BEN Fogle has become a much-loved TV star since his rise to fame in the early noughties.
The presenter and writer has enjoyed an incredible career so far, and is even close friends with the Royal Family.
Who is Ben Fogle?
Ben Fogle was born November 3, 1973 in Westminster, London and is an English author, broadcaster and writer.
He currently resides in Fawley, a village in Buckinghamshire with his family.
Ben was one of the original reality stars after rising to fame in the BBC show Castaway 2000, which followed a group of people marooned on the Scottish island of Taransay for a year.
As of 2023, the star has an estimated net worth of around £2.6M.
Is Ben Fogle married and does he have children?
In 2006, Ben married Marina Hunt, from Austria, who he met while walking his dog in Hyde Park.
Together with her sister, Ben’s wife is the co-founder of The Bump Class, which prepares mums-to-be for their labour journey.
The two sisters also have a podcast called The Parent Hood, and are the authors of the 2016 book The Bump Class: An Expert Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond.
Ben and Marina have two children together.
Their first child, a boy named Ludovic Herbert Richard Fogle, was born in 2009.
Their second child, a girl named Iona, was born in 2011.
What are Ben Fogle’s links to the royal family?
Ben is close to the Royal Family and went on Safari with William and Harry back in 2011.
He described the Prince as “very grounded — which is extraordinary for someone in his position. And he’ll be a modern Dad — he’ll have to do his juggling.”
Back in 2018, Ben sent his “warmest wishes” to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, after he missed the royal wedding while climbing Mount Everest.
Ben, who successfully reached the top of the mountain, joked to HELLO!: “Even up Everest I’ll probably hear the cheers of the crowds!”
What TV shows has Ben been on?
Ben is regularly seen on Ben Fogle: New Lives In The Wild and Springwatch.
He also appears on ITV’s UK travel series For the Love of Britain.
After Ben appeared on the BBC show Castaway 2000, the TV offers poured in.
He has worked as a television presenter for the BBC, ITV, Channel 5, Sky, Discovery and National Geographic.
Ben has hosted Crufts, One Man and His Dog, Countryfile, Country Tracks, Extreme Dreams With Ben Fogle, Animal Park, Wild on the West Coast, Wild in Africa, and Ben Fogle’s Escape in Time and New Lives in the Wild.
In 2020 he hosted Ben Fogle: Make A New Life In The Country and in 2022 he was back on the box in Ben Fogle & the Lost City.
In 2023, he was back on the box in Channel 5’s Race to the Pole with Ben Fogle, and Ben Fogle and the Buried City.