Anne Robinson
Anne Robinson
Anne Josephine Robinsonis an English television presenter and journalist, known for her acerbic style of presenting. She was one of the presenters on the long-running British series Watchdog from 1993 to 2001 and 2009 to 2015. She gained fame as the hostess of the BBC game show The Weakest Link from 2000 to 2012, which earned her the nickname "Queen of Mean"...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionGame Show Host
Date of Birth26 September 1944
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It's a hard thing to legislate. You can't legislate good taste and you can't put a number on it in terms of square footage,... It's a question of where individual rights end and community rights begin.
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Lifestyle is a huge contributor to the health of the nation and male fertility is just one area adversely affected by an unhealthy lifestyle.
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I eventually got a job with a television company, started to see how exciting journalism could be as a career, and decided that was what I wanted to do.
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I think that in a family some are workers some are not. I certainly saw my mother work very hard and be in charge and never show any kind of fear about business deals. Her golden rule was you should never be embarrassed talking about money and asking for what you deserved. I take the same view.
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When I was about 17, I had a row with my mother and left home for six months, renting a flat and working as a waitress for a while. I learnt you could double your earnings if you gave good, cheerful service. It taught me that in any job you can improve your lot.
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I never wanted to run a production company. I didn't want to convert my life into running a business.... so I always resisted it and kept things simple.
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I come from a family of traders; my grandmother and my mother were very good at making money.
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I don't like the anonymity of the banking process - people now don't have a bank manager they ever meet.