Read about Amber Sherlock net worth, age, husband, children, height, family, parents, salary and tv shows as well as other information you need to know.
Introduction
Amber Sherlock officially known as Amber Simone Sherlock Higlett is an Australian journalist, television news presenter and reporter. She now presents the weather on Nine News Sydney and previously hosted the daily national one-hour news bulletin Nine News Now.
Early life
| Name | Amber Sherlock |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Journalist, News presenter, Reporter |
| Age | 51 years |
| Height | 1.68m |
Amber Sherlock was born on December 1, 1971 (age 51 years) in Sydney, Australia. She attended the University of Technology in Sydney. Sherlock is represented by the management company 22.
Career
Amber Sherlock began her career at the Seven Network in Sydney and worked for the financial news service at the Commonwealth Bank before joining Network Ten for the Sydney Olympics. She then moved into finance journalism, taking a position in London for several years.
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Sherlock came back to Canberra as a host for a Network Ten current affairs program. Upon her return to Sydney, Sherlock went to work for Commonwealth Securities as a financial journalist, after which she took a position as a newsreader with Sky News Australia.
She joined the Nine Network in 2007 to present the business segments for the Today, Nine Morning News Hour and Nine Afternoon News. She was the news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday news presenter on Today. Sherlock later presented the morning edition of the Qantas Inflight News.
In January 2009, it was announced that Sherlock would be the news presenter for Weekend Today, alongside co-hosts Cameron Williams and Leila McKinnon
Controversy
On 12 January 2017, the footage was leaked showing Sherlock off-air having an outburst during an advert break on Nine News Now because she and fellow journalist reporter Julie Snook were both wearing the same color white (though Snook argued she was actually wearing a shade of light blue), as well as guest psychologist Sandy Rea. Sherlock stated “we cannot all be in white” for the talk segment and demanded that Snook put on a jacket.
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In a statement to 9Honey, Sherlock said that she “probably overreacted” over the situation and that “Live TV can be a pretty stressful beast, at times.” Snook told 9Honey that she and Amber Sherlock were still friends and that she does enjoy working with her. The footage was featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as part of Jimmy Kimmel’s opening for the show.
Kimmel said in his opening monologue “I don’t know who decided to release this tape but whoever that was I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart,” It was stated that the staff member at Nine who leaked the video would face disciplinary action, with insiders calling it a “sackable” offense.
Husband
Amber Sherlock is a married woman. She is happily married to Chris Sherlock since 2004. Her husband is a private person and they have two children together. In June 2010, Amber gave birth to their first child, a daughter. She went into labor while on air during Weekend Today. In April 2014, Sherlock gave birth to a son. As of February 2023, Amber Sherlock and her husband Chris Sherlock are still married.
Amber Sherlock net worth
How much is Amber Sherlock worth? Amber Sherlock net worth is estimated at around $5 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a journalist, reporter and news presenter. Her salary per month and other career earnings are over $450,000 dollars annually. She is one of the richest and most influential journalists in Australia. Her remarkable achievements have earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips.