Levison Wood finds love! TV explorer, 43, hard launches his new girlfriend on social media - and she loves the outdoors just as much as he does

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He was once described as Britain's most eligible bachelor, but now Levison Wood, has finally found love.
The television adventurer, 43, took to Instagram on Thursday to hard launch the new lady in his life.
The former Army officer-turned-author gushed: '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.'
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He also shared some images of them together - one which included a picture of them canoeing, and another which saw them embracing in front of a vast mountain.
Judging by the images, it's clear the pair share a mutual love for the great outdoors.
Levison's followers were quick to throw their support behind the star, with one stating: 'Delighted to meet you Ana!! You two make a beautiful couple, good luck with all the travels and fun in your future xxx'
Another added: 'Wishing you many adventures together'
The 43-year-old has been open about his desire to find romance in the past, and even admitted to joining dating apps in the hope of doing so.
In an interview with MailOnline in 2021, the former soldier said: 'I used dating apps: I don't see a problem with it. I use them when I want to use them.
'That is how people meet these days, isn't it? How else can you meet your woman?'
Levison also opened up about exactly what his type is, saying: 'I don't like to put people into boxes.
'If a woman is intelligent, interesting and fun - that is the basis really. I don't really care what job they do or anything like that.
'It is also about being comfortable in somebody's company and enjoying spending time with them.'
After lockdown Levison was the victim of stalking, with the perpetrator jailed for 13 months.
Fiza Jabeen, a doctor, made Wood so fearful for his and his family's safety that he decided to sell his London home.
But after moving - and after Jabeen was made the subject of a restraining order - she tracked him down once again, visiting Levison's home at the time in Richmond.
The doctor was jailed for 13 months after admitting one offence of stalking and harassment having sent the TV personality 'explicit and unpleasant messages' via social media.
Levison's most recent endeavour - after a career where he served as a Major in the army, became a best-selling author and produced a host of documentaries - saw him embark on a tour called Walking the World: A Life of Exploration and Adventure.
The set of shows saw Levison delve into his 20 years as an explorer, during which he has witnessed the extraordinary, and tragic, on a number of occasions.
During an expedition along the 4000-mile long Nile River from Rwanda and Egypt, a journalist travelling with the explorer named Matt Power was overcome with heat stroke and tragically died. Levison called his death 'a haunting moment that stays with me every day'.
In his closest brush up with death, the 43-year-old almost lost his life during a trek across the Himalayas in 2015.
He came face to face with tigers, crocodiles and even a cannibal on the remarkable journey but it was a short car ride which was almost his undoing.
After being left with nowhere to sleep as night fell, Wood and his colleagues piled into an SUV and paid the driver to take them to the nearest town in search of a bed.
As the vehicle wound its way along the treacherous mountain scape, its brake cable snapped throwing it off the edge of a cliff and into a ravine.
Somehow Levison and all the other passengers survived, with the explorer later saying: 'We are lucky to be alive'.