Sophy Ridge Biography
Sophy Ridge is an England journalist who serves Sky News as a presenter who fronts her leading show, Sophy Ridge On Sunday. Before that, she served as a senior political correspondent. She joined Sky News in 2011 and has served the station for more than a decade. Previously, she served the News of the World as a journalist concentrating on political, business, and consumer stories.
Sophy Ridge Age
Ridge is 37 years old as of 2021. She was born on October 17, 1984, in Richmond upon the Thames, London, England. She celebrates her birthday on the 17th of October every year.
Sophy Ridge Height
Ridge stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches tall.
Sophy Ridge Family
Ridge’s parents are teachers and she has one younger brother. However, she has not disclosed the names of her parents or those of her siblings as she likes to keep her personal life private.
Sophy Ridge Husband
Ridge is married to Ben Griffiths who is also a journalist. They tied the knot in 2014. Together the couple has been blessed with one child but she has not disclosed the name of her child as she likes to keep her personal life private.
Sophy Ridge Net Worth
Ridge has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her career as an anchor.
Sophy Ridge Salary
Ridge earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Sophy Ridge Career
Ridge serves Sky News as a presenter who fronts her leading show, Sophy Ridge On Sunday. Before that, she served as a senior political correspondent. She joined Sky News in 2011 and has served the station for more than a decade. Previously, she served the News of the World as a journalist concentrating on political, business, and consumer stories.
While serving as the anchor of Sophy Ridge On Sunday on Sky News, her first interview was with Prime Minister Theresa May. Previously, she served as a senior political correspondent. While serving in this role, she broke exclusive stories such as that Ed Miliband would resign as leader of the party, and the news that Jeremy Corbyn had won the Labour leadership contest in 2015.
In addition, in her career as a journalist, she has won a number of awards such as the MHP 30 Under 30 gold award, and the Words by Women Awards in 2016. Furthermore, in 2013, during the Royal Television Society Awards, she was shortlisted for the young journalist of the year award. She also published a book on the history of women in Westminster in 2017, which she named The Women Who Shaped Politics.
Sophy Ridge SKY NEWS
Ridge is working at SKY NEWS where she works alongside other famous SKY NEWS anchors and reporters including;
- Nick Quraishi
- Hannah Thomas-Peter
- Lisa Holland
- Stuart Ramsay
- Rob Powell
- Tamara Cohen
- Kate McCann
- Jonathan Samuels
- Gillian Joseph
- Isabel Webster
- Sam Naz
- Vanessa Baffoe
- Anna Botting
- Dermot Murnaghan
- Ann Jones
- Joe Pike
- Jon Craig
- Sarah Hewson
- Mark Austin
- Amanda Walker
- Stephen Dixon
- Niall Paterson
- Kimberly Leonard
- Nick Powell
- Martha Kelner
- Jayne Secker
- Jacquie Beltrao
- Isobel Lang
- Nazaneen Ghaffar
- Jo Wheeler
- Cordelia Lynch
- Kirsty Mccabe
- Ian King
Sophy Ridge Social Media Platforms
Washington is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has over 184k followers on Twitter, over 14k followers on Instagram, and over 11k followers on Facebook.