Zain Asher’s husband, Steve Peoples, an associated Press’s Chief Political Writer, shares two adorable children with the CNN news reporter.
The well-celebrated journalist Zain Asher serves as a news anchor at CNN International. Currently, she anchors the network’s global news show One World with Zain Asher, which airs on weekdays.
After graduation, she kicked off her career as a receptionist at a production company. Later, she became a freelance reporter at News 12 Brooklyn before moving to CNN.
The British Nigerian journalist’s memoir “Where The Children Take Us” was published in April 2022, reportedly by HarperCollins. It has been garnering constructive comments from critics.
Who Is Zain Asher’s Husband Steve Peoples?
Steve Peoples is the husband of Zain Asher, the well-acknowledged CNN news anchor. The couple passed each other paths while she was reportedly on a work trip to Boston.
Talking about Steve’s profession, he is the Chief Political Writer at The Associated Press. However, he is highly perceived as the husband of the CNN news anchor.
Speaking about his academic attributes, he earned his BA degree in media studies at the University of Southern Maine. Likewise, he also attended Boston University, according to his LinkedIn bio.
Steve attended Brown University and reportedly graduated in 2008 with a Master’s degree in Public Polic. He later on kicked off his career as a writer for The Province Journal’s State House Bureau.
After working as a writer for seven years, from 2003 until 2010, Zain’s husband started functioning as a political correspondent, CQ Roll Call Group.
As the political reporter, he reportedly covered presidential politics and House and Senate elections across the country for Roll Call. He worked at CQ for a year.
He then joined The Associated Press as the national political reporter in July 2011 and, to date, has been serving in the same company. He has worked there for over a decade now.
Discouring the couple’s relationship, they encountered each other while Asher was on a work trip in 2014. They exchanged the wedding vows officially after three years of their first meeting in 2017.
The CNN news anchor is more than grateful to have Steve as her husband, father to their children, and someone who has her back even in the darkest days of her life.
Furthermore, the adorable couple shares two children, sons from their togetherness. Zain even so often uploads the happy family picture of four members on her Instagram.
Get To Learn About Zain Asher’s Family: Her Sibling Chiwetel Ejiofor
Talking about Zain Asher’s family, she was born to Nigerian parents Obiajulu Ejiofor and Arinze Ejiofor on the 27th of August 1983 in Balham, London, United Kingdom.
Her father, Arinze was reportedly a doctor who breathed his last, succumbing to the injuries in a tragic car accident, when he was just five, during a road trip.
Zain’s elder brother Chiwetel Ejiofor was also in a car accident with her father but survived the accident. Whereas, Obiajulu, Asher’s mother, was a pharmacist working in Brixton.
Chiwetel Ejiofor, her elder brother, is a well-distinguished actor who receives numerous accolades. He has bagged a BAFTA Award, an NAACP Image Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, etc.
Zain Asher Net Worth.
Thirty-eight years old, Zain Asher has a sizable net worth, considering that she has been in the industry for quite a lengthy time. At the same time, the precise figure remains under the audit.
Her journey in CNN started after a CNN executive invited her to the CNN headquarters in New York for a screen test. She was hired as a business correspondent initially before serving as an anchor at CNN International.