Louise Minchin: Last News

Louise Minchin told former BBC Breakfast colleague Steph McGovern that she would “love to visit” her Channel 4 show again.Steph, 39, and Louise, 53, caught up on the set of the former's hit show, Steph’s Packed Lunch.Louise took to Instagram yesterday to share a picture of herself and Steph with her 128,000 followers. She also included a couple of selfies from Channel 4’s famous Steph’s Packed Lunch studio.Alongside the post, she wrote: “What a delight to be reunited with @stephlunch and talk about lots of things including my podcast #pushyourpeak my thoughts about leaving #bbcbreakfast also #menopause and taking pizza into the cinema. “What a fun programme, thanks to everyone and I would love (to) visit again please when I have finished my book! “Sorry to have missed out on @allegramcevedy’s poco loco chicken which smelt delicious!”  Louise’s fans flooded the comments section of her most recent post, praising both ex-BBC Breakfast presenters, while gushing over the fact they were back together again.Kenny MacMillan wrote: “Two of my favourite presenters. Inspirational ladies.” Patricia Lowden commented: “Lovely seeing you together again.

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.

@WeatherNick xxx."Nick replied, with a short quip about “working next to a jukebox".He said: “If I wanted to work next to a jukebox…” followed by a red love heart. @Johnofladublin responded to Nick’s reply with: “Sounds like you’re in for an experience quite like no other this morning Nick! “Would you do requests Carol?” Carol then responded with a series of laughing emojis. The tweet and its responses were in full view of Carol’s 219,600 followers. Other fans were quick to jump on to the tweet and offer their thoughts, too. @Joursans wrote: “That's not so bad. “The other week I had the theme from the Muppet Show stuck in my head - so embarrassing!”Similarly, @Kelbacon penned: “Morning! Nicer than the one I've had stuck in my head for DAYS. “It's the one that goes, 'now I'm 60 years old'. I don't even know who sings it! What a dirge.” @Pete_Yeates penned: “Good morning Carol it's lovely to see on this morning just a shame that the weather not so nice for the weekend x.” @Delroydr said: “No worries.

Louise Minchin, 53, and her 20-year-old daughter, Mia, have spoken out about the former BBC Breakfast presenter's stalking hell.The pair had been terrorised by a man who bombarded them with online abuse and knew where they lived.The perpetrator, Carl Davies, 44, ex-boyfriend of Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts, was jailed in December, but the ordeal has left the mother and daughter duo emotionally scarred.Discussing the traumatic experience on ITV Tonight’s, Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking, the journalist said that her stalking ordeal has changed her and husband David Minchin's family profoundly.As she and Mia discussed their experience, the latter confessed: “When I’m walking, I am very conscious of who is behind me.“I especially don’t have my headphones in if it is dark and there is no one else around.”When asked if she noticed anything different about her mum, Mia said: “You are much more, kind of, on it when it comes to where I am.“You have got my location constantly now, you are constantly checking where I am, which I don’t mind because you can’t tell me off for where I am, anymore.”Louise laughed: “You are 20!”Earlier in the documentary, which aired on Thursday, the pair recalled exactly what their stalker had put them through.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.“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.“I was kind of terrified, all kinds of shaking. I think my heart was beating really fast.

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

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.

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.

“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...

Davina McCall, 54, told fans today that her beloved father Andrew died on Monday evening after battling Alzheimer’s disease.The star was by her dad’s side when he died and she chose to share a heart wrenching post about his life on social media.Sharing an image of them both smiling, Davina wrote: “My Dad, Andrew, died on Monday night .“He took a turn for the worse on Sunday but thankfully he wasn’t in pain. He was peaceful. I'm so grateful for that, and that we could be with him...”Paying tribute to her late father, she continued: “He was the best Dad I could ever wish for.

BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin spoke to British surfer Andrew Cotton on her new podcast series Push Your Peak.

Louise Minchin has taken to her Instagram Stories to share an emotional message of empathy for the people of Ukraine following Russia's invasion of their country.Posting an image of the Ukraine flag on a black background, the former BBC Breakfast host penned a heartfelt note to her followers.MORE: Louise Minchin 'unsure' over decision to quit BBC BreakfastThe star wrote: "I don't feel I have the right words for the pain and anguish over what is happening in Ukraine, but my heart goes out to all those who are affected."Kind-hearted Louise has faced tumult in her own life over the last couple of years, speaking out at the end of last year after her stalker was jailed.WATCH: Louise Minchin reveals last-minute drama on last day at BBC BreakfastIn December 2021, 44-year-old Carl Davies was jailed for two years and eight months for causing alarm and distress to Louise and one of her two daughters.READ: I'm A Celeb's Louise Minchin's hidden health condition revealedSEE: Louise Minchin reveals heartfelt wedding tribute to rarely-seen husband at homeThe ex-soldier, who was previously handed a restraining order for stalking his ex-girlfriend, Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts, pleaded guilty to sending abusive messages on Instagram and Snapchat to 53-year-old Louise and her daughter Mia, then 19, back in 2020.

