Ben Shephard is an English presenter known for presenting a plethora of TV shows including the now defunct breakfast show GMTV.
The 48-year-old was born in Epping, Essex and was educated at Chigwell School before attending the University of Birmingham.
The presenter achieved a BA honours degree in Dance, Drama and Theatre Arts and with hopes of becoming an actor.
At University he joined a local weather network through a casting process and then became a runner before being encouraged by a producer to become a television presenter.
Ben’s career began in 1998 when he began hosting the Channel 4 spin-off show The Bigger Breakfast, alongside fellow presenters including Josie D’Arby, Melanie Sykes and Dermot O’Leary.
He has since worked for ITV, ITV Breakfast, Sky, BBC and Radio.
He’s also featured in four films – A Bear’s Christmas Tail, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Lego Ninjago Movie and SAS: Red Notice.
Ben lives in a beautiful family home in Richmond, South West London, with his wife Annie Perks who he married in March 2004. The couple have two sons, Jack and Sam.
The home has a beautiful garden which includes a perfectly manicured lawn and a patio area with a metal bench and a fire pit.
The garden’s borders are filled with stunning flowers including what appears to be hydrangeas, daffodils and peonies.
The property’s kitchen has grey cabinets and marble worktops, and the living room has a beautiful white marble fireplace.
Richmond is an affluent suburb known for being the home of Kew Gardens and Richmond Park.
Homes in the area are not cheap with properties having an overall average price of £1,115,371 over the last year, according to Rightmove.
The majority of sales in Richmond Upon Thames during the last year were flats, selling for an average price of £617,455.
Terraced properties sold for an average of £1,277,020, with semi-detached properties fetching £1,951,093.
Overall, sold prices in Richmond Upon Thames over the last year were two percent up on the previous year and 15 percent up on the 2020 peak of £973,488.
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/property/1791506/Ben-Shephard-property-home-Richmond
