Anna Ryder Richardson

At-a-Glance

Serves as the Managing Director at Manor Wildlife Park.
Known for her role as an interior designer on the BBC show Changing Rooms.
Acquired Manor House Wildlife Park in Pembrokeshire for £1 million in 2008.
Subject of television series documenting her experiences at the zoo, including Chaos at the Zoo, Anna's Welsh Zoo, and Wild Welsh Zoo.
Began her career in modelling before becoming a fitness instructor.

Biography

Anna Caroline Ryder Richardson, born in Swansea in 1964, is a British interior designer and television presenter. She is currently the Managing Director of Manor Wildlife Park. Ryder Richardson was adopted at six weeks of age and raised in Surrey. Her early career included modelling and working as a fitness instructor.

Her career in interior design began after managing a children's interior shop, Squidgy Things, where she designed and decorated children's bedrooms.