BBC Antiques Roadshow’s Fiona Bruce’s Scottish roots and why she 'feels at home' in the north east
dailyrecord.co.ukFiona Bruce is one of the most well-kept faces on the TV. But perhaps less well known is her close connections to her Scottish roots.
The BBC Antiques Roadshow host can trace her family back to a small fishing village, Hopeman, in the north east of Scotland and she's previously told the BBC that she's always 'felt Scottish' as a result.
As well as fronting a host of primetime shows including Crimewatch, News at Ten and Question Time, Fiona, 64, is also a popular motivational and after dinner speaker, and the star can speak three languages - including Italian and French.We've taken a look at the interesting life off screen of Fiona Bruce, and at her Scottish heritage...Fiona's dad John comes from a fishing family in the north east but moved to Singapore, when it was still a Malaysian state, in the 60s, with her mum Rosemary, where daughter Fiona was born in 1964, as well as her two brothers.
John had started out as a postboy before moving his way up to being a boss at Unilever, so the family enjoyed a comfortable life in south east Asia.
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