Rachel Horne (formerly née Gibson) is a Northern Irish newsreader and journalist working with the Virgin Radio UK as a newsreader since 2019. Before presenting morning reports on Virgin Radio UK, she was a BBC’s children’s news program Newsround from 2002 till 2006. Then she joined CBBC Newsround & also presented BBC business bulletins on BBC News Channel and travel news on Radio 2 in 2018.
Married to comedian Alex Horne, the couple recently made headlines in the course of a live interview. Isn’t it sweet? So, let’s find out Horne’s personal life, children, husband, career choices, and current net worth, shall we?
Rachel née Gibson Bio-Early Life & Education
Rachel Gibson was born on May 29, 1979, and is currently 40 years old. Horne grew up in Fermanagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, on the shores of Lough Erne.
Horne traveled to Asia at 18, and during her stay in Vietnam, she taught English. Later, she did Law and Theology at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and again changed her majors in Honors and took Broadcast Journalism in post-graduate studies in London.
Rachel Horne Career
Horne has worked for several BBC for shows like Breakfast with Frost, BBC Radio Five Live, and Newsbeat on BBC Radio 1. Shortly after hosting a radio talk show, Horne joined CBBC and started hosting Newsround in December 2002.
After CBBC, she started hosting BBC’s children’s News show Newsround. After four years, BBC opted for a Newsround Showbiz spin-off, but it was dropped due to poor viewership. After spending around four years in Newsround, she left the show in 2006 and joined BBC Two’s business program, Working Lunch the same year she left Newsround in May.
Horne worked as a business reporter for Working Lunch for two years starting from 2006. Then she shifted to BBC News Channel’s Business News team in 2009 and worked as a regular noon and evening presenter. Later she became a mother, opted to various other media houses, and wasn’t directly involved with BBC for three years starting from 2012.
Horne reappeared as a BBC News Business Section Presentor for BBC in 2015 and was a regular presenter for Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. In 2018, after Lynn Bowles left the show, Horne joined BBC Radio 2 as its weekday travel reporter.
But in 2019, she announced her movement to Virgin Radio UK. In early January, she joined Chris Evans’ breakfast show on Virgin Radio.
Rachel Horne Married life With Alex Horne & Children
She is married to a famous Comedian Alex Horne and has three children, all boys from their 14 years long marriage. The duo in an interview has further cleared that they were together from their college days. Whereabouts of their wedding aren’t known, but she first time became a mother after seven years of their marriage. The couple often shares lovely pictures of their kids; however, they haven’t shared their clear identity.
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Recently, the duo is in gossip town for making a hesitant yet super lovely kiss on air.
While she was interviewing her husband, she leaned towards her husband and kissed on-a live recording.
Alex Horne Bio
Alexandre James Jeffrey Horne is a British comedian and writer. Currently, he assists Greg Davies in a comedy reality show “Taskmaster.” Additionally, Alex runs his own BBC Radio 4 show called “The Horne Section.” He is a year elder than his wife this funny man reportedly earns over $35 thousand/£27000 as his yearly salary from the BBC Radio 4.
How Much Is Rachel Horne Salary & Net Worth?
She is only forty and is reporting for some big English media networks for around two decades. As a known reporter and host, she reportedly receives around $40 thousand from her journalism career.
Additionally, her husband earns around $35 thousand, meaning the total family income just from radio tends to be approximately $75 thousand, which is a considerable income. Though nothing about her net worth is revealed, we believe Rachel Horne’s net worth to be around $1 million, which surely flaunts her looks, clothes, and lifestyle.
| Name | Rachel Horne |
| DOB/ Age | May 29, 1979 (age 40) |
| Husband | Alex Horne |
| Number Of Children | 3 |
| Height-Weight | 5 ft 8 in, weight 67 kgs |
| Eyes-Hair | Blue (hazel)/ Blonde |
| Body Type | Slim-fit |
| Profession | BBC Journalist |