Anneka Rice
@AnnekaRice
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Joined May 2014
I’m all for people doing work experience but not so keen when it’s the Gov ….
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Honestly, if my series had been called Challenge Priti the series would have fallen off air in episode 1.
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I wonder what David Cameron is doing today? Cotswold pub lunch? Golf?.
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Dear Sons,.Thank you for my lovely tea towel but what I really want is a daughter. Love Mum x.
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A joy to start the day to Miriam Margolyes saying ‘Fuck you’ on Radio 4. I love her reliability!.
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Today, 40 years ago, Treasure Hunt first aired. Changed the face of tv. First reality show. But, most importantly, it put a woman centre stage, driving the narrative. Powerful stuff. @Channel4
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Except it bloody isn’t. It was discontinued,gone the way of my Madame Tussaud’s waxwork which was melted down to create Kim Kardashian’s left life is a list of discarded items. If they ask me to return my Rear of the Year trophy I’m going to live in a tree
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Instead of doing abs,bums and tums, thighs, pilates thingy and yoga whatsit crap nightmare, I opened a bottle of wine. Have a lovely weekend everyone. .
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God I just read Boris Jailed’ and nearly fell in the river ….
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Blimey … if ex-soldier Khalife only lasted 4 days, I feel my time on Celebrity Hunted wasn’t so shit. At least I got a suntan and a boat trip with Dire Straits. Hanging around in Chiswick is disappointing with all that military training. .
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For some reason I am weeping for my Dad. We’d have stood together for the National Anthem. I hope you’re all ok as this will make lots of you feel very sad and untethered for all sorts of reasons. Loss, wherever it comes from, is a profound thing.
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Meanwhile … I have workmen in the house who are excited to recognise me. But i’m pretty sure they think I’m Michaela Strachen. Going with it. Googling my back catalogue quickly. Fun to have a new ouevre….
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Note for police! On Celebrity Hunted I hid in Richmond Park.Then a stranger drove me to the south coast.I hid under a large bass guitar at Dire Straits’ John Ilsley’s house. Then he took me in his speed boat to the Isle of Wight where I hid under some garlic. You’re very welcome.
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‘Dear Son. I transferred £80 to you today in a sunny weekendy moment of love except you’ll have realised by now my thumb juddered and I sent £800. This is not what I meant to do. Obvs. Please get in touch.’.Nothing. 😬.
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Oh God, the joy and carefree innocence of this is beyond me
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Dear Sons,.Could you pop round. I was trying the Madonna pose under the bed and I think I’m stuck. On the plus side I’ve found 2 chargers, a fiver and Son 3’s swimming kit circa 2004. On the minus side I can’t breathe. Thanks. Mum x.ps I’m not in fishnets.
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Dear darling Twitteroos, if you’re thinking ‘Oh God, everyone around me is so big and shiny and jolly and they’re surrounded by 250 friends tonight and I’m already in my pjs”, can I reassure you that probably the rest of their life is shit?.
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Dear Sons,.All I want for Xmas is for one of you to get the sodding printer working. Love you,.Mum.
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Son 3 has left the nest. That’s it. All done. I’m left with some twigs and a woolly bit of sock.
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“EXCUSE ME! WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LEAD THE COUNTRY?”
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Well.That was like running away to the circus.What an adventure! Thank you everyone for your support and special love to @keviclifton for unflinching loyalty & kindness. And patience like I’ve never seen! I’ve certainly discovered a new me. @bbcstrictly #strictly
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Listen, I’ve got some lovely new followers. What’s the protocol? Should we do brunch or something?.
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Son 3 worried I go to bed so early &surely not good to drink EVERY evening? Luckily we dropped in for tea with @Philippa_Perry at 4pm. She answered the door mid-nap, immediately offered us a drink, and said she wanted to be in bed at 9 with a good book. I love you philippa.
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OMG Just found this.I was a 20 yr old journalist in Hong Kong, pretending to be 25, wildly out of my depth. The newsreader was taken ill and I volunteered to step in.Didn’t know a soul, lonely, terrified. No idea what to do. Tried to sound like Sue Lawley. My heart is exploding.
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Treasure Hunt @Channel4 first aired 40 years ago today! What a crew! What a bloody show!
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To mark the occasion I have grabbed a couple of Boy Scouts and a coachful of pensioners and am going to sort out HS2 and Hammersmith Bridge….
