Suzanne Virdee

Name	Suzanne Virdee
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Caption	In 2008
Birth Name	Suzanne Nicole Virdee
Birth Date	1969-10-16
Birth Place	Solihull, Warwickshire, England
Nationality	British
Occupation	Broadcaster, journalist, newsreader
Years Active	1987–present || employer = ITN (2016–present)
Spouse	Andrew Fox (1996 – now)

Early life

Virdee was born on 16 October 1969 in Solihull, Warwickshire, now the West Midlands, to an Indian father and an English mother and grew up in Edgbaston. She was educated at Edgbaston's Park Grove School and studied at Mander Portman Woodward College.

Career

Virdee became a journalist at the age of 18, working as a trainee reporter at the Solihull Times in her home town. She passed her journalism exams and switched to television journalism, working for Central News in Birmingham. Virdee went on to work for the Sunday Mercury and the Birmingham Mail (then the Birmingham Evening Mail) before a 16-month stint with BBC Radio WM.

She returned to Central News as a reporter, presenter and producer before joining the BBC's Midlands Today programme in April 2001, presenting late night bulletins before becoming a main presenter a year later, alongside Nick Owen. Virdee has also worked as a relief presenter for BBC Breakfast.

On 29 March 2012, Virdee left Midlands Today after announcing she was unable to sign a five-month contract to continue presenting the programme. The BBC took Virdee off air two days earlier than planned after she released a press statement about her departure.

In August 2016, she joined ITN as a news correspondent for the ITV Lunchtime News and early newsreader for ITV News London. On 25 May 2017 she made her debut fronting short updates for 5 News and covered bulletins for ITV news.

Personal life

Virdee has been married to photographer Andrew Fox since 1996. They live in Redditch, Worcestershire.

References

• The Week: Sunshine Suzanne is still smiling. - Free Online Library, 2023-05-10, www.thefreelibrary.com
• Suzanne Virdee, A Girl's Guide To Being Awesome!, 2023-05-10, birmingham.livingmag.co.uk
• Officer, Communications, To Our New Women's Empowerment Ambassador: Suzanne Virdee – RES, 2023-05-10, en-US
• Young, Graham, Updated, 2005-10-12, Newsreader offered top London role, 2023-05-11, BirminghamLive, en
• The Week: Sunshine Suzanne is still smiling. - Free Online Library, 2025-09-26, www.thefreelibrary.com
• Bains, Sanjeeta, Updated, 2016-01-15, Suzanne Virdee's fabulous places in Birmingham, 2023-04-13, BirminghamLive, en

External links

• Interview with Suzanne Virdee on Channel 4's IdeasFactory