'Waste of time!' Dan Walker reacts to co-star Sally Nugent's BBC Breakfast habit

The One Show after nine years on the BBC sofa. But he had no idea just how well things would fall into place for him, until the pandemic hit last spring.The presenter has his eggs in many different baskets, what with his regular slot on Countryfile still at the forefront of his career.He has always enjoyed the outdoors lifestyle and being the son of a farmer, it seemed only natural.Which is why he decided to move his family - wife Nicola and children Luke and Molly - back to the Durham Dales after his mum Janice, had a nasty accident on their 100-acre farm back in July 2020.Janice and Matt's dad Michael, couldn't run it alone and after being left with a fractured tibia when she was knocked over by some large sheep, it was near enough impossible to keep things running smoothly.Never one to pass up an opportunity, Matt soon secured a commission and the Channel 4 documentary series Our Farm In The Dales, was born.He had many reasons for leaving The One Show, with one of them being to spend more time with his family, and he definitely got what he wanted.Of his exit, he told The Yorkshire Post last year: "When you get to a certain point in your life you start reflecting."I’d had that period in my life when I was so busy with The One Show – which was fantastic – but then you suddenly realise what makes you."The countryside has made me who I am.”He laughed: "There’s only ever been six months in my life when I haven’t had a flock of sheep."That’s what’s really important to me.

Loose Women in 2015, the actress explained why they never married."I would have been long divorced if I’d been married," she joked."Marriage is an interesting psychological thing."If you need to feel bound to someone, then it's important to be married."Earlier this year, the Hollywood star admitted that her very first outing with the actor was at the Playboy Club, where they learnt how to dance."We did that and we went out because we had to learn to dance for the show," Goldie said of her "awesome first date at the iconic club"."And we thought, 'Let's go and learn how to do the Jitterbug together.'"It was kind of romantic, the whole night was romantic."That's my story and I'm sticking to it!" she beamed.

Dan Walker has asked parents for advice on how to explain Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine to children after news of the attack hits headlines nationwide. The BBC Breakfast star took to Twitter on Friday (25 February) to open the concerning debate online following the latest developments of the devastating attack online.As a concerned dad-of-three, the former Strictly star reached out to his 751,000 followers on the social media platform to see how other families are discussing the topic to the younger generations.One of his biggest concerns about explaining the terrifying news happening overseas was discussing the topic without “giving them nightmares”.The 44-year-old tweeted: “Dear parents / guardians, Interested to know what you are telling your young children about what is happening in Ukraine at the moment without giving them nightmares.”And users were quick to flood to the broadcaster’s comments section with their advice online with the post receiving more than 1,400 likes in a matter of hours.Fellow BBC broadcaster Victoria Fritz replied: “Hi Dan, I spoke to my 5 y o son about this yesterday.“I said mummy had been busy telling people that the people in charge of Russia had been trying to steal another country.

Dan Walker, 44, has appealed to parents to ask for advice on how to talk about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with children.The BBC Breakfast star logged onto Twitter earlier today to open the debate in view of his 751,000 followers.He wrote: “Dear parents / guardians,“Interested to know what you are telling your young children about what is happening in Ukraine at the moment without giving them nightmares.”Other Twitter users were quick to react, with the post receiving more than 1,400 likes in just a few hours.Fellow BBC broadcaster Victoria Fritz said: “Hi Dan, I spoke to my 5 y o son about this yesterday. (sic)“I said mummy had been busy telling people that the people in charge of Russia had been trying to steal another country.That the country was called Ukraine.“That the people of Ukraine didn’t want their country stolen.”She continued: “He said that wasn’t kind, didn’t sound fair and asked me if we knew anyone in Ukraine. I said we didn’t.“But they like macaroni cheese and apple crumble just like us.”MorishIdle typed: “I think it’s actually more stressful for young teenagers as they understand more.“There are 18 year old boys in Ukraine told they cannot leave the country and gave to take up arms.“As the mum of a teenage boy (not yet 18) that absolutely terrifies me.”Dorisandfred added: “So tough, our 10 year old was very anxious about it last night and couldn't fall asleep.“Husband reassured him about nato, and how far we are from the Ukraine. (sic)“It doesn't help that his school project is WW2 right now so it's all a bit too real.“I’m anxious too.

