Andrew Castle Biography
Andrew Castle is a former tennis player and British broadcaster. Castle was the UK number one in singles tennis in 1986, rising to World No. 80 in June 1988, and No. 45 in doubles with Tim Wilkison of the United States in December 1988.
How old is Andrew Castle? – Age
He is 59 years old as of 15 November 2022. He was born in 1963 in Epsom, United Kingdom. His real name is Andrew Nicholas Castle.
Andrew Castle Family – Education
In April 1953, his mother, Lavinia Pollock (the great-granddaughter of Annie Besant), married Frank Castle. Andrew was born in the year 1963. Castle won a tennis scholarship to Millfield School in Somerset, but his parents divorced when he was 15, and he had to leave. He went to Kansas on another scholarship. He taught both children and adults tennis at the Wichita Racquet Club. He is the great-great-grandson of Annie Besant, a prominent British socialist, Theosophist, women’s rights activist, writer, orator, and supporter of Irish and Indian self-rule, as well as the uncle of Sienna Nasir-Hawkins, daughter of Chris Hawkins and Clare Nasir-Hawkins, GMTV weather presenter.
Andrew Castle Wife – Children
Castle wed Sophia, a former member of the cabin crew for Japan Airlines, on May 18, 1991, whom he had met while competing in the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo. Their two daughters.
Andrew Castle Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Andrew Castle LBC
On the speech-based radio station LBC on the weekends, he hosts a morning show. Global owns and runs the British phone-in and talk radio station LBC, which is based at its London headquarters. It debuted on Monday, October 8, 1973, a week before Capital Radio, and was the first commercial radio station in the UK to receive a license. The beginning of Independent Radio News broadcasting, which provides the service to independent local radio stations nationwide, was marked by the launch of LBC in 2006.
Up until 2006, LBC was only available in London; after that, it was made available everywhere. LBC News, a sister station of this one, specializes in breaking news, travel, and weather. On Monday, October 28, 2019, LBC relaunched as a 24-hour station on national DAB+ radio, with a combined weekly audience of 3.9 million, per RAJAR.
Andrew Castle Strictly Come Dancing
In the sixth season of the celebrity dance competition Strictly Come Dancing, Castle took part. Ola Jordan was his partner. This was the third time a primary GMTV presenter had appeared on the program before Castle. He finished week 4 in eleventh place out of the remaining twelve competitors with an average score of 22.5/40. On November 2, 2008, Castle was eliminated from the competition following round 7. He received 21 points for his samba, which put him in second-to-last place among the judges. All four judges decided to save Heather Small, who he danced with in the dance-off.
Andrew Castle GMTV
He began working as a presenter for GMTV in September 2000. After a decade on the show, he announced his departure in June 2010. On September 3, 2010, Castle broadcast the final episode of GMTV.
Andrew Castle Tennis
After completing a marketing degree while on an athletic scholarship in the United States, Castle became a professional tennis player in 1986. Throughout his playing career, he was consistently ranked first in the United Kingdom. Castle advanced to the third round at Queens Club in 1986. He won three tour doubles titles and reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final in 1987. His run to the third round of the US Open in 1987 was his best career singles performance at a Grand Slam event, as he defeated David Pate and Jimmy Brown before falling to Boris Becker in four sets.
He represented the United Kingdom at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games and the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Castle regularly competed for Great Britain in both the Davis Cup and the European Cup. His highest singles and doubles world rankings during his career were 80 and 45, respectively. Castle competes at the over-45s level for Surrey in squash and is a professional tennis player worldwide.