| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Victoria Graham |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | As of 2025, she is around 50 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Fiance | Separated. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | British |
| Is Victoria Graham still married to Simon McCoy? | Simon married Victoria Graham of BBC South West on 28 September 2007. In January 2019, they announced their divorce. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Victoria Graham is a news anchor, presenter, reporter and journalist who works for BBC Spotlight in South West, England. Focused and driven, Victoria has been working in the industry for over a decade and has dedicated a lot of her time to refining her craft as a journalist.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Victoria was born and raised in England. She lost her father to bowel cancer in 2015.
- She has an older sister who loves to call her ‘Shirley’ since she enjoys singing “Hey, Big Spender” all the time.
- Victoria was married for 12 years to Simon McCoy, a BBC royal correspondent & newsreader based in London. Simon was 13 years senior to her. The couple had first met at a polo match in Windsor in 2002. Then they entered a long-distance relationship for five years and finally got married in 2007.
- In January 2019, Simon announced his split from Victoria, thus ending their 12-year-old marriage.
- Before their separation, the couple used to live with their two dogs, Scampi and Grizzle. Despite trying fertility treatment, they did not have any children, but Simon had one son from an earlier marriage.
Early Career Growth :
- Victoria had humble beginnings, working at McDonald’s to earn extra money to pay her bills.
- She has spent most of her career working in the UK. In her early years, she worked for Yorkshire Television as one of their directors before working in London as part of the Weather Channel team.
- Graham had a brief stint in Hollywood, where she worked for the California Film Commission as a Location Scout. During her time in the USA, she was offered an opportunity to work as one of the extras for a Pornographic film, but she turned it down!
- She also briefly worked on a Shopping Channel as one of the hosts alongside designer David Emmanuel, famous for designing the late Princess Diana’s wedding dress.
BBC Stint, Salary and Net Worth :
- Victoria found her big break in the South West of England, working as a presenter for the BBC Spotlight show for seven years. She then chose to relocate to London so she could work much closer to Simon, her husband.
- During her time in London, Victoria worked around the city for the likes of Monocle 24, a radio station where she served as a presenter for their Current Affairs Program.
- She also anchored the news for Arise News, an African channel and reported for the BBC London station in addition to being a producer for BBC Weather Center and anchoring the news at the British Forces Broadcasting Service.
- After three years in London, Victoria decided to return to South West and rejoin the BBC Spotlight team. She did so in the midst of advanced technological refurbishment and had to readjust to the shift fairly quickly, which she managed quite successfully.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- When she is not working, Victoria enjoys cooking as well as spending time with her husband and their two dogs.
- She considers Dustin Hoffman to be her all-time celebrity crush and joked that she is secretly in love with him.
- Graham stirred up controversy when she posted a mock nude picture of herself to her Twitter (now called X) account to bring light to a debate she was having about nudity. Obviously, the picture was fake but managed to stir up a mixed reaction from her followers, with some praising her and laughing it off and some interpreting it as real and reprimanding her for it.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Measurements :
- Eye Colour : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Colour : Blonde
- How tall is Victoria Graham Height : 5′5″
- 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.
Will Victoria be coming back soon? Hope all is ok
Is Victoria Graham coming back to spotlight. ? I miss her mischievous sense of humour and her repartee with Justin. Where is she?
We are missing Victoria Graham very much especially her humorous repartee with Justin. We have not seen her on Spotlight for what seems like months. Please could her fans be reassured that she is not unwell and/or has not left the BBC.
It is said that if the postman dies this evening the post will still be delivered tomorrow. No one is irreplaceable.
I fully agree. Some replacements are better than the original!
Has Victoria left Spotlight. Miss seeing her on our TV.
Is Victoria Graham still working for the BBC Spotlight as I haven’t seen her for a while?
Why isn’t Victoria Graham on our BBC spotlight programmes at the moment, and not since four or five weeks ago ??
Great to see Victoria back.
Great to see Victoria Graham back on spotlight, smiling as usual, bringing much needed light heartiness as well as complete professionalism, but is she missing some jewellery on her left hand ?
Hi I’ve missed Victoria Graham on Spotlight I hope she’s okay and just taking a well earned rest she’s usually around for Children in Need
Barbara
Have missed Victoria Graham on Spotlight can you tell me when she will be back?
Agree why isn’t Victoria on Spotlight at the moment?. She is always around for Children in Need as well!
Why is Victoria Graham not doing the BBC Spotlight news ?