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Melissa Reddy

Melissa Reddy is a famous South African journalist and author. Melissa Reddy currently serves as a senior reporter for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News.

Early Life and Education

Melissa Reddy was born on August 24, 1986, in Mesm, South Africa. Her age is currently 36 years old. However, there are no details about her parents and other family members. She holds South African nationality and is of mixed ethnic background. She was raised along with her siblings though their details are not available.

Regarding her educational qualification, she is a graduate student. She completed her graduation from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg where she studied Media and Communications. During her time as a student, Reddy worked as an intern at the business channel Summit TV in South Africa.

Career and Professional Life

Professionally, Melissa is a football journalist and author. When she was an undergraduate at the University, Melissa Reddy worked as an intern at Summit TV, a business channel in South Africa.

Reddy relocated to Cape Town in 2007 and joined TEAMtalk Media, working in a variety of sports until becoming Head of Football in 2011 and later Deputy Editor of KICK OFF Magazine, the largest sports publication in Africa. She was the first woman to hold such a position and the first football analyst for SuperSport’s top shows, Backpages, and Monday Night Football.

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Caption: Melissa Reddy interviewing one of the footballers
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Additionally, Reddy was hired as the Liverpool Correspondent for Goal’s 38 international editions in November 2015. Later, Reddy covered football for ESPN, The Athletic, and JOE, and he attained the position of senior football correspondent before joining The Independent as a senior football correspondent in November 2019.

Moreover, Melissa Reddy has appeared on shows like the Sunday Supplement, Red Men TV, the Premier League Show on the BBC, and “Tackling Racism” on Sky Sports News. Reddy has made guest appearances on The Anfield Wrap and BBC Radio Five Live. She has presented, written, and made guest appearances.

Personal Life

Melissa is a straight-gender person. As for her relationship status, she is currently in a relationship with Sadio Mane. Her boyfriend is a popular Senegalese footballer. Sadio Mane and Melissa have been together for a while.

We don’t know if it was love at first sight, but given their close relationship, we think they were drawn to one another right away. Mane was already a star at Liverpool when Melissa first met him.

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Caption: Melissa Reddy with her friend
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The African beauty, however, was not impressed by his wealth or his profession; instead, she fell in love with him and promised to back him in all of his professional choices. As soon as they began dating, they fell in love. Since then, they haven’t been able to be separated, but they haven’t been open about their romance online.

Melissa Reddy – Net Worth 2023

This veteran South African journalist and author has earned a decent amount of money throughout her career. She has a net worth of $2 million as of 2023. However, she hasn’t shared her salary and other asset values.

Social Media

Reflecting on her social media presence, she has huge fan followers on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Her official Facebook page ‘Melissa Reddy’ has gained more than 262K followers.

Likewise, her Instagram account ‘@melissa_reddy’ has more than 205K followers and has shared 251 posts. Similarly, she joined Twitter in May 2010 and has more than 418.7K followers on her account ‘MelissaReddy_’.

Melissa Reddy – Body Measurements

Talking about her physical stats, she has a stunning figure. She stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches and weights 52kg. Likewise, her body measurements are 34-26-35 inches. Similarly, she wears a bra of 33B, a dress of 4 (US), and shoes of 6 (US). She has a pair of dark brown eyes with blonde colored hair.

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Caption: Melissa posing for a photo
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