Who is Esther Rantzen’s daughter Rebecca Wilcox?
ESTHER Rantzen is a much-loved TV star known for legendary shows like That’s Life.
The popular presenter is adored by millions, which includes her beloved daughter, Rebecca.
Who is Rebecca Wilcox?
Born on January 10, 1980, Rebecca Wilcox is a British television presenter, who works mainly for the BBC.
She is the middle-of-three children born to journalist and television presenter Esther Rantzen and producer Desmond Wilcox.
Sadly her beloved mum is battling lung cancer.
This means Esther is unable to fulfil her duties at Childline, the charity she founded in 1980s.
Rebecca has now stepped in to help, and told the Daily Mail: “I was honoured to be asked to deputise for Mum, the current president of Childline, a charity she founded in 1986 after becoming aware of the lack of a helpline for children and young people.
“Her illness has meant she is unable to dedicate as much time and energy as she would wish to the role of president, so I am stepping in to help, as it is a charity we are both passionate about.
“Mum has always made time to visit the bases, meet the team, listen to the children on the phones.
“The fact she has stepped back from this role, in an organisation she treasures, shows how living with cancer is consuming, even for someone as seemingly indestructible as my mother.”
What TV shows has Rebecca Wilcox presented?
Rebecca started as a television researcher, and then became an assistant producer on programmes such as ITV‘s Hell’s Kitchen, and Cops with Cameras, along with Five’s Trust Me – I’m A Holiday Rep.
She was first seen on camera as an undercover reporter on BBC Three’s six-part series Conning the Conmen, and then supporting Gok Wan on Channel 4‘s How to Look Good Naked.
Rebecca also presented a biography on the British Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton entitled Lewis Hamilton: Billion Dollar Man for BBC Three, which was later broadcast on BBC One.
She is also a presenter on consumer shows like Watchdog and Your Money, Their Tricks.
Is Rebecca married and how many children does she have?
Rebecca is married to husband James Moss.
The pair wed in September 2009, and have two children.
The family all live together in London.
Who is Rebecca Wilcox’s father?
Rebecca’s father was the late BBC documentary maker Desmond Wilcox.
He married her mum Esther in 1977, and they were together for 30 years until his death from heart disease in 2000.
Along with Rebecca, they had another daughter Emily, and a son called Josh.
Speaking about her mother and father, and how the family cherished Christmas together, Rebecca told the Daily Mail: “When I was growing up, Christmas was always a raucous, fun-filled season. We held Christmas Eve parties every year, where fancy dress was required and the merriment was boisterous.
“My mother would wear wonderful outfits, including once dressing up as Dick Whittington, complete with thigh-high boots from her time in panto at Bognor in 1982.
“Meanwhile, my late father, the documentary film-maker Desmond Wilcox, often dressed as an elf or sometimes Caesar, merrily passing round presents, topping up glasses and, still meticulously costumed, vacuuming the carpets once the guests had departed.”