Let us explore Britain’s first transgender television newsreader, India Willoughby ex wife or partner, in 2024.
India Scarlett Willoughby, born on September 2, 1965, is an English broadcaster, journalist, newsreader, and host of reality television shows.
India Willoughby is the first transgender national television newsreader and co-host of an all-women talk show named Loose Women in Britain.
She is the winner of the Diversity in Media Award (2017) for Media Moment of the Year for Loose Women and a nominee for the British LGBT Award (2017).
India Willoughby was born in London and raised in Cumbria.
Before her transition, Willoughby worked as a TV reporter at ITV Border.
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India Willoughby Ex Wife Or Partner
India Willoughby, before her transition, was known as Johnathan Willoughby.
India got married before her transition, has a son named Rhodes, and started her dream job at ITV in 2000.
There is not much information available about India Willoughby ex wife as she tends to keep her private life far from the public eye.
India Willoughby’s transition period was difficult for her and her family.
In the year 2018, India said in an interview that she did not talk to her son for around 5 months after revealing her identity and deciding to transform herself into a transwoman.
Her marriage broke down in 2001 and that moment was difficult for India as she admitted that she was feeling suicidal.
In 2010, India Willoughby quit her job as a news reporter at ITV in Cumbria after working for 10 years when she was known as Johnathan Willoughby.
Five years later, she returned to TV as India Willoughby, the first transgender newsreader in Britain.
At the age of 50, India Willoughby finally made her transformation permanent by having the full £14,000 gender reassignment surgery at an NHS hospital in Brighton.
Before her permanent transformation, she struggled to live a double life for 5 years.
In some interviews, she said that she lived as India Willoughby in Newcastle during the week, and every weekend, she’d go back to Carlisle, wearing jeans and a football shirt, to see his son.
India Willoughby Married Or Dating In 2024?
India Willoughby, a famous broadcaster, is currently 58 years old. Currently, she is not married.
She recently appeared on Channel 4’s dating show First Dates for a Valentine’s special.
India Willoughby keeps her private life, including her relationships, away from the public eye.
Although no information about her dating life is available, we can assume that she is willing to date someone as she appeared in the dating show.
People were curious about her date with Gareth on the show First Dates, but on her Instagram handle, she posted a video saying that she and Gareth are still friends and they are not dating.
India Willoughby is very active on social media. She has 72. k followers on Twitter and 27.3k followers on Instagram.
In the year 2017, India was invited to ITV’s Loose Women to tell her story, her interview on Loose Women led her to become a cost-host on the show.
In January 2018, India entered the Celebrity Big Brother house for the series, which was subtitled ‘Year of the Woman.’
India joined GB News as a commentator in June 2021, but she left the show after she accused the channel of ‘demonising trans people at every opportunity.’
India Willoughby is continuing to pursue her career as a newsreader and broadcaster.
India Willoughby was nominated for Woman Of The Year in 2023.
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