TV star, 43, goes Instagram official with new girlfriend after stalking terror and near death experience
TV hardman Levison Wood has revealed his new girlfriend for the first time after his stalking terror and near death experience.
The Channel 4 star, 43, looked smitten in new photos he shared to Instagram as he hard launched his partner Ana.
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In one snap, Levison cosied up to the brunette woman during a stroll.
They wrapped up in winter coats, with Levison in a black padded jacket and the new lady in his life wearing a black coat and a khaki beanie hat.
He then shared a candid snap of her looking content as she glanced out of a window.
While another photo showed them exploring the outdoors and on adventures - including them canoeing and in front a picturesque mountain backdrop.
The former Army officer wrote: "Over the years I've met many people on the road, but every now and then, someone comes along who doesn't just travel with you, but changes the pace of the journey entirely. This is Ana.
"We've been exploring a shared path together lately, one filled with plenty of adventures, challenges and commitment.
"An exciting new chapter awaits."
Levison previously told The Sun about his dating life and admitted in 2023 that he's not short of offers since he started making his shows for Channel 4 in 2015.
Levison even got advice, however unconventional, on landing a wife during his adventures, the most recent of which saw him travel to Namibia, in southern Africa, to film desert lions.
Explorer Levison Wood on becoming a sex symbol
He said: 'The lead woman in the Himba tribe initiated me into the tribe by putting clay dreadlocks in my hair, which she said would make me look a lot more stylish.
'They also have this test for men, a sort of coming of age ceremony when they are 12, where they get their bottom two front teeth knocked out with a brick.
'I've obviously still got my teeth, and they were taking the p*** out of me, saying, 'You're never going to find a wife and get married if you've got those teeth'.'
He said: 'I'd love to have a family one day, but I don't think there is any need to follow convention and settle down at all.
'Sod that, I'm more up for continuing the adventures, no matter what. But I try to avoid talking about finding someone and love, as the last time I did, I ended up with a stalker.'
In 2020 the said stalker was jailed for three months after more than eight months of harassment during which the woman contacted Levison's parents and turned up outside his house in South West London.
Speaking about his brush with a stalker, he told The Times: "I've had some persistent fans over the years but this was on another level.
"It went from being a nuisance to her contacting family members, turning up outside my house. It wasn't nice: I was looking over my shoulder wherever I went.
"I was reluctant at first to contact the police because last year I felt they had bigger things to deal with.
"It felt embarrassing more than anything. Women get this a lot more than blokes do, so it was a real learning curve to be on the receiving end."
Levison went public with his stalker hell on Instagram in 2020 when he said the person in question had "taken it to the next level" by contacting his family.
He wrote at the time: "So the stalker has taken it to the next level and started to message my parents. @brumpolice pls advise is there anything that can be done?
"She claims to be a paediatric doctor and records show her license was revoked. This person needs to be removed from any contact with kids."
The star later added: "I've blocked this psycho three times today. @instagram does nothing and said individual just sets up new account and puts vile and obscene comments all over my wall."
Levison is known for his Channel 4 documentary From Russia To Iran: Crossing The Wild Frontier.
He is formerly a member of the British Army and has fought in the war in Afghanistan.
In 2010, Levison decided to leave the Army and started pursuing a career in photography and journalism before going on to become a best-selling author.
However, in 2021 he decided to rejoin as a Major in the 77th Brigade which was only formed in January 2015.
The TV star previously revealed he nearly died while filming for a documentary after his taxi plunged off a 500ft down a cliff face in Western Nepal, while also experiencing other close calls.
He told The Sun: 'The times I've been closest to death weren't in the Army but on expedition.
'For this series, in Greenland there was a real risk our boat could have been crushed by ice as the waters change direction with the wind, and in the desert you're up against wild animals.
'Our crew got chased by a lion in Namibia. I had to dive into the back of the car because one was bounding towards me. That was slightly terrifying.
'There are risks everywhere and you have to be very, very vigilant.
'You can imagine the length of the safety form that needs to be filled out. But everyone accepts there are loads of risks. If you want to show people these stories some- body has to be out there on the front line.
'At least I'm not getting shot at this time.'
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