Robert Kilroy-Silk Net Worth
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Updated on January 15, 2026
Robert Kilroy-Silk net worth is
$1.1 Million
Robert Kilroy-Silk Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Robert Michael Kilroy-Silk (born 19 May 1942) is an English politician, who served as an independent Member of the European Parliament. He previously had a career as a television presenter and was best known for his daytime talk show, Kilroy. He has been a university lecturer and Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP). He stood successfully for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in the 2004 election to the European Parliament.He left them in 2005 to found a new party which he called Veritas; he resigned as its leader later the same year. | Net Worth | $1.1 Million |
| Date Of Birth | May 19, 1942 |
| Place Of Birth | Birmingham, England, UK |
| Profession | Editorial Department |
| Work Position | Member of European Parliament for East Midlands |
| Education | London School of Economics |
| Spouse | Jan Beech |
| Nicknames | Robert Kilroy-Silk, Kilroy-Silk, Robert |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Silver hair and suntan |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I know that all Arabs are not suicide bombers of limb amputators. I know many are extremely urbane, intelligent, sophisticated and civilised people. |
| 2 | Arab countries are not shining examples of civilisation are they? Few of them make much contribution to the welfare of the rest of the world. Apart from oil - that was discovered, produced and paid for by the West - what do they contribute? I can't think of anything useful. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Two children with wife Jan: Dominic and Natasha Kilroy-Silk. Grandson Zachary. |
| 2 | Silk was his real father's name who was killed in action when he was just a baby, and Kilroy is his stepfather's surname from when his mother remarried. |
| 3 | [February 2005] Left UKIP to form his own political party "Veritas" (which is Latin for "truth"). |
| 4 | On 14 June 2004 he was elected as MEP (Member of the European Parliament) for the East Midlands, representing the UK Independence Party which campaigns for the UK to withdraw from Europe so it may govern itself without interference from Brussels. |
| 5 | [June 2004] Became an MEP for the UK Independence Party (UKIP), winning his seat by 26%, and helping the party jump to third highest votes in the Country, quadrupling its seats in the Euro elections. |
| 6 | (Friday January 9th 2004) The BBC halted his Day to Day (1986) programme after he made controversial remarks about Arabs in a newspaper article. |
| 7 | He was a Labour MP between 1976 and 1983. |
Editorial Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day to Day | 1986 | TV Series executive editor |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wogan | 1986 | TV Series | |
| TV Eye | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| World in Action | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Loose Women | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Question Time | 1979-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hell's Kitchen | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW! | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sunday Programme | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kilroy's Week with the Gypsies | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Richard & Judy | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kilroy: Behind the Tan | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Morgan and Platell | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| GMTV | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| HARDtalk | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast with Frost | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Morning | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Have I Got News for You | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Day to Day | 1986-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| BBC World News | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV Burp | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shafted | 2001 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Love Hurts | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Birds of a Feather | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dame Edna Experience | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Known for movies
Day to Day (1986-2004)
as Editorial Department
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2008)
as Himself
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW! (2008)
as Himself
Shafted (2001)
as Himself - Host