Nina Ridge


Nina Ridge is a British weather forecaster on the BBC.

Early life

Ridge was born Nina Humphries. Her great-grandmother was Sylvia Payne.
Ridge grew up in the west of Kent, and went to a girls' grammar school. She studied Mathematics with Management Studies at the University of Leeds. She did a PGCE at the University of Bristol, and is a qualified Maths teacher.

Career

Ridge initially taught Maths and PE at her old school, Weald of Kent Grammar, for three years, but continued teaching her year 11 class in 2018 after officially resigning in order to ensure their success in their GCSES.

BBC

Ridge joined the BBC Weather Centre in December 2001, after seeing a job advert in The Guardian. Ridge has also appeared on Stargazing Live. She presented forecasts for national TV on BBC One until August 2015, and now one of main evening forecasters for BBC South East.

Personal life

In June 1999, Ridge married John Ridge, an officer in the Royal Engineers in June 1999 in Kent.
Ridge has four children, two daughters and two sons.
Ridge is a veteran athlete who regularly runs competitively with Tonbridge Athletic Club. Her husband received a CBE for his work in the Hurricane Relief Operation.