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After decades throwing myself out of helicopters and climbing mountains, I think I’ve just broken my toe doing Pilates.
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Why don’t we just change the date of Xmas? Feb 25th sounds good?.
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I’ve got it! Let’s put Cameron, May, Corbyn, Cable, Bercow, Sturgeon, Johnson, Farage, and a sprinkling from all sides, into the Big Brother house. And throw away the key until they work out what the flying fuck should be done.
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Challenge Anneka is 30 years old at the beginning of September. This was the first outfit I wore. Black leather catsuit! #JustSaying
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Happy Birthday BBC! This is me on my training course in 1976. I must be one of your longest and most loyal employees. 46 years! I’m hanging in there by a thread on @BBCRadio4. Please don’t ever chuck me out! I’ve got another 46 years in me 😬
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Monday morning. Feels odd. Don’t be overwhelmed by all those people out there being creative, resourceful and very sociable online. It can make you feel bleak. Sit and do nothing with me for a while. .
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I can’t stop watching this . .
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Oh God, just had the ‘weren’t you in gladiators’ question. That’s Ulrika in the mix ….
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Not only the ignominy of my Madame Tussauds statue being melted down, but the rose named after me, the “Anneka”, is now discontinued. What next? Are you going to tell me I’m no longer Rear of the Year?? .#RHSChelsea #harknessroses.
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Just found an excellent way of bonding with your new neighbour. He pulled up to park and I got in the back seat thinking he was my Uber….We were both a bit confused tbh.
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The funniest thing about bringing back Challenge is that everyone thinks it’s Treasure Hunt and I’ll be hanging out of a helicopter. So we thought sod it, and just amalgamated the two…#ChallengeAnnekaHunt
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I loved Happy Valley so much on Sunday I’m watching ep 2 again. Might even go for a third session. Masterclass of acting. That scene where @SarahLancsUK meets the Head Teacher…. #HappyValley.
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“WHOOP! FIRE UP THE HELICOPTER. BOOK THE REMOVAL VAN! COME ON EVERYONE, LETS GO AND HELP!”
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Does anyone else long to be in #Callthemidwife? It’s my guilty secret. Long to be on a bicycle, delivering babies, eating cake. With nuns.All at the same time.
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Son 3 found a Treasure Hunt on Youtube, having never watched it before. ‘Oh my God it’s chaos!! You’re being arrested. Shit, you’re literally jumping off a helicopter into the sea?’.
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TONIGHT! @romankemp has made a poignant film exploring the mental health crisis affecting young men. It’s personal and brave. Son 2 @joshallott directed it. Quite proud tbh. Of everyone involved. Not an easy film to make. Tonight 9pm @bbcone @twofourtweets.#OurSilentEmergency.
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Hang on … wait. One of them has just said their mum loved the show where I was hunting for treasure ….with a metal detector, finding gold. No mention of a helicopter. Who the hell am I!!.
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Honestly the news is so depressing that I thought it might be nice to show Dave the Soundman being kind and helpful when getting dressed …I find the tender attention to my belt very touching.
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Happy Christmas dear Twitter family. I’m live at 10am on Radio 2. Please join me. (By the way, this is a very old photo, I look shit this morning, very hung over)
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Yes, we landed on it! I jumped out of the helicopter, slid along the length of the sub and the Commander popped out of his thingy and gave me a pink clue. As you do … HAPPY DAYS
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Son 3 has now watched 3 Treasure Hunts on Youtube. He thinks it’s possibly the weirdest thing he’s ever seen on television, especially when I landed on a submarine and was run over by a horse. I’m thinking Skyrunner 2020? He’s easy on the eye and likes a swim”
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“Hello epic women of Ukraine? We are in awe of you and your courage and can’t wait to welcome you here in the UK”.#InternationalWomen’sDay.(GOV, WHAT’S THE FRIGGING DELAY? )
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The thing about Steve Wright …he was a most generous host. I used to love being a guest on his show. You knew you were in for a dazzling dollop of fun and kindly inclusivity … ☹️.
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As we hurtle towards Treasure Hunt’s 40th birthday here’s a high octane compilation of ‘endings’. Aw… Kenneth Kendal 💙 and many contestants who aren’t with us anymore …@Channel4
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@teddybearladies Last week I shed a tear for the teddy you saved. He made me pine for mine, who I lost about 40 yrs ago. THEN at the weekend my sister brought a crate down from her loft randomly & there he was. Joyously spooky! He must be 60. I am ridiculously happy.
