| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Liz Beacon |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | As of 2025, she is around 48 years old. A 2020 article in The Independent had mentioned her age as 43. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Dating / Partner / Boyfriend | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Where has Liz Beacon been? | Currently, Liz and her family lives in Bristol. |
| Children / No. of Kids | 2 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | British |
| How tall is Liz Beacon height? | 5′8″. She confirmed this in a tweet, while posing for a photo with one of the world’s tallest men, former professional basketball player, Paul Sturgess. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Liz Beacon is an anchor & newsreader at BBC Points West (formerly known as News West), which is the BBC’s regional news programme for the West of England.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Liz is originally from Gosport, South Hampshire in England.
- She attended the Portsmouth High School from 1988 – 1995.
- Education : She then enrolled at the University of Birmingham and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree (Honours) in French and German in 1999.
- Liz is married to Miles Beacon, and the couple has two children – A boy and a girl. Miles enjoys fishing. Currently, the family resides in Bristol.
- Liz’s youngest son, named Tom, was born around June 2010. Her daughter’s name is Lily. Lily competed in the Tap World Championships 2023 in Germany, and represented Team GB.The Tap World Championships 2023 hosts top-notch tap dancers from various countries. The competition is of a high standard, reflecting the global talent in tap dancing.
- Among the other members of her family are guinea pigs, a retriever and a dachshund named Frank. Liz is clearly an animal lover!
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Beacon began her career at the BBC Radio Bristol from July 2004 as a news editor, and remained there for two years.
- She then made the move to BBC Points West in July 2006, and has been there ever since as a senior journalist.
- Since 2016, Liz is on the Chair of Governors at the St Mary’s Primary School in Portbury.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Liz is a supporter of North Somerset FC, a football club in Clevedon, England.
- Some of her favourite television programmes are BBC EastEnders, BBC Strictly Come Dancing, and BBC Inside Out West which is an award-winning current affairs programme exploring the lives of individuals within the confines of its jurisdiction.
- She also appears to be an avid reader, having mostly read books with a historical setting such as Star of the Sea by Joseph O’Conner, Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, and A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, which is one of the longest English novels ever published in a single volume.
- Liz is also something of a gardener, and her one-stop-shop for her floral necessities is the Anita’s Garden Centre.
- From her love of BBC’s reality television dancing series, it can be inferred that Beacon enjoys dancing and participates in classes at the Dance4Fitness Studio in Stubbington, Hampshire.
- She also takes pleasure in looking up new ideas for home décor and interior design in her spare time, since she is currently in the process of renovating her residence.
- Liz reported live for the 2016 Glastonbury Music Festival, and some behind-the-scenes pictures showed the muddy condition the newsreader had to endure.
- In January 2020, Liz had to use several metal bulldog clips and gaffer tape to hold her dress together after it split shortly before going live on-air. The incident happened when Liz was asked to present the evening news at the last minute.
Social Media :
- Liz is active on Twitter (now called X), which serves as her primary social media account, with a decent following of over 2000 followers.
- Her account on Facebook is kept private, with a few hundred followers.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Measurements :
- Eye Colour : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Colour : Blonde
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.
I’d like to see more of Liz on points West TV
Liz has been on breakfast bulletins for several weeks…In fact, she is on this morning. She is regularly seen on Points West doing location reporting.
I have not seen Liz on the TV for a long time. Is she OK? Liz is by far the most attractive lady at the BBC!