Louise Minchin, 53, shared a touching message to her brave colleagues covering the Ukraine war.The star left BBC Breakfast last year after 20 years on the show, and has since gone on to launch several podcasts and as well as appearing on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.However, despite leaving the broadcaster, Louise was keen to share her respect for her former co-stars.Taking to social media last night, the presenter admitted she was feeling “pain and anguish” over Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.In particular, she praised those covering the war on the front line, Clive Myrie and Lyse Douchet.She wrote: “I don’t feel I have the right words for the pain and anguish over what is happening in #Ukraine.“But one of those who does is my former colleague @bbclysedoucet whose reporting is sensitive and heart wrenching as is that of @CliveMyrieBBC.“My heart goes out to everybody affected.”Canadian journalist Lyse is the BBC's Chief International Correspondent.Clive is a BBC journalist and presenter who is also currently reporting from Kyiv.DON'T MISS...Both correspondents were filmed having to put on flak jackets during a live broadcast last week.This came as their broadcast was interrupted by sirens.Clive spoke about reporting from Ukraine in a recent interview with PA News Agency.He said last week: “None of us are stupid enough to stay out there reporting while bullets are raining down that would be madness and frankly no story is worth that.“But the advice was we could still keep broadcasting as long as we took the minimal protection of putting on safety gear.“So that’s what we did and it meant we could continue telling the story, getting that across to our viewers so that they understand what is going on.”Following on from

DON'T MISS...Bucks Fizz's Cheryl Baker on heartbreak over friend Anna Karen's death [INSIGHT]Meghan Markle's Suits co-star admits she mocked after seeing him naked [TWITTER]Louise Minchin congratulates former BBC co-star on decision to quit [PICTURES]However, some other fans did share their disappointment that they wouldn't see her in person at tonight's event.User Mirrorbalfe wrote: "I understand but speaking for myself I've been waiting for this for 2 years and seeing ppl saying it's not a big deal hurts, cause it is for me as fan, I'm very sad and upset you won't be there In person and I understand some things are out of your reach but can I just be sad? :(." (sic)While Larissa Oliveira replied: "We understand how difficult it is to adapt to the new life of a mother, having to travel and take the little child in the middle of a pandemic."But you've done it several times for Belfast, because now, in a SINGLE event, it has to be different? Outlander is less important?"Sam, who plays Jamie Fraser, walked the red carpet tonight with other cast members.He posed with his on-screen daughter Sophie and his on-screen son-in-law Richard Rankin.Other stars of the new series at the event included Lauren Lyle, Steven Cree and Cesar Domboy.Alexander Vlahos was also there ahead of joining the cast in the news series as Allan.

BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin has applauded Emily Maitlis for exiting the BBC after 20 years with the broadcaster.The Newsnight presenter and the BBC’s former North America editor Jon Sopel have announced their decision to quit in order to join the media group Global, which owns LBC.Louise, 53, took to Twitter last night where she gave her thoughts on Emily’s choice to step down, in view of her 244,300 followers. Emily, 51, announced her news yesterday in a series of tweets to her 456,600 followers.Tagging Jon, 62, and Dino Sofos, who is the founder of audio production company Persephonica, she expressed her excitement at starting a new chapter of her career.“Some work news,” Emily wrote, “@BBCJonSopel and I are going to launch a brand new podcast with @Global, exec produced by @dinosofos.  “It’s an amazing opportunity to do something we all love, and we are so thrilled Global is giving us this opportunity to be big and ambitious with this project.“@dinosofos has been the powerhouse behind Brexitcast, Newscast and Americast, and we are delighted his new company @persephonica will be producing this major new podcast with Global.“Nevertheless, it will be a wrench to leave the BBC after 20 phenomenal 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 hands clapping emojis. Louise waved goodbye to her colleagues on BBC Breakfast on September 15 last year after almost 20 years of working on the

BBC Breakfast hot seat from Louise Minchin, she took some sound advice from another former presenter on the show. BBC Legend Bill Turnbull, offered up some advice on sleeping patterns to ensure the presenters can get through the day, but Dan Walker believed it's a "waste of time", and chooses his own methods.Sally recently opened up on her very early morning routine but after the show finishes, the rest of her day differs to Dans."Bill Turnbull had the best routine," she told The Mirror in a joint interview with her co-host."He said to have a morning sleep.So I always try."I go back to bed at around 11am, then set my alarm and get up by 12 and get out in the daylight, it’s important."Dan giggled while grinning: "She gets into her pyjamas!"Sleep is important obviously, but sleep in the day?"It's a complete waste of your time."But it works for the sports reporter, who told The Sunday Times of her mid-morning nap: "I then get up and start my day again."You have to be really careful on breakfast shows that you don't do the double breakfast."It's notorious."She also revealed she manages to leave the house every morning without waking her husband and 14-year-old son.Sally told the publication: "My alarm goes off at 3.45am.

Push Your Peak. Minchin, who also took part in I'm a Celebrity. .

Emily Maitlis confirmed her exit from Newsnight in an emotional statement earlier today.