Richie Stephen Anderson (born 13 October 1987)[3] is a TV and radio personality who works for the BBC.
During the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing, Anderson hosted the last half-hour of Winkleman's Saturday show to feature songs from that evening’s Strictly Come Dancing [6] On 19 December 2024, Anderson informed listeners that he would be moving to presenting the travel news on weekday afternoons replacing Bobbie Pryor except on Friday.
Richie has also contributed as a guest reviewer on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two and provided off-screen commentary for the Turquoise Carpet event for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.
[7] In 2018, Anderson came out as gay to his teammates after playing a game of football, which was documented as part of a film for The One Show which highlighted the pressures of homophobia in the sport.
In 2020, Anderson, along with fellow Radio 2 presenters Jo Whiley and Kate Bottley, participated in three triathlons in three days to raise money for Sport Relief as part of their Dare To Tri campaign.