Susie Dent is a famous English etymologist, lexicographer and television personality. Growing up, she loved using language correctly, which made her want to develop an obsession with reading vocabulary books. It was an obsession that ultimately drove him to make a career out of it. She came to prominence following her appearance on the 1992 Channels 4 TV show Countdown Dictionary Corner. Since then, she has seen a steady rise with her presence in several other TV shows and games.
Susie Dent Biography
She was born on November 10, 1968 in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom. She is of British nationality and white ethnicity. Growing up, she was raised by her parents, but there is no information about them out of sheer desire for privacy. As a child, she was often seen as boring by friends due to her love of reading vocabulary books. She had her secondary education at a Roman Catholic school called a Marist convent in Ascot. After finishing high school, she worked for a brief time as a waitress before attending Somerville College, Oxford, where she earned a BA in Modern Language. After graduating from college, she studied at Princeton University where she earned a master’s degree in German.
After graduating from college, she workedbefore finding a job at Oxford University Press. In 1992, she got a job as a lexicographer on the television show Countdowns Dictionary Corner, responsible for giving a summary of the origin of a particular word in each episode. At first, she was really scared of the likelihood of being judged and fired by her audience, but to her surprise, that never happened. She is currently the longest-serving member and the series’ chief lexicographer, after 26 years on the air and around 2,500 episodes.
In 2012, she was placed as a co-host of the comedy show Panel Game. Countdown to 8 out of 10 cats alongside Rachel Wiley, Sean Lock and JonRichardson, Joe Wilkinson and main presenter Jimmy Carr. Half a decade later, she launched her own web series with the Channels 4 network, which she called Susie Dents Guide to Wearing. She basically discusses the etymological meaning of several big words in the series. Meanwhile, in 2018, she made a few appearances in other TV series such as Would I Lie to You and House of Games, to name a few.
Her Husband – Paul Atkins
Susie Dent is currently married to Paul Atkins, a popular businessman and CEO of Patomak Global Partners LLC. He is also a Director and Chairman of the Board of BATS Global Markets, INC. Paul holds a business degree which he earned from Wofford College in 1980. While in college, he was known to be a dedicated member of Kappa Alpha. Order. In 2016, he became a member of a strategic trade policy forum created by President Donald Trump.
He however became more recognized following his marriage to Susie Dent. However, the media does not know the exact date of their wedding, as it was more of a private wedding ceremony. There is no information on how they met, they kept their personal lives away from the media.
Thea Atkins and Lucy Atkins together form the couple. Despite their busy schedules, they are known to spend enough time with their children.
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Interesting facts about Susie
1. Susie recently revealed she has an older sister named Nicky Dent. According to her, she was quite jealous of her sister growing up because she was much prettier than her. Nicky has been very supportive of her career, but deep down Susie wishes she was more like Nicki than herself.
2. Her net worth is estimated at $7 million, most of which she earned over several years of appearing on hit TV shows. She is also said to earn an annual income of $440,000.
3. In 2016, she revealed in an interview that she was a vegetarian. This small reveal got fans talking on social media, with some hardy folks choosing to follow in her footsteps to lead a vegan lifestyle.
4. She is the author of several books in the field of linguistic reporting. Some of his books include The Language Report ( 2003), Larpers and Shroomers (2004) and The Language Report: English on the Move 2000-2007 which was published in 2007.
5. In 2016, she was named Honorary Vice President of SFEP (Society of Editors and Proofreaders) for her excellent work in language editing and reporting.