Anna Ryder Richardson

Anna Caroline Ryder Richardson (born 29 January 1964, in Swansea, Wales) is a British interior designer and television presenter. She is best known for being a designer on the BBC shows "Changing Rooms" and House Invaders.

Other TV appearances

* Apart from "Changing Rooms", Richardson has also appeared in other home-design shows for the BBC.
* In summer 2006, she was a celebrity showjumper in the BBC's Sport Relief event "Only Fools on Horses".
* She was a hidden celebrity on the CBBC show "Hider in the House".
* She was the 6th person to leave the jungle in ITV's 2007 "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!".
* She appeared alongside fellow I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestant and eventual winner, Christopher Biggins, on a Celebrity Version of the ITV show Who wants to be a Millionaire?, which aired on 1st January 2008, in which Anna and Christopher shared a £50,000 prize for their chosen charities.
* She appeared as a guest on the Channel Four game show 8 out of 10 Cats.

Personal life

Richardson lives in St. Florence Pembrokeshire , Wales, having recently relocated from Glasgow with restaurateur Colin MacDougall and two children, Bibi Belle and Dixie Dot.

Her father was a Malaysian student but she was adopted by Colin and Jill Ryder Richardson.

She has recently stated she wants to adopt a Chinese baby and that people should do this rather than get pets.

She is sometimes mistakenly linked with a lawsuit involving Arnold Schwarzenegger. The presenter involved was in fact Anna Richardson of movie review show "Big Screen".

She has recently purchased The Manor Park Wildlife Zoo in Tenby.

References

*http://uktv.co.uk/index.cfm/uktv/BrightIdeas.item/aid/533153