Cara Banks Height, Weight, Age, Wiki, Net Worth, Husband

By Connie

Cara Robinson Banks is a beautiful, famous English anchor and golf reporter who hosts the Morning Drive Show. If you’re a golfer or a lover of golf, then you must have met this beauty who seems to be born for the camera with a unique British accent. She is popular for being a host in the Morning Drive show, she also reports on the golf tournaments and live sports coverage.

Cara Robinson’s net worth is estimated at $1.5 million. Her earnings are based on her salary from hosting golf and other sporting events. I guess you would like to know more about this beautiful lady that graces our Morning Drive Golf Show.

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Early Life and Family

Cara was born on 7th August 1985 in London, United Kingdom. Her parents are Michael Robinson and Sarah Robinson. Her father Michael Robinson owns a company that plans golf holidays while her mother Sarah was the president of the British Alpine Racing Ski Clubs. Cara was brought up alongside her younger brother, Myles Robinson. Both of them attended Ashdown House Prep School, however, their parents decided to separate to different single-sex schools. Cara attended Beneden Boarding school for girls while Myles attended Charter House boarding school, also boys only. Born into the house of sports lovers, Cara and Myles developed an interest in pursuing a career in sports. The whole family are fans of Chelsea Football Club and Cara followed in the footsteps of her to go into golf. Same is said about her Myles who went as far as winning major tournaments with their father. Myles also loves skiing and water polo, which led to his death.

In December 2009, Myles was declared missing during the family’s annual Ski vacation in Wengen, Switzerland. His body was later found at the bottom of a steep cliff after a rigorous week of search by the search party which made headlines on the British media.

Cara’s great passion for sports started developing while she was still in high school and it continued when she joined the university.

Cara’s brother Myles Robinson died while on a skiing ride during one of the annual Ski trip to Wegan, Switzerland. The police found his dead body on a cliff after a week along search. Cara became a pillar of strength for her family during the very difficult moments. She later decided to start a charitable trust fund in the name of his brother to honor his life and times. The accident was a major blow on the family of four, as Myles was to commence his first job at the end of the vacation. However, his elder sister stood in the gap for the family by encouraging her parents and setting up a foundation in her brother’s name. The foundation aims to give British youths the opportunity to teach under-privileged children sports.

Career

Upon the completion of her university degree, Cara towed the sporting traits in her family by pursuing a career in reporting golf and sport events. She started as an assistant producer for the arm of IMG Media. The job did not give her time, as it involves traveling and covering golf tournaments. Then she moved on to covering Golfing World on Sky Sports in England. During this period, she also contributed to @TheOpenLive, a telecast of the open championship. In addition to that, she has also contributed to Wimbledon, London, 2012 Olympics, World’s Strongest Man (2013) and Taste Festivals. Over years, she has covered some major sports in Golf and other sporting events. With her growing experience in journalism, she was offered the job of co-hosting Golf Channel’s Morning Drive in 2015. She hosted the World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2017. She covered Ryder Cup 2018.

Cara’s breakthrough in her media career saw her move to the U.S. and became popular for holding interviews with famous sports personalities for the Golf Channel. She previously worked for the Sky Sports Golfing world. She also gets featured in NBC Sports. She has covered all the major sports in Golf during her time as a reporter. She was picked to host the World Golf Hall of fame induction ceremony in 2017.

She moved to the United States to work for a golf channel. Cara previously worked for Sky Sports Golfing World before moving to Orlando to join the Golf Channel Team as a co-host. She also met her husband, a fellow British in the US.

Personal Details:

Date of Birth	August 7, 1985
Age (as in 2018)	33 years old
Born Place	London, England
Sun Sign	Leo
Nationality	English
Ethnicity	White

Father	Michael Robinson
Mother	Sarah Robinson
Brother	Myles Robinson
Sister	Not Available
Children	Jagger Myles Banks

Cara Banks Husband/Boyfriend and Affairs

Cara dated a guy named Mike before her move to Florida, U.S. in 2015. However, Cara started dating Oliver Banks in December 2011. Oliver Banks is British and attended St. Johns School in England and he is three years younger than Cara. Cara got engaged on December 23, 2016, and she tied the knot with her four years’ boyfriend on October 6, 2017. The love birds share the love and passion for sports. Their wedding took place at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, and they had their honeymoon at Santorini. Not long after their wedding, Oliver was involved in a skiing accident and was airlifted to hospital. After a successful surgery, he got back to his feet. In May 2019, Cara and Oliver received their first child and named him Jagger Myles Banks. Cara changed her name professionally and on social media from Cara Robinson to Cara Banks.

Cara Banks currently stands at a height of massive 6 feet 1 inches or 185 cm tall and weighs approximately 60 kg or 132 pounds. Her body measurements are 32-24-34 inches. Likewise, her hair color is blonde and eye color is dark brown. She is very tall with a British accent. This combined with her lovable character makes people glued to their television screens watching her read the sports news.

Marital Status	Married
Husband	Oliver “Ollie” Banks
Current Relationship with	Oliver “Ollie” Banks
Past Affairs	Mike

Salary and Net Worth

Cara Robinson’s net worth is estimated at $1.5 million. Her earnings are based on her salary from hosting golf and other sporting events. I guess you will like to know more about this beautiful lady that graces our Morning Drive Golf Show. She gets an estimated annual salary of $51,000.

Golf Channel Morning Drive Host

Cara was hosting Morning Drive on the Golf Channel since 2015. She interviews golf personalities. Cara has also ventured into hosting other sports events as well and has even covered Wimbledon.

In 2018 Cara moved to hosting Golf Central in 2018 and was finally replaced in 2019 by Anna Whiteley.