'Constantly checking' Louise Minchin's daughter admits devastating way ordeal changed mum

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker has been questioned by fans on Twitter for not correcting someone who claimed Sally Nugent and him were the “best presenter combination” on BBC Breakfast.

‘‘That’s when Brian Blessed punched me in the face. I got nine stitches.‘‘We were filming the old BBC version of Tom Jones and I was playing a fop in a powdered wig and make-up. “He was playing a squire, from the country.”Brian explained that in the scene, he was attempting to seduce Peter's character's daughter but he got “over-excited” and hit him back too hard when a fight ensued. Peter added that he woke up with two paramedics standing over him. The star was then taken to the hospital with “poor Brian” obviously distraught. Brian, who famously played Flash Gordon, still claims to be haunted by the incident. “I’d been attempting to seduce his daughter - and in the scene he punched me.

Kemp, 59, has spoken up about how her children feared her and Martin getting divorced, but they never “considered it".The star spoke about how she met Martin as well as their relationship as they grew. Martin and Shirlie both spoke up about how they have managed to maintain their relationship for 35 years. Explaining what Shirlie means to him, he said that she has always been his “best friend.” Shirlie added that both her children were worried about the two of them divorcing based on their friends’ parents’ relationships. “Shirlie is the funniest person I know,” Martin said. “She's fun, she's grounded and she's my best friend.”Shirlie then added to the Daily Mail: “We both had parents who were together their whole lives.“I remember our kids being worried when they saw parents of their friends divorcing, but we've never considered it.” When asked about how her husband was a heart-throb, she said that it had “always been that way.” Shirlie recalled when she first introduced him to her mum, who branded him “the most handsome man” she had ever met. Shirlie also explained that she was worried he would be a typical pop star, but soon discovered he was kind. She said: “It's always been like that. “I remember my mum meeting him for the first time. “She said, 'Oh, Shirl, he's the most handsome man I've ever seen.

Aled then went on to say that he doesn’t give her much advice, as daughters rarely listen to their dads.He said: “The fact that she loves what she’s doing and she’s great at it, so long may it last.”ITV host Kate asked if he’s offered her any words of wisdom on dealing with fame and he replied: “When do daughters ever listen to their dads? Come on! I don’t give her advice.”He continued: “She’s so level-headed.She loves acting and being on set.”Ben Shephard then asked the singer if he thought he and Emilia would ever be able to work with each other. Aled responded saying she’s too busy to work for him. Ben said: “You must have such immense pride as a father to be able to talk to her about her achievements.“Do you ever wonder if you could do something together?”The 51-year-old then quipped: “She’s too busy to work for me.She’s like, 'no, forget it.' "She’s more into pop music than my scene.She’s in LA! I can’t afford her!”Speaking to PA Media, Emilia addressed her nomination: “I’m just so grateful that people loved Coda because I did work so hard. “I was 17 when we shot so I had a big, big workload for 17, so it's nice, people are being so lovely."Speaking about what skills she had to pick up for the film, undoubtedly, sign language was the foremost, but she also had to learn to sing and fish. The actress said: “I trained for nine months with American Sign Language and had singing lessons too because I loved singing, but I'd never had a singing lesson before. “I also had to learn how to fish, so I'd wake up at 3am every morning for two weeks and we'd go out three miles at sea and catch fish for hours and hours, and the Massachusetts accent, I had to learn that too.”

BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin sent a sweet message to her former co-worker Dr Sian Williams on social media. Louise, 53, urged Sian to "excel" as the TV star stepped down from her presenting role on 5 News earlier this week.Sian, 57, announced to her fans that she would be stepping down from 5 News in the spring, leaving many followers upset.The TV star posted: "Feels odd to dip into your timeline, but a bit of personal news.

Louise Minchin has revealed that she and her daughter Mia were both victims of a "terrifying" stalking incident on her new ITV documentary.The former BBC Breakfast star, 53, and her 20-year-old daughter explained that the ordeal began over Instagram with a barrage of messages from someone hiding behind a fake account.The mother and daughter duo were left "terrified" and on a constant "state of high alert" because they didn't know anything about the person sending the frightful messages.For the first time, the pair opened up about being targeted by ex-solider Carl Davies on Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking. Louise questioned whether she had changed her usual behaviour out of fear while constantly glancing over her shoulder, wondering if every person she passed could be her stalker.Although, Louise and Mia had been targeted by a person hiding behind a fraudulent profile on social media, the police were able to hunt down their offender.Opening up for first time about the ordeal, Mia said: "I'm logged into mum's Instagram account and suddenly loads of messages started coming."They were all kind of just really offensive, calling us not very nice names and then they got much more graphic.

Louise Minchin has a history of news presenting on the channel, while her BBC Breakfast co-host Carol Kirkwood presents the weather.

Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway took her daughter to the West End to watch Dirty Dancing for her 16th birthday.The star admitted the trip was “just what the doctor ordered” after what she described as “a tough week”. Kate, 54, shared a smiling snap of herself with daughter Darcey, 16, sitting in the audience at The Dominion Theatre on Instagram yesterday.The grand purple curtain with the words “Dirty Dancing” in lights could just about be seen in the background as the mum and daughter posed for the camera. Darcey wore a glittery, tiara-style headband and proudly showed off her white manicured nails, which matched her white blouse. Mum Kate looked equally stylish in her brightly-coloured pink and purple blouse. Kate told her 1.1 million followers: “Well what a way to celebrate your 16th birthday Eve!! “@ddonstage is THE best fun & we are both in love with Johnny.“And yes Darcey has already told me no one puts her in a corner!“Just what the doctor ordered after a tough week. “The season ends at Easter so if you get the chance to go do it! #dirtydancing #dirtydancinglondon.”Kate’s followers took to the comments section to share their best wishes to the mother and daughter duo. Melanie Williams wrote: “Oh I think Darcey is just amazing at the way she has dealt with everything you’ve all been through, as is your son.“Nobody deserves a special birthday more - Happy 16th Birthday Darcey.” (sic)Beverley added: “Happy Birthday Darcey.

ITV talk show host Lorraine Kelly has recalled the serious wardrobe malfunction that spurred her on to lose weight in a new episode of the podcast Wellness That Works.The star has previously been candid about the fact that she had gained weight over lockdown due to forming several unhealthy lifestyle habits. Lorraine, 62, spoke about how she was dismayed to find that she had gone from a size 10 to a size 14 during lockdown, after she started letting her healthy routine slide. Speaking in the podcast to hosts Pip and Jason, she explained: “It was weird, you know, the way it kind of just crept up on me. “I went from a size 10, and then I was a 12, and then towards the end of last year, and the start of this year, I was a 14. “And then - this is so embarrassing… I was doing an interview with The Wanted, you know, that lovely wee boy band? They’re so cute and lovely. “And I had a size 14 dress on and it was straining at the bosom. And the button popped!” she exclaimed.“I leaned over and the button actually popped and nearly hit one of them right in the eye and that was the wake-up call. “That was the beginning of January and I thought come on, this is not good.”Lorraine went on to quip that the "health and safety" issue caused by her dress in the ITV studios meant she had to make a change.Lorraine recently revealed in an exclusive with Express.co.uk that she has teamed up with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) in hopes of getting her “va va voom back”.The star agreed that, while the perfect size is different for every person, she wanted to get back to feeling like herself again.“It’s not about how much space you take up in the world,” Lorraine explained.

Louise Minchin's daughter has spoken out on the 'chilling abuse' her mum suffered during her stalking nightmare for the first time. The former BBC Breakfast host spoke out in January after her and her family were threatened by a stalker last year.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker has come out in support of Louise Minchin, as the star bravely opens up about her stalking ordeal. Louise’s documentary, The Truth About Stalking, is set to air tonight on ITV.Dan, 44, took to Twitter to share his support for Louise, 53, in view of his 752,300 followers. This morning, Louise tweeted out to her own 250,000 followers: “Good morning, this is not a subject I like to talk about, but in the hope of raising awareness and help to victims of stalking I have made this documentary with @ITVTonight #ITVTonight it is on at 8.30pm.” (sic)Attached was a promotional picture from the documentary, with the caption: “Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking”. Sharing this post, Dan penned: “I saw how big an impact this had on Louise and she has made a really brave film about it.

FORMER Breakfast host Louise Minchin saw her stalker jailed in December 2021. She has now spoken of his “chilling abuse”, which involved her daughter Mia.

Louise Minchin, 53, and her daughter Mia, 20, have taken part in a new ITV documentary about the impact of stalking on victims.ITV Tonight – Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking sees the popular presenter discuss her stalking ordeal which saw ex-soldier Carl Davies, 44, sentenced to two years and eight months in December last year.He had posted multiple "intimidating" messages "intended to maximise fear and distress" to the broadcaster and her daughter’s social media accounts over four days between July 14 and 17 2020.Louise, who left BBC Breakfast in September 2021 after 20 years and took part in last year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, reveals chilling details of the stalking on the Tonight programme."It was very clear from the messages that this person knew exactly where we lived and had stood outside our front door," she recalls."To say I was frightened just doesn’t really touch the surface."You are kind of on this high state of alert all the time.

Davies, 44, turned on the former BBC Breakfast host and her daughter after waging a five-year campaign of harassment against Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts.The former paratrooper was jailed for two years and eight months for stalking Louise and Minchin last December. But the presenter and her family say they are still living with the devastating impact of his crimes.Speaking on ITV Tonight - Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking, Mia said: “I logged into mum’s Instagram account and suddenly loads of messages started coming.“They were all kind of just really offensive, calling us not very nice names and then they got much more graphic. “It was the kind of actions that he wanted to do against me and mum, which got really personal and they weren’t nice to read at all.”Over three days in July 2020, Davies told Louise that he knew where she lived and what cars were on her drive.Describing the ordeal for the first time, Mia told ITV Tonight: “I was terrified, all kind of shaking. “I think my heart was beating really fast.

Louise Minchin, 53, has sat down for a candid chat on her podcast, Push Your Peak, with Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Hauer, 39.The pair discussed a range of personal and work-related subjects, including Karen’s dedication to her job.Louise also discussed her favourite Strictly pairing with the Latin dance specialist.The BBC Breakfast presenter appeared to snub her co-star Dan Walker, who took part in the last season of the hit BBC One show.Louise confessed that her “all-time favourite” dance couple had been Karen with TV personality Jamie Laing.She asked Karen: “Final question for me, who’s your favourite Strictly partner?”Karen said: “Oh, you’re naughty! They are all my favourite. Who do you think?”Louise responded: “My all-time favourite: you and Jamie Laing.”Karen admitted: “I love Jamie.

Louise Minchin, 53, and her family had to deal with a stalker in 2020 and is now recalling the traumatic experience for an ITV documentary airing this evening.The former BBC Breakfast presenter has taken to Instagram to speak out on the "hard" time ahead of her documentary.Carl Davies, 44, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after he stalked Louise and her 19-year-old daughter Mia.Louise took to her Instagram story to speak about her documentary Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking ahead of its launch.In view of her 128,000 followers, she penned: "This has been a hard documentary to make and I hope it will raise awareness #itvtonight."In the Instagram story there was also a shot of Louise looking sombre in ITV Tonight's post.Louise's stalker Carl sent intimidating messages to Louise via social media over a period of four days in July 2020.The threats involved rape and violence towards the journalist and her teenage daughter.Carl had information about where Louise and her family lived and continually threatened the presenter to know her whereabouts.The police investigation into Louise's stalker lasted nine months and it was found to not be Carl's first stalking incident.Carl had previously stalked Girls Aloud and Masked Singer UK winner Nicola Roberts.In the new episode of ITV's Tonight, Louise will share how this traumatising experience hurt her family and their recovery journey.She will also ask tough questions about whether enough is being done by the police and the government to stop these situations from happening.During Louise's stalker's trial it was revealed he suffered from PTSD as a result of his time serving in Iraq.Judge Nicola Saffman has given him a sentence of two years and eight

