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Born in West Sussex, Romesh Ranganathan, 46, was a maths teacher before he became a standup, and then presenter of TV shows Asian Provocateur, The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan and The Ranganation. In 2021, he became host of The Weakest Link. His autobiography is titled Straight Outta Crawley and last year he published a children’s book, Lil’ Muffin Drops the Mic. Rob and Romesh Vs, the seventh series of his Bafta award-winning show with Rob Beckett, is on Sky. Ranganathan is married with three children and lives in West Sussex.
What is your greatest fear?
My children ending up anything like me.
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