He also practiced whistling, which Phil uses to intimidate Rose."That took a long time and a lot of patience from the people around me, particularly my family," Cumberbatch confessed to USA Today.He shares three "exceptionally beautiful, extraordinary" children Kit, 6, Hal, 4, and Finn, 3, with his theatre director wife Sophie Hunter.But they weren't the only commitments he made to the film.He and his co-star Kirsten Dunst, both spoke out about avoiding each other on-set of the Western.It was an incredibly dedicated tactic in order to portray their characters to the best of their ability.And the hostility between the two on-screen could definitely be felt, as the actors ignored each other the entire time, even when they had finished filming for the day.In an interview with Radio Times, Dunst explained: "I isolated myself from Benedict."We didn’t talk at all during the filming unless we were out to dinner on a weekend, all together, or playing with our kids."She added of his impeccable manners: "He’s so sweet."And he’s so British!"Polite British, you know? I was like, ‘I can’t talk to you!'"

This Morning’s Martin Lewis has confessed that his wife is “way tighter” than he is.The ITV finance expert is married to presenter Lara Lewington, who works for the BBC.Martin, 49, is best known for his money saving advice, but the businessman has admitted that his wife Lara, 42, is a lot more frugal than he is.While many might know Martin from This Morning, Lara also works in TV as co-presenter for the BBC’s technology show Click.Martin has teased that he sometimes has to tell Lara to tip, as she is apparently a lot more concerned about saving money than he is.The financial expert is best known for providing consumer advice on saving money, often appearing on This Morning to provide important insights to the general public.Martin also famously founded the website MoneySavingExpert, which helped to make him hugely successful.The ITV star has been married to wife Lara for more than a decade, and recently spoke about her during a discussion with Nihal Arthanayake, 50, on his BBC Radio 5 Live show.On the programme, which aired earlier this week, Nihal asked listeners to get in touch to share how they manage their finances as part of a couple.During this discussion, one listener told Martin and Nihal that she and her partner were “quite similar” when it came to finance.In response, Martin opened up about his own marriage to Lara, admitting that she was “tighter” out of the two of them.He explained: “I've said it before and I shall say it again…“She's actually out of the country filming so I'm definitely safe to say it at the moment.“My wife is way tighter than I am,” he confessed cheekily.   He continued: “You have to unclasp her fingers to get you know a quid out.“I'm like, 'you could leave them a tip you know.'”Lara has

Death In Paradise star admitted he's also concerned about the eco-implications."That’s the thing," he shrugged.And when asked whether he meant the damage children could do to the planet or the kind of world they’ll grow into, he replied: "The latter."Again, these are things that keep me up at night."He and Lindsey already live across the pond from each other, with their career demands combined with Covid restrictions, meaning FaceTime has become a very important part of their relationship.The 32-year-old American playwright is based between New York and Florida, and when Ralf is filming the BBC murder mystery series, he's on the idyllic island of Guadeloupe.But he's very cautious about his carbon footprint, and has looked into the viability of crossing the Atlantic by cargo ship.He confessed: "Would it make any real-world difference?"No, it wouldn’t. But it would show how seriously I’m taking this."Ralf has also just turned vegan, but previously noted that by changing his lifestyle in this way, it would only contribute to around a four percent reduction to his carbon footprint.And of course, he needs to factor in the new diet when he's working."Though when I’m back in Guadeloupe, I may have to make it pescatarian," he chuckled of the endless fishing opportunities in the hidden paradise.Back in September, Ralf shared an alarming article highlighting the climate issues we're heading towards.He sighed: "This is why I will keep talking about it despite the many unpleasant responses I get."Because there is nothing bigger than 'a code red for humanity'."Some say 'offer solutions'.

ITV, she said: "I was due to start Kate and Koji in the studio in January 2021."But there were too many challenges.

Gary Lineker, 60, admitted the first time his dad Barry, told him that he loved him was right before he passed away.The sports legend looked back at the loss of his father, who used to work as a fruit and veg trader at Leicester Market, and recalled having to run out the room at the time, before he burst into tears at the touching sentence.Gary appeared on Danny Wallace and Phil Hilton's Manatomy podcast, where the trio began a rather sombre discussion.Danny revealed that his dad had passed away in his sleep."He went to sleep and didn't wake up," he told Gary and Phil."But it's something I'm pleased about for him."Gary chimed: "It's a lovely way to go though."Might deny the chance perhaps to say goodbye, but that's the thing I'd dread more than anything else!"The Match of the Day host went on to explain that he's not "particularly scared" of dying, but there are certain elements that will pain him before he passes."The only thing about dying that worries me is I'd have to say goodbye to my boys," he sighed, "or my family and my best friends."He continued: "But you want to say goodbye, but at the same time how emotional would that be?"Gary then recalled his own dad's death, and the touching statement that left him tearing up."I remember when it happened with my dad, he died about three years ago," he remembered."He had lung cancer and it was getting worse and he said, 'Son, I've had enough of this.'"I said, 'I understand', and we had these conversations.

