Jon Snow flies the flags for Africa in colourful jacket

RICHARD EDEN: Former Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow flies the flags for Africa in colourful jacket – harking back to his flamboyant ties

Known for the colourful ties he wore during his 32 years on Channel 4 News, Jon Snow now sports flamboyant jackets instead.

Snow, 75, who retired in 2021, was spotted with his wife, the Zimbabwean academic Precious Lunga, 48, strolling around Primrose Hill, North London.

He paid homage to her roots by wearing a jacket decorated with the flags of African countries.

‘I’m proud of the fact she is a Zimbabwean,’ Snow has said of Lunga, whom he married in 2010.

They have a son, delivered via surrogate in 2021. Snow also has two daughters with former girlfriend, Madeleine Colvin, a human rights lawyer.

Snow (left), 75, who retired in 2021, was spotted with his wife, the Zimbabwean academic Precious Lunga (right), 48, strolling around Primrose Hill, North London

In February, Snow revealed he was on the ‘lookout for more work’ after an ‘abrupt’ end to his journalism career a in 2021.

Speaking to Radio Times, he said: ‘Everything is tickety-boo, except there isn’t quite as much work as I’d like. I’m on the lookout for more.’

When speaking about enjoying a busy retirement, he said: ‘You can’t put your feet up anyway when you’ve got a two-year-old. They’ll be sitting on your feet before you can put them even halfway up.’

He continued: ‘It’s just that I want to keep the old brain going. And you can’t suddenly give up asking questions. You remain a journalist at heart, whether you’re employed as one or not.

‘I was at ITN and Channel 4 News for 43 years, and if you pound away for that long, doing the same thing, at the same time, every day, the moment it stops is quite abrupt.’

Jon added: ‘I’d always known there would be an endpoint, and it was probably the right time.’

In February, Snow revealed he was on the ‘lookout for more work’ after an ‘abrupt’ end to his journalism career a in 2021

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