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BBC's The One Show after he dished on their marriage.The Countryfile presenter discussed how the couple met, during an interview with singer Billy Ocean on an episode of The One Show in 2014, where he told viewers they “would not believe” the tale he was about to share.Matt, 44, tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart Nicola in 2004 and the couple have been married for over 18 years.Speaking with his former co-host Alex Jones, 45, the presenter revealed how veteran singer, Billy Ocean, was connected to his relationship with his other half.Alex told the singer: “I’ve pushed him into it slightly but Matt really wants to ask you something.”Billy Ocean asked: “What’s that?”Matt recalled: “Well, this is the thing Billy, back in the day before all of this TV lark started, I was a member of a disco dance troupe called Disco Inferno."The host added: “17 years ago that’s where I met my wife.

Matt Baker loves animals and has often been pictured with one of his pet dogs throughout the years.It's no wonder, then that one of his memorable canine companions – and beloved Blue Peter co-star – Meg left a particular hole in his heart after she died.But as the presenter revealed in an interview with the Radio Times a few years ago, the border collie has been immortalised in the BBC archives.WATCH: Countryfile's Matt Baker flooded with support as he shares family newsThe doting dad-of-two told the publication that he once took Meg with him when he reported a piece about the long-running radio soap opera The Archers, and the pup ended up on the show!MORE: Matt Baker opens up about future of his young children and their role on family farmWhat's more, as the presenter revealed, she's made regular appearances since. Speaking in 2017, Matt said: "She came with me when I was doing a piece about the show, and it turned out their bank of sound effects was lacking the bark of a working dog."So they recorded her, and now whenever you hear a dog bark on The Archers, that's Meg".

Helen Skelton is no stranger to daring update and on Wednesday, the former Strictly Come Dancing star was spotted posing up a storm in a stunning bikini for a very inspiring post.Celebrating International Women's Day, the blonde beauty took to her Instagram Stories with a touching tribute in honour of the special women in her life. In one fabulous photo, the Countryfile presenter was spotted enjoying a pool party with her group of friends and rocking a cherry red string bikini.WATCH: Helen Skelton breaks down in tears as she talks about familyIntroducing the string of sweet photos, the star penned: "Wasn't going to…just a little nod to some of the amazing women I am lucky to have in my life…too many to mention all but god there are some great women out there…" The star looked incredible Other images in the updates showed the Countryfile presenter posing with her Strictly Come Dancing castmates in a string of unseen backstage photos with the likes of Ellie Taylor and Kym Marsh and sweet photos alongside her mum.One touching photo saw the blonde beauty pen a heartfelt message to her daughter as she was captured beside one of her older brothers.

Strictly Come Dancing finalist Helen Skelton, 39, has admitted she needs help with setting up some complicated equipment for her son.The Countryfile star confessed she was “desperate” to get the tech working.In the words of my seven-year-old, ‘You can get to the South Pole but you can’t set up Minecraft.’“True son, true,” she added, before asking her Instagram followers: “Anybody know what this means?”The Countryfile star zoomed in on the computer monitor, which showed several input source options, including VGA, DVI-D and DisplayPort. “I’m desperate!” Helen pleaded to her fans in the hopes that one tech whiz might come to the rescue.

Countryfile star Hamza Yassin, 32, has revealed he found his own “Scottish parents” and “Scottish” sister in the highlands, where he now lives.The Strictly Come Dancing favourite moved from Sudan to the UK when he was eight years old. Hamza is one of the most popular contestants on Strictly this year, after winning over the public with his warm personality. The wildlife cameraman and presenter has impressed the judges week after week along with his dance partner Jowita Przystał, 28.Speaking about dancing, he admitted he enjoys the activity “whenever I get the chance, really”, before discussing the tiny village in Ardnamurchan, a peninsula on Scotland’s west coast, that his been his home for the last 12 years. Mentioning his nextdoor neighbour, Gail, he said: “She’s amazing, I call her my Scottish sister.”According to the BBC star, Gail texts him whenever she can hear his music blaring to wish him a good morning. “I’m always dancing and playing music.

