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Ruth Dodsworth Biography
Ruth Elizabeth Dodsworth OBE, previously known as Ruth Wignall, is a British broadcaster, journalist, and weather presenter known for her work at ITV Cymru Wales. She began training as a news reporter and presenter when she joined ITV Cymru Wales, formerly HTV Wales, in June 1996. In 2000, she swapped roles to become a weather presenter.
Ruth Dodsworth Height
Dodsworth stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Ruth Dodsworth Age
Dodsworth is 50 years old. She was born Ruth Elizabeth Dodsworth on May 21, 1975, in Worthing, West Sussex, England. She annually celebrates her birthday on May 21st.
Personal Life
Ruth Dodsworth Relatives and Family
Her father was born on March 17, 1950, and is 75 years old. On March 17, 2025, she wished her father a happy 75th birthday via her Instagram account. He has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. He was diagnosed with cancer almost 15 years ago. Since his diagnosis, he has undergone radiotherapy, had morphine patches, surgery, and chemotherapy. On February 5, 2025, she talked about her father and his experience with cancer on her Instagram account.
Dodsworth keeps more information regarding her family and relatives away from the public eye. However, we will update this information once it’s available to the public.
Ruth Dodsworth Spouse and Children | Is Ruth Dodsworth In A New Relationship?
Dodsworth got remarried to Rob Taylor on July 3, 2021. On July 3, 2024, she shared their wedding photo on her Instagram account and captioned “3 years ago today…My dress cost £45 online: a dear friend helped us with flowers…Each and every day, I wake up happy. And that’s because I have you by my side. Thank you again…My happy ever after ❤️.”
After suffering abuse at the hands of her ex-husband for almost a decade, Dodsworth commented that she was now happy and remarried, stating that people can have a life after domestic abuse and coercive control, and that she is proof of that.
Dodsworth was previously married to Jonathan Wignall. They had tied the knot in August 2002 and divorced in October 2019 after more than 17 years of marriage. The couple had two children before their divorce, Grace Dodsworth and Jack Dodsworth.
Grace graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Law on July 16, 2025. She was born on November 26, 2003, and is 55 years old. On November 26, 2024, she posted a baby photo of Grace on her Instagram account and captioned “…The moment you were born.. 21 years ago today… I loved you so overwhelmingly! I’m prouder of you than I can ever say… Happy Birthday gorgeous girl…”
Jack was born on May 12, 2005, and is 20 years old. On May 12, 2025, she posted him on her Instagram account and captioned, “…My darling boy is 20 today and I couldn’t be prouder. Happy birthday Jack. The world is a better place because you are in it…”
Ruth Dodsworth’s Ex-Husband |Is Ruth Wignall Still Married To Jonathan Wignall?
Dodsworth was previously married to Jonathan Wignall. They had tied the knot in August 2002. They met at the ‘Escape into the Park’ festival while she was filming the HTV Wales series, The Night Before the Morning After, in 2001. After more than 17 years of marriage, the couple divorced in October 2019.
Ruth Dodsworth Abuse and Stalking
Jonathan Wignall, her ex, is a businessman who worked for the Escape nightclub in Swansea and an annual dance music festival in the city. He was sentenced to three years for stalking and coercive and controlling behavior, as well as to another simultaneous 9 months for stalking. Also, he was given a lifetime restraining order against contacting Dodsworth or their children and was banned from attending her place of work.
Wignall subjected Dodsworth to almost a decade of coercive control and domestic abuse. For example, Dodsworth revealed that he used to call her up to 200 times a day and demand that she leave work to eat lunch with him, as well as delete contacts from her phone. Moreover, he threatened to take his own life and would take every penny of her salary, granting her exactly £3 for a Tesco meal deal when she asked for lunch money. He also took out loans and cards in her name, which ruined her credit score.
