Ben Shephard quips he's 'peak middle age' as GMB host shares pic of rarely seen wife

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Ben Shephard, 47, has taken to Instagram to give fans an insight into his family life as he strolled in the park with his wife, Annie.The Good Morning Britain star, who has garnered 491,000 followers, joked that he and Annie had “hit peak middle age” during their afternoon walk.He uploaded a snap showing him and his wife wearing sunglasses as they took a walk in the park during sunset.The pair had wrapped up warm and were carrying flasks as they enjoyed the wintry landscapes.He penned: “It’s happened - we’ve just hit peak middle age.“Went for a walk with @mrsannieshephard in the afternoon sunshine, and we took flasks of tea!!“So Rock n Roll! #sorrynotsorry.”The couple were inundated with messages from friends and fans reacting to Ben’s quip.Fellow GMB star Richard Arnold said: “Middle youth.“I won’t tell you again.”Monyog added: “Yep that was me & hubby on Saturday on my birthday….“We brought his n hers walking boots.That’s middle age for me.”Mickey_as_in_mouse quipped: “Not sure my heels would cope with that Ben lol.“Now if it was a flask of a cheeky little Cocktail then I could resort to trainers lol.”Ben recently issued a health update after a fan enquired about his recovery process from his leg injury.The Tipping Point star injured his leg during a veterans football match back in June last year.He suffered a fractured leg, a ruptured ACL, and torn muscles and ligaments as a result of the incident.Ben was bed bound and underwent several surgeries before taking a break from his presenting duties on GMB.Earlier this month, a curious Twitter user asked Ben how his progress was coming along."How's the knee coming on pal?" @shrekfacethema1 tweeted."That new equipment any good?