Anneka Rice
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Anneka Rice during the recording of Challenge Anneka at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 28 April 1995
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Anne Rice 4 October 1958 Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 1980 - Present |
| Website | annekarice |
Anneka Rice (born Anne Rice; 4 October 1958) is a British television and radio presenter.
Anne Rice was born in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. She was educated at three independent schools: at Dunrobin School, Limpsfield, Surrey; at St Michael's, Surrey, and at Croydon High School, England. Rice adopted the name "Anneka" when she joined the British actors' union Equity, as her birth-name had already been registered with that organisation.
Rice began her TV career as a trainee for the BBC World Service. At the age of 19 she moved to Hong Kong, where she presented the news on English language television station TVB Pearl. Upon returning to the UK three years later, she worked as a secretary in the BBC Children's department.
In 1982 she landed her first major TV job as the jump-suited "skyrunner" of Channel 4's Treasure Hunt, which was hosted by former BBC newsman Kenneth Kendall. The show proved one of Channel 4's most popular programmes and was nominated for a BAFTA in 1986, in the category "Best Light Entertainment Programme". In the same year, Rice was given the "Rear of the Year" award. Rice left Treasure Hunt when she became pregnant in 1988, being replaced by former tennis player Annabel Croft.
Rice hosted the BBC's Children in Need appeal in 1987 and tested an early version of her next project, Challenge Anneka. This had been devised by Rice herself and was launched in 1989 on BBC 1. It ran for a further five years. On 9 June 2006, it was announced that Challenge Anneka would return, but this time on ITV. The first of three specials was broadcast on Boxing Day 2006. A further episode was aired on 6 June 2007. As a result of her owning the rights to Challenge Anneka Rice returned to television in a co-producer role in September 2001 when she was approached by the ABC network in the United States to produce a new series based on the format, which was branded Challenge America and hosted by Erin Brockovich.
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