Elizabeth Frances Rigby aka Beth Rigby is a media personality serving as a Political Editor at Sky News since 20119.
Beth Rigby Age
She is 47 years old.
Beth Rigby Height
It is believed that Beth Rigby is approximately 5 feet, and 9 inches tall
Beth Rigby Nationality
British
Beth Rigby Biography
Born in Essex, the United Kingdom in 1976.
Grew up in Buckinghamshire, and attended Beaconsfield High School, a girls’ grammar school. In 1997 she graduated with a first-class degree in social and political science from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
Rigby later furthered her studies to gain a master’s degree in economics and development studies from the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of London.
Beth Rigby Parents
Her father was a businessman while her mother was a headteacher. The mother died of lung cancer at the age of 62 years.
Beth Rigby Siblings
She also had a brother called Alex, who died of thymic carcinoma at the age of 42.
Beth Rigby Husband
Beth is married to Angelo Acanfora, who is a former graphic designer but became retired in 2016.
Beth Rigby Children
The journalist has two children. Together with her husband and the kids they live in North London.
Beth Rigby Career
She has previously worked as a Newspaper Journalist for the Financial Times
and The Times.Before joining the Financial Times as a graduate trainee in 1998, she first worked as a teacher of English in Portugal.
At the Financial Times, Beth was responsible as hedge fund correspondent, retail correspondent, and consumer industries editor. She later became a chief political correspondent in 2010 before assuming the role of deputy political editor in January 2013.
A year later she moved to Sky News, with her initial role being as a senior political correspondent. In July 2018 Rigby was promoted to the deputy political editor position. Her excellence in executing the duties assigned saw her climb higher to being appointed political editor in February 2019, a post she took up on 12 April 2019, replacing Faisal Islam, who had joined BBC News as economics editor.
Beth Rigby Net Worth
Beth Rigby net worth is estimated at around $3 million. Her main source of income is from her career as a journalist.