Jeremy Wade is a British television presenter and author, renowned for appearing on River Monsters. The underwater detective is a biologist and an angler.
Jeremy Wade Wiki: Early life bio and education
Jeremy John Wade was born on 23 March 1956, in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. He has a younger brother named Martin. He grew up in Nayland and attended Dean Close School. He graduated from Bristol University with a degree in zoology.
Wade discovered his zeal for fishing at a very young age when he was living in East Anglia. He was 7 or 8 when he caught his first fish and since then he has never looked back.
Jeremy Wade career details
Before starting his television career, Wade worked as a biology teacher at a secondary school in Kent. He has a postgraduate teaching certificate in biological sciences from the University of Kent.
Wade’s career as the presenter of River Monsters started on 5 April 2009, when the first episode of the show was broadcasted. The show received a wide acclaim from the viewers and has successfully completed its tenth season in 2017.
The show tracked deadly and monstrous underwater creatures at different parts of the world like Canada, Australia, and India, to name a few. It was one of the most watched and the most successful programs in the history of Animal Planet and was one of the most viewed shows on Discovery Channel as well.
Is Jeremy Wade married? Who is his wife?
On screen, Jeremy has hardly shared any details about his personal life. The curious fans have always wondered if he has ever been married or has a girlfriend. The answer is sure to delight his female fans as he has neither been married nor has a girlfriend.
Wade is unarguably attractive and has an enormous fan base comprising of over 40% females. That’s a huge amount, right? Fun fact – there’s even a fan page on Facebook which says “Jeremy Wade is Sexy.”
Despite all the attention he gets from women, Jeremy has always valued his works more than anything. Yes, you heard it right. The 61-year-old TV presenter has kept himself away from relationships because he’s too busy with his works and thinks that his lifestyle does not suit women very well.
Jeremy’s non-involvement in relationships have often raised questions regarding his sexual orientation leading to rumors that he is gay but there has not been any concrete evidence to support these claims.