{"id":803063,"date":"2026-10-15T05:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/803063\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T05:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:12:16","slug":"who-is-hannah-fry-age-height-career-husband-and-children-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/803063\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Hannah Fry? Age, height, career, husband and children revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"publish_date\">14 October 2026, 19:50<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hannah Fry is famous for making maths and science more fun and relatable\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"848255\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/848255.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Hannah Fry is famous for making maths and science more fun and relatable.<\/p>\n<p>Picture:<br \/>\nGetty<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?href=www.heart.co.uk%2Fshowbiz%2Fhannah-fry-age-height-career-husband-children%2F&amp;app_id=199141616775675\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"gusto.tracking.social(&#039;facebook&#039;, &#039;share&#039;)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook share\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792041136_536_facebook-share.png\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Is Hannah Fry related to Stephen Fry? And how did she become famous? Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about the TV star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Professor Hannah Fry is best known for her work in mathematics as her career is to make the subject more fun and accessible for all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Now taking part in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-movies\/the-traitors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Celebrity Traitors<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.co.uk\/showbiz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">showbiz<\/a> personality is joining the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.co.uk\/showbiz\/rob-beckett-facts-age-tv-shows-wife-children\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Beckett<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.co.uk\/showbiz\/sharon-rooney-facts-age-height-tv-shows-net-worth\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sharon Rooney<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart.co.uk\/showbiz\/king-kenny-facts-real-name-age-height-girlfriend-career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">King Kenny<\/a> and more as they look to seek out who is faithful and who is a traitor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Away from the Scottish castle and her maths career, Hannah is also newly dating and has two children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about Hannah including her age, height, how she become famous and what happened with her ex-husband.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hannah fry also enjoys stand-up comedy alongside her maths career\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"848259\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/848259.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Hannah fry also enjoys stand-up comedy alongside her maths career.<\/p>\n<p>Picture:<br \/>\nGetty<\/p>\n<p>Who is Hannah Fry?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Age: 42<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">From: Herefordshire <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fryrsquared\/?hl=en-gb\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@fryrsquared<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Hannah grew up in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire with her parents and two sisters. With a natural love of maths, she chose to take the subject on to university where she eventually got a PhD, giving her the title of Professor.<\/p>\n<p>How tall is Hannah Fry?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Hannah is above the average height for a UK female measuring in at a model height of 6ft. That&#8217;s around 1.83m tall.<\/p>\n<p>Is Hannah Fry related to Stephen Fry?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">A common question for Hannah is if she&#8217;s related to actor Stephen Fry due to their shared last name. However, the answer is no. They are of no relation.<\/p>\n<p>How did Hannah Fry become famous and what has she done in her career?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Hannah&#8217;s love of maths is at the centre of her career and fame. Following her PhD, she went on to become the first Cambridge University professor of Public Understanding of Mathematics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">In 2015, she also dabbled in stand-up comedy which lead to her following a career in broadcasting too. She&#8217;s hosted show The Secret Genius of Modern Life and also has her own podcast, The Rest Is Science.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Hannah has also hosted documentaries, appeared on TV shows like The Celebrity Traitors and Have I Got News For You as well as written four books.<\/p>\n<p>Is Professor Hannah Fry married?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Hannah was married to husband Phil Lythell but the couple divorced in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">She is now dating boyfriend Oli whom she met on a dating app. Hannah revealed she came across his profile after being banned for &#8220;impersonating&#8221; herself, forcing her to set up a new account.<\/p>\n<p>Does Hannah Fry have children?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">With ex-husband Phil, Hannah has two daughters. Like many celebrities, she has chosen to keep them out of the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"14 October 2026, 19:50 Hannah Fry is famous for making maths and science more fun and relatable. 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