Is Dame Esther Rantzen dating a new partner after the death of her husband, Desmond Wilcox? This article covers everything about her including, her relationships. 

Esther Rantzen is an English presenter and journalist.

Throughout her journalism career, people know her for presenting That’s Life, a BBC television series that ran from 1973 to 1994.

Besides journalism, she also works for a charitable cause. She is the founder of ChildLine (1986), promoting child protection, and The Silver Line (November 2012), structured for combating loneliness in older people’s lives.

Esther received the OBE for broadcasting in 1991 then a CBE for services to children in 2006. Additionally, she got promoted to Dame for her charitable works through her organizations. Furthermore, the College of Arms granted her arms On 31 May 2018 via Letters Patent of Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms.

In addition to these, she also received numerous awards including, the Lifetime Achievement Award, a Dimbleby Award from BAFTA, and the Snowdon Award.

Esther Rantzen Partner: Who Is She Dating After Husband’s Death?

It isn’t clear whether the 81-year-old, Esther Rantzen, is currently dating.

After the death of her husband, Desmond Wilcox, on 6 September 2000, she never really was in a serious relationship.

Nonetheless, she did say that she was on some blind dates in the past years. In 2013, she admitted to seeing a man but never revealed his>Celebrity First Dates restaurant with her date John.

Although Esther says never say never, she probably won’t be in a serious relationship. Whatsmore, she once admitted that she would willingly swap ten years of life for a chance to spend another 10 minutes with her husband.

And, looking at her past relationships, there aren’t many. Before her affair and eventual marriage with Desmond, she briefly dated Nicholas Fairbairn, a Scottish politician, from 1933 to 1995. Her brief relationship came to an end after she found about his marriage.

Esther Rantzen Children And Family

Married to Desmond in December 1977, Esther Rantzen has three children, Rebecca, Miriam, and Joshua Wilcox. Likewise, her parents are Henry Barnato Rantzen and Katherine Flora.

Her daughter, Rebecca, is also a television presenter who works for the BBC. She is happily married to James ‘Jim’ Moss and lives in London with her two sons. Besides her, there isn’t much about her siblings.

Aside from Esther’s children, she also has five grandkids in her family.