More About Rebecca Wilcox
Rebecca Wilcox began her media journey at ITV, working as a researcher and then assistant producer on undercover factual series like Plastic Surgery from Hell, House of Horrors and more light entrainment series like Hell’s Kitchen and Trust Me I’m A Holiday Rep.Â
Her move from behind to the front of camera came with an undercover comedy consumer series on BBC3, called Conning the Conmen, where Wilcox performed high risk stunts on criminals, scammers and fraudsters including drugs dealers, fake doctors and dodgy builders. The series led to further BBC3 series such as the award winning and critically acclaimed series Mischief, where Wilcox further proved her journalistic and comedic skills in uncovering who is behind Britain’s obesity epidemic, who’s stealing our data, what is wrong with our credit system and who is responsible for the environmental crisis in this country.
She then went on to host the beauty segments on Channel 4’s How To Look Good Naked, discuss consumer issues on This Morning,; regularly reporting on BBC1’s Watchdog; and fronting consumer prime time shows like Your Money, Their Tricks.Â
Wilcox is now a regular correspondent on BBC1’s flagship daytime show Morning Live where she reports live on consumer issues facing viewers and creates films on current affairs issues.
Rebecca Wilcox | Deputy President and Volunteer Counsellor
In 2024, when her mother Dame Esther Rantzen stepped back from the ChildLine after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Rebecca took over as deputy president. Since Dame Esther founded Childline in 1986, the helpline for children and young people has helped over 6 million callers.
Rebecca is a trained volunteer counsellor and regularly speaks with children and volunteers whilst also helping navigate the charity to a secure future with the NSPCC and the new online safety rules.
Childline is passion for Rebecca and feels privileged to continues her mother’s work and legacy through the charity.