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Dan Walker impressed his fans as he showed off his dramatic facial hair transformation on Instagram.The BBC Breakfast host uploaded a video with his new moustache to his social media account as he grinned into the camera looking more than pleased with himself.Dan, 44, seemed to be thoroughly enjoying his change of style in the clip, dressed in a white shirt and purple tie with a snug coat over the top of his suit for the recording. At the end of the short clip, Dan is heart giggling as he exclaims: "You're ridiculous," before uploading the video writing: "What do you think?" His BBC co-star Sally Nugent was quick to reply and voice her support for the new look as she said: "Love it." One keen fan then added: "It’s a yes from me." Another commented: "You suit it Dan.

BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker left fans swooning when he shared a hunky throwback snap taken early on in his BBC career.The handsome BBC presenter, 44, found the archive snap on his phone, and he decided to share it with his 271k followers on Instagram.Although Dan is mostly known for presenting BBC Breakfast alongside co-star Sally Nugent, it seems he has the looks for a career in modelling if he ever fancied opting for a career change.It wouldn't be the first time he took on a new challenge, either, because fans watched him learn to dance on Strictly Come Dancing last year - after being paired up with show pro Nadiya Bychkova.In the throwback snap, Dan can be seen sporting a smart white shirt with a buttoned collar.Shooting the camera a brooding sideways glance, Dan looked every bit the part of a model as he stood for the BBC press snap.Captioning the snap, he wrote: "This old BBC PR shot just popped up on my phone."No idea what I was thinking about at the time but it looks pretty serious", alongside a smiling-face to suggest he can see the funny side of the "serious" snap.Dan signed off by wishing his followers a decent Thursday, adding: "I hope you’re ok and are having a decent Thursday."Dan's adoring fans were rather impressed by the presenter's modelling moves, and they rushed to compliment him in the comments.One fan gushed: "Super handsome", attaching a string of fire-emojis.A second said: "I think you look serious and handsome here Dan."A third commented: "Very handsome".A fourth cheekily wrote: "Was having a mediocre Thursday, but this pic just made it a whole lot better!" with a winking emoji alongside it.A fifth added: "Gorgeous"A sixth laughed: "Looks like you’re trying not to laugh"Dan also sent a message

Dan Walker has been praised by BBC Breakfast viewers following an interview with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. The 44-year-old presenter quizzed her on an unexpected snap showing her Russian financial links with the Conservative government.During Wednesday's episode of the morning show, Dan and co-host Sally Nugent were joined my Truss to discuss the Tory Party's planned sanctions against Vladimir Putin.Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Dan didn't waste time in asking Ms Truss on questions as reports emerged Russian donors had given around £2million to the government.He asked: "How damaging is that for the government at the moment?"Ms Truss responded "Any donation to any political party has to be fully declared.

Instagram on Wednesday night, he found the courage to speak."I haven’t posted anything coz I can’t find the words, I can’t reply coz I don’t know what to say" he penned solemnly."Jamal is my brother. His light shone so bright."He only used it to illuminate others and never asked for anything in return."A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos)He went on: "A star’s light shines for millions of years after they go, and his will continue to light up every dark moment, we are all witnessing his power."I would not be here without him, professionally and personally."There will never be anything close to what he is, but I’m so grateful to have existed within his orbit.

Piers Morgan, 54, has been watching very closely the events unfolding between the Ukraine and Russia, and now Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a full-scale invasion, it's made many question whether WW3 is on the cards.The former Good Morning Britain presenter branded the President a "ruthless dictator", as he offered up some potential solutions for halting the terrifying events.Taking to Twitter, he penned: "Putin’s doing this because he got away with it last time in Crimea."And if he gets away with it again in Ukraine, he’ll keep invading other countries until he restores the Soviet Union."The world must unite to stop this ruthless dictator - before it’s too late."In a separate tweet, he shared: "This is an act of war by a bully-boy thug who doesn’t think the rest of the world has the guts or will to stop him."Shameful."It comes after Russian forces launched a major military assault on Ukraine, with reports of explosions near major cities across the country.In a TV statement, President Putin said Russia "did not plan to occupy Ukraine" but confirmed if any opposed their mission, Moscow's response would be "instant".Shortly afterwards, attacks were reported on Ukrainian military targets.In a video statement on Thursday morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed martial law was now being imposed across the country, urging people "not to panic".He spoke calmly as he said: "No panic. We're strong. "We're ready for anything.

