Victoria Coren Mitchell is a British television presenter, author, and international poker player. She started writing stories and columns at a young age for the Daily Telegraph. She then branched out to broadcasting and began adapting plays for stage. She later joined the BBC, presenting several documentaries and shows on Radio 4. Apart from a career in broadcasting, she is also a professional poker player. Her gambling career has been very successful as she remains the only person who has won two titles in the European Poker tour. Her successful gambling expeditions led her to present ‘Late Night Poker’ and ‘The Poker Nations Cup’. Her career winnings thus far are estimated to be having exceeded £1 million. She is also the co-author of ‘Once More with Feeling’ and penned her memoir ‘For Richer, For Poorer’, in 2009. She currently wears many hats as her interests range far and wide. She is a columnist for ‘Elle’, ‘The Observer’, The Guardian, and GQ. She presents the quiz show ‘Only Connect’ and the radio series ‘Heresy’. She also makes regular appearances in popular shows like ‘Quite Interesting’ and ‘Have I Got News for You’. She currently lives in London with her husband and children.