Dodsworth also shared that once her kids warned her not to go home because he might kill her. He caused a fractured rib when he pushed her in front of family members on one occasion. She said it took her several years to fully understand that she was enduring abuse, and it was her children’s concern for her well-being that made her realize her ex-husband’s behavior was abnormal.
In October 2019, she finally called the police, and he was arrested. After his arrest, it was revealed that Wignall had placed a tracking device on her car, linked to an app and a laptop computer. In March 2021, he confessed to a charge of coercive and controlling behaviour and stalking over a nine-year period.
Ruth Dodsworth Documentary
On May 5, 2022, Dodsworth presented Controlled By My Partner? The Hidden Abuse on ITV1. The documentary investigates coercive control, ways to spot it, and ways to stop it. It also shows her impulsive romance, where she misreads early signs of jealousy and possessiveness in her husband as evidence of his love for her. Additionally, she has spoken publicly about the abuse and her fears around his release from prison. She has also been involved in raising awareness about domestic abuse through TV programs.
Ruth Dodsworth Education
Dodsworth received her high school certificate before enrolling in college. She finished her undergraduate studies, obtaining a Bachelor’s degree in Communications. She then joined a postgraduate journalism program at Cardiff University via an ITV-sponsored course.
Professional Life
Ruth Dodsworth Career
Dodsworth is known for her work at ITV Cymru Wales. In this capacity, she works as a relief weather presenter for ITV’s English areas, including London, Central, and ITV National Weather. On December 1, 2022, she debuted as a guest weather presenter for Good Morning Britain on ITV Breakfast. On September 24, 2023, she debuted as a relief presenter for ITV National Weather.
Dodsworth presented Controlled By My Partner? The Hidden Abuse for ITV’s Tonight on May 5, 2022. The documentary investigates coercive control, ways to spot it, and ways to stop it. She received the OBE in the King’s Honour in June 2025 for her work with domestic abuse awareness.
Dodsworth began training as a news reporter and presenter when she joined ITV Cymru Wales, formerly HTV Wales, in June 1996. In 2000, she swapped roles to become a weather presenter. During her tenure at ITV Cymru Wales, she has worked as a presenter of several local programmes, including The Ferret, Wales This Week, Coast and Country, A Little Piece of Paradise, Grassroots, as well as the broadcast of the Royal Welsh Show and the Llangollen International Eisteddfod.
In September 2015, Dodsworth began co-hosting Nation Radio’s breakfast show, The Big Welsh Wake Up, opposite Niall Foster. In November of the following year, she started working as a co-presenter of a weekday breakfast show for the Nation’s five local radio stations in south and west Wales, including Radio Carmarthenshire, Radio Ceredigion, Radio Carmarthenshire, Radio Ceredigion, Radio Pembrokeshire, Swansea Bay Radio, and 106.3 Bridge FM. She left Nation in 2017. She launched her career in radio in the mid-1990s, where she worked as a researcher for BBC Radio Wales.
Ruth Dodsworth Net Worth
Dodsworth has garnered a net worth ranging from £805,000 to £4.8 million during her successful career as a journalist.
Ruth Dodsworth Salary
Dodsworth receives an approximate annual salary of £88,550 as a broadcaster and weather presenter at ITV Cymru Wales.
Ruth Dodsworth Weight Loss
There is no specific or detailed public information available about Dodsworth’s personal weight loss. However, some people have attributed her supposed weight loss to the domestic abuse she faced while married to her ex, Jonathan Wignall. Also, he controlled her access to money and food, which contributed to her physical decline.
Ruth Dodsworth Social Media
Dodsworth has active social media platforms on Facebook, X(formerly Twitter), and Instagram. She has a following of over 11K on Facebook, over 9.6K on Instagram, and over 42K on X.
Ruth Dodsworth ITV Cymru Wales
At ITV Cymru Wales, Dodsworth works with her fellow journalists and meteorologist:
- Andrea Byrne
- Andrew Jones
- Adrian Masters
- Jonathan Hill
