Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- With her attractive features & Stornoway accent, Anne Lundon is a popular weather forecaster, presenter and broadcaster for BBC Scotland and BBC Alba.
- Fluent in both English and Gaelic, and with plenty of media and reporting experience, Anne’s fans say that the Glasgow based reporter is destined for a far famous TV career.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Anne grew up on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, near the town of Stornoway. Her mother was a housewife, while her father was a mechanic. Even today, when Anne speaks to her parents, she prefers to use Gaelic.
- As a child, Anne learned to play the bagpipes and sing. However, she gave the hobbies up after she damaged her mouth at age 14 when she fell off her bike.
- She also learned the piano and guitar, but the presenter claims to have suffered from stage fright after an embarrassing onstage experience as a child when she lost her voice due to a throat infection.
- A football lover since a young age, she also played as a part of the Western Isles team at the Island Games, a small island equivalent of the World Cup.
- Education : Anne graduated from Lews Castle College UHI in 2008 with a degree in Gaelic & soon began her career working in the media.
- Anne is in a relationship with a guy named Ken. The two met while working on a project called Eorpa. Ken works as a freelance camera operator and was in a music band at some point in time. Together, they have shot a few travel series.
- The couple rekindled their mutual love of music during the COVID-10 lockdown by purchasing a piano, and playing it all the time.
Professional Life, Net worth & TV Appearances :
- Lundon has been working in media since 2008 & has presented a variety of TV shows from sport to entertainment.
- She often attends live football matches & is currently a broadcaster for the BBC team.
- She presents the weather on “An La,” the BBC’s Gaelic news channel & is a presenter for Eorpa, also a Gaelic channel.
- The bilingual presenter discusses topics of social, political and cultural importance in Europe & is also a popular weather forecaster for BBC Scotland.
- In 2017, Anne Lundon began presenting the TV documentary series – “North Coast 500.”
- The program follows the young Scotswoman as she travels one of Scotland’s most beautiful roads, known as the North Coast 500.
- She finished her journey in Inverness. The 4-part season aired its first episode on BBC Alba on May 16, 2017.
Love for Music :
- Anne is musically oriented & was involved in the BBC’s Get Playing campaign, which encourages amateur musicians to improve their old skills or learn new ones by joining their ‘Virtual Orchestra.’
- While she isn’t blessed with much free time, when she does get a moment, she likes to play with the virtual orchestra.
- Anne quoted Get Playing is an ideal opportunity for me to rediscover my musical talent.
- The TV personality apparently feels more comfortable playing online than she does in front of a live crowd.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Due to her work on EORPA, Anne has travelled a lot. During the six months of the year that she is not working for the program, she likes to travel beyond Europe.
- One of her travel adventures was in January 2017 when Anne flew to New York. Anne usually likes to take her vacations in Vietnam and Morocco.
- The multi-talented TV personality also has skills in video production & editing and is a competent journalist and radio broadcaster.