'Antiques Roadshow' Presenter Fiona Bruce: 'Age Is Definitely An Issue For Women In TV'

Fiona Bruce Claims 'Age Is Definitely An Issue' For Women In TV

BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce has complained that age is still a problem for women working in TV.

But Fiona, 48, who dyes her hair to cover her greys when she reads the news, said that there was no point getting angry about the double standards in the industry.

The Antiques Roadshow presenter told Reader's Digest: "Age is definitely an issue for women in TV.

"So far, it hasn't been for me, but I know I need to make the best of myself... I have a few grey hairs. I dye them. I don't let my grey hair show when I'm reading the news."

Fiona said that she would not consider cosmetic surgery as her husband would never forgive her.

But she said: "Of course, we wouldn't even be having this conversation if I was a 48-year-old man!

"I used to get cross about that, but what's the point? I'm never going to change things on my own. If age does become an issue, I'll deal with it."

In February, the BBC's then director general Mark Thompson admitted that the "BBC has a case to answer about the way it treats older women on the air".

Fiona, who used to present Crimewatch, revealed that she had many ambitions for life after television, including working as a magistrate.

"You don't present a show like Crimewatch without developing a real respect for the justice system in this country," she told the October issue of the magazine.

SLIDESHOW: Fiona Bruce says she'll never have plastic surgery, here are just some stars with plastic surgery regrets...

Plastic Surgery Regrets (CLONED)
Sharon Osbourne(01 of12)
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"I wish I'd never had my breasts done the last time," she told New Magazine. "They've put these bloody great bags in that are too f***ing round--it's like a water bed on your chest." (credit:Getty)
Denise Richards(02 of12)
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"When I was 19, a doctor put in bigger implants than what I asked for. I was in such a hurry to get them that I didn't research my doctor," Richards told Us Weekly. "I just thought because they're a plastic surgeon, they must be good. You have to be your advocate for your own body and ask 100 questions."Later Richards wrote: "At 19 when I first got my breasts done, I wish that I was confident enough with my body to not have had surgery. That is something that I really want to encourage in my daughters, to embrace their healthy body and have confidence. I actually feel more confident in my skin now than in my 20's. Being confident is one of the sexiest qualities a woman can exude." (credit:Getty)
Jenny McCarthy (03 of12)
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"Me and my friends found a doctor in Arizona that cost about $1,500 to get our boobs done--because they didn't use anesthesia and I didn't know it," McCarthy told WENN. In a later interview with Us Weekly, the former playmate said she was "too young" when she got her implants at 19. (credit:Getty)
Victoria Beckham(04 of12)
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In an interview with British Vogue, Victoria was asked about the absence of her "torpedo bazookas", to which the former Spice Girl reportedly replied, "gone". (credit:Getty)
Kimberly Stewart (05 of12)
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In an interview with Now Magazine, Kimberly states her famous father was supportive of his daughter when she had the implants put in at 18, and even more supportive when she decided to get rid of them. She recalls, "He's very supportive of whatever I do. He was just like, 'If you don't feel comfortable, if you don't feel safe, just get them removed.'" (credit:Getty)
Kourtney Kardashian (06 of12)
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When she was 22, she got surgery to go from a B-cup to a C-cup. "It was so dumb... I just got the idea in my head one day, and that was that. There was no talking me out of it," said Kardashian in an interview with Us Weekly. (credit:Getty)
Danielle Staub(07 of12)
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Last year, Staub had another surgery to correct a botched boob job she got done when she was younger. "She was very upset with her breasts," her doctor, Michael Fiorillo told, Us Weekly. "Scar tissue formed around the breast implant and that makes the implants hard, cold and deformed...the right one was almost up by her neck!" (credit:Getty)
Kim Zolciak(08 of12)
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Kim got her breast implants at age 20. Looking at pictures of herself on vacation in Miami last year, Zolciak couldn't believe what she saw. "My boobs looked crazy and saggy," she revealed to In Touch. (credit:Getty)
Heidi Montag(09 of12)
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The Hills star -- now a size "E or F" depending on the bra had a staggering 10 procedures done in one day. "I'm obsessed with fitness but it's impossible to work out with these boobs," Montag told Life and Style Magazine. "It's heartbreaking. I can't live an everyday life." (credit:Getty)
Jenna Jameson (10 of12)
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"When I had implants, I felt uncomfortable," the former porn star told Us Weekly. "I would be shy at the beach. I know it sounds funny, but I'd wear high-necked clothes, unless I was at an adult-film convention. So I thought, 'why don't I be who I am and get my real ones back?'" (credit:Getty)
Tara Reid (11 of12)
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"I was a 34B, but the right one was always bigger than the left," she told Us Weekly. "He gave me Cs, and I didn't want them. At all." (credit:Getty)
Tori Spelling (12 of12)
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"Well, I got my boobs done in my early 20s," Spelling told Good Morning America. "If I had known that it would or could possibly impact production of milk, I wouldn't have had them. I love being a mom. I am on my third baby. We want to have more. That's my role... these don't matter." (credit:Getty)