“And daddy got a call from grandad.“Just think, none of this would have happened if your accident hadn’t happened.“You would have never got the Herdwicks, or the Cheviots or the Welsh Mountains.”Janice agreed with her granddaughter and added: “Just goes to show that every cloud has a silver lining.”Our Farm in the Dales is back for a third series as the documentary following the presenter and his family returns to More4 on Wednesdays.The former The One Show host returned to the BBC magazine show as a guest to open up on the “setbacks” he faced while filming the latest series earlier this month.Host Ronan Keating began: “The series kicks off with a major setback, the huge storms that we saw last year that must have been so frustrating for you after all the hard work."Matt replied: “Well, it actually all started because my mum [Janice] had this nasty accident getting the sheep ready for shearing.“She ended up breaking her leg, needed a knee replacement and basically we re-versioned the farm so that it would be sustainable going forward so that they could continue the life that they love so much because they never wanted to move away.”“It’s absolutely idyllic, it’s the place that I grew up and there comes that point in life where you start looking after your parents in the same way that they've looked after you,” he continued.“There were tough decisions that we had to make and we made so many changes to make it sustainable.“We went off around the country and got different breeds of sheep that will be able to cope, well, 1,000 feet up, and did a lot of work. “We finished it all and it was all brilliant and done superbly well and then these storms hit last year.“It was epic storms and when you're up on a hill like that, we

Channel 4 show, Aldi’s Next Big Thing.The Countryfile star admitted that the programme, which sees 36 suppliers visit Aldi HQ to showcase their products, made her want to start her own brand. The six part series, which is hosted by Anita and Britain's Best Home Cook’s Christ Bavin, takes viewers behind the scenes at one of Britain’s biggest supermarkets. During the show, budding entrepreneurs will be seen competing within different categories, with the winning products appearing as a Specialbuy in Aldi stores nationwide.Anita was asked if seeing small brands pitch their ideas to the huge supermarket made her want to start her own business, and she confirmed that it did. “I’m a natural entrepreneur, I’m coming up with an idea everyday,” Anita revealed. “All I can say is, watch this space!”READ MORE:  However, the former Strictly star went on to admit that she might have too much on her plate to deal with a new business in the immediate future. “The problem is, I’m ideas rich and time poor, that’s my issue,” she explained. “I’ve just got so much stuff going on all the time.

Helen Skelton, 39, opened up about how she was feeling following her very public split from husband Richie Myler, 32.The Countryfile star is currently competing on Strictly Come Dancing six months on from announcing they were parting ways back in April.Helen has been paired up with Gorka Márquez for this season of Strictly, and last week the professional dancer spoke out about how she had been “made to feel not good enough”.His speech came after the news that Richie was expecting a baby with his new partner.In a recent interview, Helen admitted there are “days when she’s p***ed off”, but that she ultimately doesn’t “see herself as a victim”.“There’s loads of stuff to ask me about that’s really interesting, that’s not, ‘Ohhh, poor you,’” Helen explained.  “I don’t see myself as a victim, no, because I mean, look… There are a lot of people who have been in my situation who haven’t been given the opportunities that I’ve got.”While Helen would not discuss Richie’s recent social media posts, or reports that he is expecting a child with his new partner, she did stress the importance of keeping her children happy.“You cannot have any opinion on anyone else’s life until you’ve walked in those shoes,” Helen remarked. “And my family are happy, my kids are happy, and that’s all ultimately that matters.”The star kept this sentiment when she recalled how uncertain she was about competing in Strictly Come Dancing due to how much exposure there would be for her family.  “I think it would have been disrespectful for me to have not done Strictly,” she reflected.

Countryfile's Anita Rani, 44, during their time on Strictly Come Dancing.

Helen Skelton, 39, shared how much of a “privilege” it was to visit her local charity, the Sunbeams Music Trust, after meeting one of the young people who they supported a few years ago.Sharing her admiration for the charity, Helen videoed herself on her Instagram stories, getting visibly emotional as she spoke about Yasmin, an “incredible” young person who the Strictly Come Dancing 2022 star had a close relationship with.With classical music playing over the top of the video, which saw Helen wearing a beige coloured jumper, hooped earrings and her blonde hair resting on her shoulders, the Countryfile presenter said: “In my job you meet lots of interesting and amazing people over the years.“And sometimes those people come full circle.”Starting the video off quite chirpy, it wasn’t long before Helen visibly got choked up, having to pause while she composed herself.She began: “Many years ago I met an incredible young woman called Yasmin…” before pausing.Taking a deep breath and trying not to cry, Helen looked directly into the camera, before starting again.She continued: “Who had lots of life challenges, and she was helped by the fantastic charity called Sunbeams.“They are a music charity who were building a new centre at the time.”Panning the camera to show her surroundings, it is clear that Helen was visiting the now completed music centre which she had heard was being built a number of years ago.“It’s amazing,” she added, before explaining that she was excited to get to do some of her work from the new building.“They help all kinds of people in all kinds of wonderful ways and it is a total privilege to say that actually, I get to do some of my work from here because I can work remotely!“So, thank you technology, thank

Matt Baker thrilled his fans on Sunday, when he finally revealed the name of his family's new rescue kitten. In an Instagram post, the presenter shared a sweet image of the young feline looking up the camera.SEE: Matt Baker shows off incredible transformation as he thanks fans for supportThe dad-of-two captioned the picture: "Huge thanks for all of your suggestions in naming our new rescue kitten - after a week trying out loads of them we’ve decided on WILLOW."It suits her perfectly thanks again! I'll be in touch soon… we have a whole flock of Tups to name! #kitten #rescuecat #thankyou #willow #cute."WATCH: Matt Baker welcomes new addition to the familyThe star's fans rushed to share their approval for the kitten's name, and to appreciate the new photo.