Strictly Come Dancing pro Karen Hauer has revealed the gruelling schedule behind the hugely successful BBC One show.She described being “constantly in pain” with not a lot of time to recover between rehearsals and live shows.Speaking about the “physical demands” of Strictly, Karen explained that people did not always see the demanding nature of the programme.She made the candid admission during a chat with journalist and endurance athlete Louise Minchin on the Push Your Peak podcast.Karen said: “You know, one of the things I guess that some people usually do when they watch us dancing, and they’re like, ‘Oh, my God. It’s so beautiful, they look so lovely.

Host Kate Thornton chimed in: “I mean, for so many of us because, you know, I got the call to come and do the show, then went on to do the X-Factor and it put my career in a completely different space and place.”During her years in the music business, Nicki became close friends with X Factor star Simon Cowell.Speaking about Simon’s enigmatic off-screen personality, Nicki said he used to like playing a “cat and mouse game” with people.She explained: “He just used to like crush [people] – and it was mainly women, let's be honest.“Most of the women would really give it back and he would love it."It was cat and mouse with him.“I was lucky because we had that reputation together because we'd worked together.”Nicki highlighted: “I knew him, it was done in jest."She also revealed how the TV star was perceived as “really intimidating” by people who had worked with him.Nicki added: “But he loves it.

Louise Minchin’s BBC Breakfast exit last year.The Virgin Radio Breakfast host was quick to call the star out on her exit from the BBC morning show as they chatted about her activities since quitting the famous red sofa.She had presented the programme for more than 20 years before she quit for good in September last year, before going on to appear on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! a few months later.She has also been pursuing her dream of endurance sport, including an epic bike ride across Argentina.And appearing on Chris’ show on Monday (March 7), she gave Chris a sneak peek of what she’d been up to.Louise, 53, said: "I’ve just cycled across Argentina. That was eight days, so 100 miles a day on the bike; eight days of 100 miles a day."Louise has also started hosting Wattbike’s podcast Push Your Peak, and gave fans another insight into her cycling journey on social media.But Chris wasn’t sure it was only a passion for the sport spurring her on, as he told her: "I’m not going to say you’re reborn, but there’s definitely something else going on."There’s a wider smile there than I’ve seen for a long time."Louise then admitted that the time since quitting Breakfast has gone "so quick", elaborating: "It went particularly quickly over three weeks when I went to a castle in Wales!"She said of being asked to star on I’m A Celeb: "They’ve asked me for years.

“I am so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had there.“More than anything I’m grateful to have worked with the most incredible people - many of whom are dear friends.“I owe my BBC colleagues everything,” Emily concluded.In response to Emily’s first tweet about joining Global, Louise sent her former colleague her best wishes.“Congratulations,” Louise tweeted out, with three clapping emojis.Louise waved goodbye to her colleagues on BBC Breakfast on September 15 last year after almost 20 years of working on the show.Since then, the presenter has gone on to appear in I'm A Celebrity...

BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin appeared on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show yesterday, radio DJ Chris Evans quizzed her about what she has been doing since she left the show. Louise had been presenting the show for 20 years and left in September last year.The 53-year-old announced her decision to leave the morning news show last summer.The well-known journalist devastated viewers with the news.At the time, she shared some ideas of what she would do after leaving the show.Louise said: “Anybody who watches will be very well aware my passion is endurance sport,” Minchin added, “and I will absolutely continue to do that.“I’ve got lots of really exciting adventures planned.