SUE Perkins is a much-loved television host and comedian, best known as half of the hilarious double act Mel and Sue.
Here we take a look at her love life, career and net worth.
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Who is Sue Perkins and how old is she?
Sue Perkins, 54, was born on born September 22, 1969 and went to Cambridge University, where she studied English.
It was there that the famous duo Mel and Sue met and went on to tour with drama club Footlights.
The pair then wrote for BBC Radio 4 show Weekending, and penned sketches for French & Saunders, before hosting daytime shows Light Lunch and Late Lunch for Channel 4 between 1997 and 1998.
“There’s nothing more alluring to me than an accomplished woman — I’m overwhelmed by people’s brilliance. I want to lean into them and marvel.
Sue Perkins
Sue and Mel Giedroyc helmed their second, less successful chat show, Mel & Sue, for seven months on ITV in 2015.
Sue has a passion for conducting after competing on reality TV show Maestro in 2008, and has led orchestras on numerous occasions.
She also regularly features on BBC radio shows and judged on the Man Booker Prize in 2009.
Her memoir, Spectacles, was released in 2015.
Mel & Sue are probably most famous for hosting Bake Off between 2010 and 2016.
Who is Sue Perkins dating?
Sue was in a relationship with fellow TV presenter Anna Richardson, who is known for hosting Naked Attraction.
Sadly the couple announced they had split in June 2021.
Sue says of 52-year-old Anna: “I was in a very long-term happy thing and obviously we grew out of it, I guess.
“With me it always ends in an exactly seven-year relationship. Yes, it’s weird. It’s between six-and-a-half and eight usually. I’m an idiot.”
She continues: “I’m a serial monogamist. I’m always in a relationship so it doesn’t matter who I fancy, I’m with the person I’m with and I want to be good to them — I’m not a philanderer.
“I suppose a lot of my childhood and probably up until… well, quite recently, I was obsessed with relationships and sex and being loved.
“And I think I’ve turned a corner now and I’m just catching up to where most mature people have been for some time, which is to learn about people I admire, the different routes they’ve taken, and their accomplishments.
“There’s nothing more alluring to me than an accomplished woman — I’m overwhelmed by people’s brilliance. I want to lean into them and marvel.”
There are no reports of her dating anyone since Anna, so Sue is currently understood to be single.
What is Sue Perkins’ net worth?
Sue’s been a staple on British TV for some time and her many appearances have helped her build up quite an impressive fortune.
Sue herself has admitted that she makes her living from “blabbering on random shows”.
But it’s served her well as it’s believed that she has a net worth of around £4.5million.
What other TV shows has Sue done?
Between her 90s success and her Bake Off renaissance, Sue took part in a whole host of reality TV shows and documentaries.
In 2002 she took part in Celebrity Big Brother for charity and in 2008 she learned how to conduct on BBC reality contest Maestro.
The 5ft 7in jokester also started co-presenting an ongoing historical food documentary series, The Supersizers, with Giles Coren, and they’ve teamed up for other documentaries together too.
She co-hosted Thronecast, a Sky Atlantic TV chat show for fans of the US fantasy show Game Of Thrones, with Jamie East.
Sue fronts a two-part documentary exploring life along the US-Mexico border in Trump’s America.
She also reached the semi-final of season 2 of The Masked Singer in 2020-21, being revealed to be underneath the Dragon costume.
Other TV projects you may have seen her on include game shows Insert Name Here and Don’t Scare The Hare, plus documentary series World’s Most Dangerous Roads.
In May 2022 the Croydon-born TV star was back on the box on BBC One‘s Who Do You Think You Are?.
Is Sue Perkins in The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024?
No, Sue will not be in The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2024 in any capacity.
Sue famously quit Bake Off when it moved to Channel 4 in 2016, along with Mel and judge Mary Berry, in a display of loyalty to the BBC.
The contestants competing in the show are Adam Hills, Danny Dyer, David O’Doherty, Dermot O’Leary, Fern Brady, Gabby Logan, Greg James, Jodie Whittaker, Joe Locke, Leigh Francis, Mel B, Munya Chawawa, Oti Mabuse, Paloma Faith, Richard Coles, Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Cox, Spencer Mathews, Suzi Ruffell and Yinka Bokinni.