Helen Skelton shared the most hilarious video about her future on Strictly Come Dancing after one of her son's friends made a funny quip about her dancing abilities.MORE: What time will Strictly Come Dancing be on this weekend? All the detailsTaking to her Instagram Stories, the Countryfile star, 39, relayed the hilarious conversation where rather than being compared to the likes of Darcy Bussell ahead competing in the competition, she was compared to professional footballer Lucy Bronze.WATCH: Strictly Helen Skelton shared hilarious Strictly predictionCaptioning the clip, she penned: "At the kid's footy and my boy's pals have just told me bluntly my dance skills are lacking but my keepy ups are decent."READ: Helen Skelton shows off toned physique in new Strictly photoSEE: Strictly's Helen Skelton shares self-care hack following marriage splitTalking to the camera she explained: "Of all the things that could've been said to me this week, what did you say to me Oscar? 'She's the next Lucy Bronze,' Oscar replied."I'm the next lucy bronze Darcy Bussell, I wish, Lucy Bronze yes!" she added.The star is certainly settling in to her life on the beloved show. Talking about joining the competition on the BBC she said: "I’m really excited to get stuck into a fun adventure.

Instagram account, which boasts 304,000 followers, television presenter Matt Baker posted a video of himself painting what he referred to as “big art” as a way to say “thank you” to the late monarch.The timelapse then showed the 44-year-old as he painted a Coldstream Guard in uniform and a bearskin cap.The soldier depicted in the painting had their head slightly bowed out of respect for the late monarch.Captioning the video, Matt added: “Rest In Peace. #thankyou #thequeen #art #painting #timelapseart.”The impressive dedication to the Queen immediately gained traction from Matt’s celebrity friends and within two hours of being posted, gained more than 16,000 likes.Presenter Julia Bradbury commented: “Beautiful, Baker Boy.

the Queen when they first met due to their shared love of animals.The former Blue Peter presenter described how the “tone of their encounter changed” completely as soon as they got onto the subject of dogs.  Matt, 44, spoke about the Queen’s love of animals back in May in an article he wrote for Countryfile Magazine.The star described how animals “can be a great leveller” for anyone, regardless of background.“I don’t think there’s anything more levelling than animals; they simply don’t care who we are or where we are from,” he reflected.He went on to note that the Queen’s most recent portrait featured “two beautiful white fell ponies”.The star then explained that he was not surprised by this, as he had borne witness to the Royal Family’s love of animals in the past.“Behind the curtain of ceremony, I’ve been lucky enough to experience the Royal Family’s passion for animals first-hand,” he wrote.“I remember my very first meeting with the Queen; as soon as we got on to the subject of my Blue Peter dog Meg, and the fact that I grew up on a farm, the tone of our encounter changed sharpish.“The Queen was fascinated to hear how, as a working sheep-dog, Meg coped with the Blue Peter studio.

Helen Skelton, 38, has been keeping herself busy since she announced she had split from her husband Richie Myler, 32, after an eight-year marriage and three children. As she prepares for Strictly Come Dancing next week, Helen shares her "grief" as it's "something we all have to deal with" as she moves on from Richie.Helen presented a show on BBC Radio 5 today and shared a short video to her 325,000 Instagram followers enticing them in.The Countryfile presenter began: "A lot of people in my job do what we do because we like being part of moments that bring the country together."Normally that's celebratory things like the Olympics or World Cup Finals.This is a coming together of a different kind."It's coming together in the morning and in grief.

Helen Skelton shared the sweetest update of her three children Ernie, seven, Louise, five, and baby Elsie as they enjoyed a fun bank holiday outing on Saturday.MORE: Helen Skelton's ex Richie Myler shares happy baby newsTaking to her Instagram Stories, the Countryfile presenter, 39, shared a video of her two boys paddling on a paddleboard whilst she and baby Elsie watched from the sidelines.WATCH: Helen Skelton shares the sweetest bank holiday update alongside three childrenThe star added Cover me in Sunshine by Pink and Willow Sage Heart to the idyllic update which saw the family relaxing in the most gorgeous woodland area.READ: Helen Skelton's ex Richie Myler shares happy baby newsSEE: Helen Skelton's candid parenting confession will melt your heart - watchThe BBC host is no stranger to a summery update and earlier this month was the picture of summer as she filmed behind the scenes for Lorraine alongside Dr. Amir. In the photo, Helen donned a pink and white striped long-sleeve shirt which featured a stylish ruffled neckline.

