Rebecca Wilcox (born 10 January 1980) is a British television presenter, mainly for the

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Early life

The middle of three children born to journalist and television presenter

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and producer

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, she has an older sister, Emily, and younger brother, Josh. Wilcox was educated at

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and

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, where she gained a degree in English Language and Literature.

Career

Wilcox started as a television researcher, and then became an assistant producer on programmes such as ITV's ''

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'', and ''Cops with Cameras'', along with

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's ''

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.'' She was first seen on camera as an undercover reporter on

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's six-part series ''Conning the Conmen,'' and then supporting

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's '' How to Look Good Naked.'' In autumn 2007, Wilcox presented a biography on the British

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superstar

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entitled ''Lewis Hamilton: Billion Dollar Man'' for BBC Three, which was later broadcast on

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. In April 2009, she co-presented BBC Three's experimental series ''

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'' with

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. In July 2009, Wilcox appeared in a one-off, hour-long documentary aired on BBC Three entitled ''Mischief: Britain's Embarrassing Emissions.''
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Personal life

In September 2009, Wilcox married

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James 'Jim' Moss. The couple live in London with their two sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilcox, Rebecca 1980 births Living people Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford English Jews English television presenters People educated at Queen's College, London Place of birth missing (living people)