Fiona Bruce's life off-screen with businessman husband and 'life-changing' passion

Fiona Bruce is a renowned figure in the television industry, thanks to her extensive broadcasting career. The 60-year-old presenter has been a fixture on our screens for decades, starting her journey with the BBC as a journalist in the 1990s before moving on to present the BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten.

While Fiona Bruce is a recognisable face on the BBC due to Antiques Roadshow and Question Time, what do we know about her life away from the camera?

Fiona's personal life with her husband and their children

Fiona is wedded to businessman Nigel Sharrocks, who serves as the non-executive chairman at advertising firm Digital Cinema Media, which supplies cinema advertisements to Cineworld, Odeon, and Vue cinema chains.

He formerly served as the Managing Director of Warner Bros Pictures UK in the 2000s. The couple exchanged vows in July 1994, reportedly meeting initially when they both worked at an advertising agency.

The couple share two children, Sam, 27, and Mia, 23. Speaking about the difficulties of balancing motherhood with her career, Fiona once admitted to Good Housekeeping: "Did I spend enough time with my children? I think scratch the surface of any working woman and she will always think, 'Probably not.'

"I don't think there's such a thing as quality time with your children," she continued. "I think it's quantity.

"But there's never been any question that they take precedence over everything in my life, and always have done. In another conversation, Fiona revealed that she became a "light drinker" after becoming a mother.

Speaking to Woman & Home in 2024 before her 60th birthday celebrations, she confessed, "I've turned up for work with a hangover before, but not since the kids came along," and added, "I'm a very light drinker these days.

"If I'm out, I don't particularly want to go to bed early, and if I have more than a couple of glasses of wine, I get really sleepy, and I don't want to be sleepy because I want to enjoy the night!"

Fiona's 'life-changing' passion

The presenter's passion for antiques has taken centre stage in her life ever since she started hosting Antiques Roadshow in 2008.

In a conversation with The Sunday Post in 2019, Fiona revealed how the programme has reshaped her hobbies.

"I know more than when I started, that's for sure, and I'm a hugely enthusiastic antiques buyer, auction bidder and junk shop devotee," she admitted to Woman & Home in 2024 ahead of celebrating her 60th birthday party.

"It sounds a bit dramatic, but it has changed my life. I'm not interested in shopping for modern things. It started as an interest on the programme and now it's a passion," she further explained.

Fiona's hobby away from TV

When the cameras are off, Fiona indulges in her love for gardening, tending to her vegetables with a green thumb.

During a warm-hearted chat on The One Show in 2022, former host Jermaine Jenas probed her about her horticultural prowess, prompting Fiona to playfully retort: "Not a very talented one though!"

You can catch up on Antiques Roadshow on BBC iPlayer