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OMG just turned on tv and it’s Den and Angie!!! It’s the 80s. I’m literally in a jumpsuit. I have no children! I can land a helicopter on a submarine! I can do a cartwheel! #eastenders.
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ps. Am mortified. I actually wore my Spanx back to front for the dress rehearsal. Being Strictified is taking time.
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Going for a new pink profile this year. let’s see how long it is before I put the tool belt back on .
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I’ve been waiting for this moment for 40 years. Let’s do it!.
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Miss my panto days. Got excited recently when a producer called me about Peter Pan. I was excited. I thought, ‘I can do this! Zip wire thru the auditorium’. Nope. Mrs Darling. Fair enough. But just shows how in your head you never grow up …😬
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In case you’re having a fraught day, here’s a gentle painting I did to take a virtual dip in… 💚💙
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Cancel the 40th anniversary Treasure Hunt party! I was given duff info, it’s 2022! Anyway now I’ve opened the helicopter nostalgia door I can’t shut it cos of the downdraft, so I thought I’d show you what it’s like being surprised by a Harrier jump jet. Happy New Year everyone 💙
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I buckled at the tea break. The men utterly baffled. I slunk away….
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11am @BBCRadio4 The Reunion -Romania. Remember our Challenge to renovate an orphanage? 700 ‘incurables’: children 3 to a cot, in the dark, abused, forgotten. That desperate rocking. The story of what happened over next 30 yrs is a humanitarian miracle. Viorel is 35 now!
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Listen, if you’re on your own this eve, don’t despair! Lots of us are. What shall we do? I might last till 9pm? Anyone else pulling out all the stops till 10? I don’t believe you if you say midnight. Anyway, Happy New Year everyone. You’ve been a delight.
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What would you say to your teenage self? My advice would run to several volumes…
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Devastated for @WillBayleytt having to pull out of #Strictly. He is such a hero and has shown us all how he makes the impossible possible. He is a force of nature and an inspiration. Get better soon darling Will. 💙.
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Dear Sons,.On the subject of Lilibet-gate, please don’t call any future children after my childhood nickname. ‘Pudding’ should stay on the plate. Love Mum xx.
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Making me BLUB watching Kate Bush on BBC2 singing Wuthering Heights. Her first ever appearance on Top of the Pops. She was 19. So was I! I watched it from the gallery as a young BBC trainee, utterly transfixed… Blimey. That nostalgia button is STRONG….
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Found myself crying surprising deep snotty tears over the news of #PrincePhilip #dukeofedinburgh.
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My family is restyling me! Sharp jackets. Big glasses. Slightly panicking at the lack of Lycra …but suits my next project (more to follow).
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If you’re the sort of person who needs a climax, here you go. xxxxx
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A quiet moment before a rope ladder falls from the ceiling and 58 wind machines attack me. This photo shoot malarkey is time consuming. Could have built a scout hut by now …#ChallengeAnneka
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@philiptigerrice @joelgolby Oh no! You should have told me. I’d have dropped by for the egg and spoon!.
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Thanks if you’ve watched so far! We always knew we were on a “floating schedule” so might be bumped off at any moment. We’ll keep you posted.The main thing for me is the projects are all up and running and I love & salute our army of volunteers who made this possible.Thank you 💙
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Shit. They’ve just asked me to sign their t-shirts when they leave. I’ve got about half an hour ….
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This is a troll. You wedge it on top of your pencil and its hair wafts around while you do your maths homework …
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I’m going to lockdown in #lockdown to try and finish this bloody painting which has been on the boil for too long
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Aw Una Stubbs. I loved being a regular on Give Us a Clue with her in the 80s. I had a real girl crush on her. I would watch mesmerised as she leapt to her feet with that huge beaming smile and then proceed to act the socks off all of us….
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Basically all I’d love in life is to be a presenter on Countryfile. Diving for scallops ✔️ Wandering around remote Scottish islands ✔️Talking to hunky farmers/vets/fishermen about puffins/dolphins/sheep ✔️✔️ Sitting with John Craven on a hill somewhere judging a calendar ✔️.
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Am about to cut Son 1’s hair. Have been nominated as most capable potential hairdresser in house. I am skipping with pride. (But how the effing bollox do I do this? HELP!).
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Aw Happy FAther’s Day if you’re a dad or if you have one. Mine is currently in an urn on the mantelpiece but we might go out for a drive .
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