true or not.
“It’s ridiculous. Can we meet to get to know each other?’
“So we talked, she went for it and we met up. We weren’t buddy-buddy, but it helped enormously.”
Speaking of the Princess’ character Jenny added: “Princess Diana was charming, articulate, fresh, interesting, but manipulative. She knew I was a journalist. This was no girlie-girlie meeting.”
The most notable royal event during the 90s was of course the tragic death of Princess Diana.
Jennifer spoke out about the event, saying that she had become close to Diana, Princess of Wales and that her death came as a great shock.
Getting closer to the princess meant her death in 1997 was even more of a shock for Bond, who then had to report on the tragic event in front of millions of people.
“I knew her quite well, but what I learnt then was that you are a journalist through and through, and there’s no time to think back to me sitting with her in her lounge.
“You’re a professional and your professional instincts just take over.”
