Anna Clare Richardson (born 27 September 1970) is an English television presenter, writer and journalist. She has presented various television shows for

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, including ''

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'' (2008–2009), ''

The Sex Education Show ''The Sex Education Show'' is a British sex education television show. It was presented by Anna Richardson and Dr. Radha Modgil and was broadcast on Channel 4. It was designed to speak frankly about sex to teenagers, answering any questions they ...

'' (2008–2011), '' Secret Eaters'' (2012–2014), ''Supershoppers'' (2016–2019), ''

Naked Attraction ''Naked Attraction'' is a British television dating game show produced by Studio Lambert and broadcast on Channel 4. Hosted by Anna Richardson, the show premiered on 25 July 2016 and has aired seven series. The series premise involved a clothed ...

'' (2016–present) and ''

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'' (2021–2022).

Early life

Richardson was born on 27 September 1970 in

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, England, daughter of James Richardson, vicar of

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, and Janet, a religious education teacher. She was educated at The School of St Mary and St Anne, an

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girls' independent boarding school in the village of

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near

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, Staffordshire.

Career

Richardson started her television presenting career on ''

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'' on

, and thereafter for the next six years appeared regularly in television programmes including ''Love Bites'' for

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, for which she was nominated for an

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award. Richardson went on to present ''Love Bites Back'', ''Dream Ticket'', ''Des Res'', and the ITV series ''Big Screen'', in which she interviewed a number of prominent Hollywood personalities. Richardson has written and produced television programmes including ''No Waste Like Home'', ''Turn Back Your Body Clock'' and Channel 4 series ''

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''. Richardson fronted Channel 4's ''

'', broadcast from 9 September to 14 October 2008. ''The Sex Education Show'' returned in March 2009 as ''The Sex Education Show vs. Pornography''. A third series, ''The Sex Education Show: Am I Normal?'', was broadcast in July 2010. The fourth series, called ''The Sex Education Show: Stop Pimping Our Kids'', aired from 19 to 21 April 2011. The fifth series began on 19 July 2011. Richardson presents Channel 4's '' Secret Eaters'', which began on 16 May 2012. She, alongside

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, hosts ''How Not to Get Old'', which began on 7 August 2013. Richardson and

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present ''Supershoppers'', which began on

on 1 February 2016. Osho has now been replaced by Sabrina Grant. She presents Channel 4's ''

'', which began on 25 July 2016. In 2017, Richardson co-presented ''How to Retire at 40'' on

. From January to June 2018, she was a panellist on six episodes of ITV's ''

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''. In February 2018, she co-presented ''How to Get Fit Fast'' with

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. In 2019, Richardson presented Channel 4's ''Thomas Cook: The Rise and Fall of Britain’s Oldest Travel Agent'', a documentary about the collapse of

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. Richardson presents Channel 4's ''How to Save a Grand in 24 Hours''. The first episode aired on 26 April 2021. On 5 May 2021,

confirmed Richardson will be the host of the

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of ''

''. On 26 May 2022, it was confirmed that Richardson would co-present with Yinka Bokinni the Channel 4 series ''Naked Education''. On 13 June 2023,

commissioned the documentary ''The Truth About the 'Skinny' Jab'' about slimming jabs, which Richardson presented. It aired on 19 September 2023. On 2 October 2024, Richardson presented ''Anna Richardson: Love, Loss & Dementia''; a

documentary about

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in her own family.

Legal dispute with Arnold Schwarzenegger

Richardson sued

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and two of his aides, Sean Walsh and publicist Sheryl Main, over comments they made about her claims that he groped her. The case was settled in 2006.

Personal life

Richardson identifies her sexuality as fluid. In a 2015 interview with ''

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'', she stated: Richardson was in an 18-year relationship with TV producer Charles Martin. She dated comedian

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from 2014 before "amicably splitting" in 2021.

References

Bibliography

* ''Body Blitz: Five Rules for a Brand New You'' (2010) * ''Summer Body Blitz Diet: Five Rules for a Brand New You'' (2011) * ''Mind'' ''Over Fatter: See Yourself Slim, Think Yourself Slim, Eat Yourself Slim'' (2015)

External links

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