Suzanne Whiston
Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Suzanne Whiston, a British media personality works as a producer on the BBC's Match of the Day football highlights. Moreover, Whiston reported for the FA Cup in 2004 and FIFA World Cup in 2006. Apart from her career, she is well-known for being the girlfriend of the famous English actor as well as television presenter Karl Pilkington.
Born in England
Suzanne Whiston was born in 1968 in England, the United Kingdom. A British by nationality, Suzanne hails from Caucasian ethnicity. As of 2020, Whiston is currently 51 years old.
The media personality is yet to disclose about her family background and about her education. Without a doubt, Suzanne is well-educated; has worked in many sports reporting channels like BBC.
Career on 'Match of the Day'
Suzanne frequently appears on TV as one of the famous sports reporters. Currently, she works as a producer for BBC's Match of the Day football highlights. For BBC, she reported on FA Cup in 2004 and later gained further fame after she covered for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany.
Formerly, she worked as a journalist for Key 103, a radio station in Manchester. She mostly covered sports, especially soccer that got her wide fame and eventually, an opportunity to BBC.
Also, Whiston owned Alrite Productions company which she ran alongside her partner Karl; the company also has its YouTube channel Alrite. Through the company, she produced an only animation, Karl Pilkington’s A Love of Two Brains, however, the company's plans are still in development for now.
Estimated Net Worth of $2 Million
According to online sources, Whiston has a total net worth of $2 million, as of 2020. As a well-known journalist, Suzanne earns a decent amount of money from her career at the BBC, allegedly around hundreds of thousand dollars in salary. On average, a reporter on the BBC earns around $41.5k- $56.1K per year.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, her boyfriend Karl Pilkington owns the net worth of $3 million currently. Karl, an English TV personality and actor, famous for Sick of It earns $600,000 per year.
The BBC's Match of the Day producer Suzane shares a house in Sandbanks, at Poole Harbour. The couple paid £2 million ($2,426,624) for the 4-bedroom home that also features a state-of-the-art cinema room.
In a Relationship With Karl Pilkington Since 1990
Along with her BBC career, Suzanne Whiston's love life is indeed one of the media interests. Suzanne and her fellow media personality Karl Pilkington are enjoying a romantic relationship since 1990.
Some sources have reported that the two have already got married but the couple has not officially confirmed that they are husband and wife.
Her partner Pilkington is a popular English television presenter as well as an actor, who got huge popularity after producing the radio show XFM featuring Steven Merchants and Ricky Gervais.
They first met while working at the local radio station and Whiston was enticed by his sense of humor. They met at work when Suzanne had given Karl 20p to pay for a hot chocolate. Afterward, the latter did some editing work for the former and in return, Suzanne bought another hot chocolate for him.
After working together for a few months, the pair's friendship turned into a love relationship.
They are frequently seen in public, but the couple rarely shares their private moments with their fans. They have maintained a peaceful relationship until now without having any rumors of separation.