Anneka Rice 1988, being replaced by former tennis player Annabel Croft. Rice hosted the BBC's Children in Need appeal in 1987 and tested an early version of her next project, "Challenge Anneka". This had been devised by Rice herself and was launched in 1989 on BBC 1. It ran for a further five years. On 9 June 2006, it was announced that "Challenge Anneka" would return, but this time on ITV. The first of three specials was broadcast on Boxing Day 2006. A further episode was aired on 6 June 2007. As a result of her owning the rights to "Challenge Anneka"
Anneka Rice they parted six months after their son was born in 1997. In 1994 Rice presented "Capital Woman", a weekly women's magazine programme for Carlton Television (ITV), which, like "Challenge Anneka", was produced by Gutteridge's company Mentorn. Later she also presented "Holiday" for BBC One. In 1995 "Challenge Anneka" was axed by the BBC. Rice decided to quit television to spend time with her three children, and spent five years studying painting at Chelsea College of Art. In 2005 she began a relationship with writer Simon Bell. She is a supporter of the Conservative Party. Anneka Rice Anne Lucinda Hartley Rice