Angela Rippon says she has had to fight tooth and nail to be where she is today and, despite being due to turn 80 next year, has no intention of slowing down any time soon.
The trailblazing broadcaster has never been one to let her gender or age define her, making history in 1975 as the first female journalist to regularly read the national news on the BBC. Since then, she has gone on to become one of Britain’s best-loved broadcasters.