Good Housekeeping magazine, where she appears on the cover of April issue which is on sale now, the actress opened up how her new hair journey came about.And, of course, it all comes down to lockdown."The real trigger came during the lockdowns when I was dying my hair myself, and I just couldn’t be bothered to keep doing it," she explained."So I let my natural grey come through."I also cut some of it myself - to my hairdresser's alarm!"It’s much shorter than I’m used to now and I do have certain 'grrr' moments when I’m going out and I don’t know how to style it - I would literally give my old hair 13 minutes of my time each day - but the plan is to grow it again like my old hairstyle."She pondered the future of her hair, telling the publication: "I'm curious to see what the bob might look like with a good strong grey."Dawn previously spoke of her new do on Zoe Ball's Radio 2 show, where she admitted she does miss her signature bob.A post shared by Dawn French (@dawnrfrench)She has been rocking her chic dark bob for as long as we can remember, but since the change-up, she's very much feeling the low maintenance."We spend so much time and money on it; I'm very guilty of that, I loved my hair!" she told Zoe."Took me 13 minutes to do it everyday."I loved that bob but I'm ready for this now and not to be dying it anymore."She also spoke of her hopes for a full grey bob in the future, but admitted she will turn back to the dye if she doesn't like it.Dawn added: "If I get to the point - it'll take a while to grow - if we get there and I don't like it, guess what?""We're going to dye it!" she exclaimed as Zoe cheered.And a fresh look warrants a fresh project, as she returns to live comedy this year with her new one-woman

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 star Dan Walker was left in an excited mood when he discovered one of his Strictly Come Dancing co-stars was appearing as a guest on Morning Live.The 44-year-old presenter was back on our screens on Wednesday morning alongside co-host Sally Nugent.Toward the end of the show, they chatted to Morning Live hosts Gethin Jones and Kimberley Walsh to find out what viewers can expect from the latest programme.Host Dan said: "Morning Live follows us on BBC One this morning. They're on at 9.15."Gethin and Kimberley are in the chairs today."However, the father of three couldn't want to chat to their guest Graziano Di Prima, who is best known for appearing on Strictly.Dan joked: "I don't want to be rude, and I know you usually tell us whats going on, but can you just show us Graziano early on.

BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent shared a 12 second phone call with co-host Dan Walker before accepting her new role on the show.The 50-year-old journalist began filling in as a temporary host on the iconic red sofa 10 years ago.However, she was made main presenter on the programme since October last year following the departure of Louise Minchin. She has opened up about how she accepted her role and the question she asked Dan before agreeing to the presenting job.Speaking to The Mirror, Sally said: "I did have a 12 second conversation with Dan before all of this started where I said, 'You are staying for a bit aren't you?' And he went, 'Yeah, I think so.'"So I was like right.

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BBC show, Kelvin Fletcher's Big Farming Adventure has been a massive hit, with his wife Liz reacting in a new interview to being compared to Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen.The former soap actor was followed by BBC cameras during his first few months working the land as he got to grips with his new career, with the six part series airing on TV at the moment.Kelvin and his family can be seen learning how to shear sheep, drive a tractor and tend to the land on their farm near the Peak District.He and Liz spoke about the show with Kate Thornton on her podcast White Wine Question Time: Kelvin Fletcher & Liz Marsland.In the episode, released last Friday, Kate said: "I tell you what else I've noticed that's happened."Liz, tell me if you've felt the vibes, but I mentioned to a couple of people this week that we were chatting."Obviously, people are able to follow your adventures on BBC every week with the show."Men started swooning, a bit like they did with Amanda the Shepherd.She continued: "There was a lot of 'oh my god that Liz, she's amazing.'"Liz can be heard in hysterics at the comparison, as she remarked: "Is there?"Kate replied: "It's like you're a country pillar."Liz, shocked still giggling, said: "I haven't seen it."Kate continued: "Maybe it's because you live in the middle of nowhere surrounded by sheep."Liz, talking to her husband, said: "Kelvin, you better watch out."I mean I will take it.