Anushka Asthana Biography | Wikipedia
Anushka Asthana is a splendid and popular British journalist, reporter, and television presenter currently working at ITV News. At ITV News, Asthana serves as the Deputy Political Editor and co-presenter of Peston working alongside her colleague Editor Robert on ITV’s flagship political programme Peston. Besides that, she also serves as the presenter for the program Today in Focus. However, before she joined ITV News, at The bserver where she had joined in 2003, later moved to join The Washington Post in 2006 on the Laurence Stern fellowship. She also worked for Sky News as a political correspondent from 2013.
Anushka Asthana Age, Birthday
Asthana was born in March 1980 in Scunthorpe, England, United Kingdom, and her zodiac birth sign is Aries. Currently at 44 years old.
Anushka Asthana Body Measurements
She is a beautiful woman with black hair and black eyes and she stands at an average body measurement height according to the appearance of her lovely photos. However, according to our research information regarding her actual measurement height is not available.
Anushka Asthana Education
Asthana joined and studied at a private school Manchester High School for Girls. Later she went on to enroll at St John’s College, Cambridge where she studied and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
Anushka Asthana Family, Parents
She was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, but she was raised in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester to her lovely and caring parents who are both medical doctors. Moreover, it was in the 1970s when her parents moved to the United Kingdom from New Delhi, India. However, more information regarding her family isn’t available.
Anushka Asthana Nationality
She belongs a British nationality born in in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
Anushka Asthana Religion
Asthana is a Muslim of Pakistani origin born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.
Anushka Asthana ITV News
In 2015 December, Asthana became the political editor of The Guardian after succession from Patrick Wintour, in a job she shared the arrangements with her colleague Heather Stewart which began in early 2016. Then from the 23rd of April after Allegra Stratton went on maternity leave Asthana was covered as the co-presenter of Peston on Sunday.
However, in 2018 September, Anushka served as the co-presented ITV’s Wednesday night flagship politics discussion programme Peston. After about a year working as the joint political editor of The Guardian, Anushka chose to leave the role and joined its new daily podcast Today in Focus, and later her remarkable well-done job got her promoted to editor-at-large, replacing Gary Younge.
Then in 2021, Asthana decided to leave The Guardian and went on to join ITV News working as the deputy political editor to Robert Peston. After a while, Anushka was linked up with a new job to join BBC as political editor, but she chose to remain working at ITV News.
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Anushka Asthana Ethnicity
She belongs to an Indian ethnicity/descent born in Scunthorpe, England, even though her parents moved to the United Kingdom from New Delhi, India in the 1970s.
Anushka Asthana Husband | Spouse
She is a wife to her darkling husband Tony Jones, who is a communications professional in rugby. However,r Asthana and her lovely husband like keeping their private life unknown to the public.
Anushka Asthana’s Net Worth
Asthana is a splendid and popular British journalist, reporter, and television presenter currently working at ITV News and her net worth is approximately $ 1 million to $ 5 million.
Anushka Asthana Children
Asthana and her lovely husband Tony Jones, have not disclosed information as to whether they have children or not.
Anushka Asthana Salary
The annual salary that she receives per year as a television presenter currently working for ITV News as the Deputy Political Editor ranges between $ 55,000 and $ 130,000 annually.
Anushka Asthana Brother
During her acceptance speech for the Journalist of the Year 2024 award at the Asian Media Awards. She dedicated the award to her brother who died at a young age due to bipolar disorder.
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Anushka Asthana Podcast
She also served as the presenter of the program Today in Focus podcast.