Ben heartbreakingly told his 474,000 followers back in April: "We lost our little Guinea Pig friends Q and Patch."They were taken by a fox who dug into their hutch. I’m surprised by how sad I feel," the star admitted.He went on: "They were so much more than just rodents.They were our friends, a part of our happy family."It’s amazing the relationship we can build with those we care for, no matter how big or small, hairy or scaly.They brought us so much happiness, joy and laughter."They taught the children so much about responsibility, love and now grief, but above all, they reminded us that however hard the pain of loss, it’s still worth it.

Strictly Come Dancing after her ex-husband Richie Myler, 32, “went Instagram official” with his new girlfriend, Stephanie Thirkill.The rugby player shared a series of loved up snaps with his new partner last month as they enjoyed a day out at Wimbledon and a getaway in Cornwall.Helen is now set to take part in Strictly Come Dancing, with eagle-eyed fans pointing out that Helen has already followed professional dancer Neil Jones on Instagram.In turn, Neil has also started following the Countryfile presenter.Helen announced she was parting ways with Richie back in April, just four months after their third child was born.One source explained how participating in the dance contest could change Helen’s confidence following her separation.The insider said: “The breakdown of any marriage is tough to cope with, and Helen has understandably found it difficult.“Being on Strictly will ­undoubtedly restore her confidence,” they added to The Mirror.Helen shared the news of her and Richie’s split in an Instagram post back in April, in which she explained they would continue to co-parent.Posting text over a black background, Helen wrote: "Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple.”The presenter continued: “He has left the family home."We will be doing our best to co-parent our small children."She concluded the message with two broken heart emojis.Earlier this month, Helen was revealed as the 15th and final contestant on this year’s Strictly.The announcement sent fans into a frenzy, with some expressing their excitement as they discussed the news on social media.Speaking about joining the show, Helen said: “I’m really excited to get stuck into a fun adventure."My family and friends have always loved the show and can’t

Countryfile viewers had the same thing to say about Sunday’s episode as they questioned the amount of “pure filth” and “X-rated” content within the latest instalment.The episode showed Strictly star Hamza Yassin searching for red deer fawns in the Scottish Highlands.The filmmaker trekked the hills, determined to find the elusive mammal.After picking up on clues like antlers that had fallen off, Hamza managed to find a whole herd. Then, much to Hamza’s surprise, a young stag mounted a female.The presenter exclaimed: “There’s the young stag, he’s just mounting a female.That’s amazing.“It’s not the time of year, it’s the middle of summer.

Helen Skelton was a summer vision on Saturday as she stepped out alongside her sweet children Louis, five and baby Elsie for a fun family day out.MORE: Helen Skelton melts hearts after baby Elsie reaches new milestoneThe 38-year-old rocked a fabulous pair of denim shorts for the occasion, as the trio attended the Kendal Calling festival in Penrith. She completed her festival look with a green vest, camouflage shirt and, of course, a pair of wellies.

Countryfile star, 52, told how she used to "drink everyone under the table" as she reflected on her healthy new lifestyle after her cancer diagnosis.After being diagnosed with breast cancer in September and undergoing a mastectomy, Julia told how she wants to "increase" her odds to stay alive for her children.Speaking about her life before she was diagnosed with cancer, Julia reflected on her diet.She said: "I was considered healthy, but I was eating way too much refined sugar every day which is toxic and disrupts the hormone balance."The star added that she was having "too much" sugar in her diet which she has now cut out.Michael Bublé stops Exeter show after crowds 'scream' for paramedicsThe Britain's Best Walks star went on to tell how she has given up alcohol in a bid to stop the disease returning.Julia explained: "Historically, I haven't been kind to my body or my gut."I had a reputation for drinking everybody else under the table."But right now, I don't feel comfortable drinking alcohol because if I drink one unit of alcohol a day, my risk of recurrence is between 5 and 6% across my lifetime," she added to woman&home magazine.The TV presenter was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2021 and she received the news while filming for This Morning in the forest.Julia went on to have a mastectomy to have a 6cm tumour removed from her left breast as well as two lymph glands.Speaking about her reconstructed breast, the TV presenter addressed her new breast.Julia said: "I have a breast, I have my nipple, but I don't have sensation and because I'm naturally slim, I have what I call the mozzarella-cheese effect around, as my friend Ben Shephard and I call it, my pneumatic boob."Earlier on in the year, the star reflected