Fiona Bruce revealed she took a "vow of silence" after she secured her presenting gig on Question Time. The BBC broadcaster, who also fronts Antiques Roadshow, admitted it has been drummed in to her by the corporation to remain impartial at all times despite what viewers may think. The 61-year-old even confessed her own family aren't even aware of her political beliefs. The newsreader explained in a resurfaced interview from 2021 her vow to the BBC was taken decades ago, and she admittedly takes pride that both right and left-wing activists take offence at her shows.

Speaking to The Mail on Sunday's You magazine, Fiona said: "It is the belief of the BBC that one has to strive to be neutral when reporting the news. That is baked into me like words through a stick of rock."

She went on: "I have not expressed political opinions to my friends or my family. When my children were growing up I never did, in case they blurted out something innocently at school. It was like this omerta [vow of silence]."

Fiona also addressed the furious reactions to being appointed host of the political talk show after taking over from David Dimbleby.

The presenter admitted she is thrilled the audience can not discern her politics.

She commented: "On my desk is a screenshot from Twitter that shows two responses to Question Time.

"The first says, 'Fiona Bruce is turning this into a Conservative hustings,' and literally the next one is, 'she's more left-wing than Trotsky.'"

Fiona is a regular face on both the BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten and also co-hosted Crimewatch for eight years.

Starting as a researcher on Panorama, she soon progressed to become a reporter on prime-time current affairs series, including Newsnight and Panorama.

She joined Antiques Roadshow as the lead presenter in 2008 and went on to front Question Time in 2019.