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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Live and Kicking's Emma Forbes now from surprise new career to health transformation
After bagging a job in the cooking slot on the BBC 's hit children's series Going Live!, Emma Forbes had secured her place on the nation's TV screens and in its heart. Finding fame on the popular show, presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene, she then went on to co-host the replacement Saturday morning kids' programme Live & Kicking for three years with John Barrowman and TV stalwart Andi Peters, who has just floored This Morning fans by revealing his real age. It was a huge hit thanks to its entertainment sections, big-name celebrity interviews and games the presenters joined in on. As well as her hosting talent, fresh-faced Emma was known for her beauty. She was represented by Storm Models - the agency which discovered supermodels Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne. It comes after one huge TV star looks completely unrecognisable as she reveals latest facelift ITV makes major decision on I'm A Celebrity's future after talks with officials Richard Osman reveals axed Ant and Dec show was 'expensive car crash' In 1996 she was voted number 64 in FHM mag's 100 Sexiest Women poll. Famed for being well-groomed with lusciously thick locks, Emma became the face of shampoo brand Head & Shoulders. She followed in her mother - actress Nannette Newman's - footsteps when she hosted a revival of panel show What's My Line. Nannette had been a regular panelist on the 70s version. Emma also voiced Mummy Hippo in animated infant favourite, Peppa Pig. As well as her TV credits, Emma has worked extensively on radio. She co-hosted the Heart Breakfast Show alongside Jonathan Coleman and presented BBC Radio 2 shows with Mark Radcliffe and Alan Carr as well as having her own Sunday morning show. In 2018 the broadcaster and her banker husband Graham Clempson sold their £25 million home in Chelsea, London, and moved to New York. The couple, who married in 1987, have two children together, which is why Emma stepped away from her TV career. They are now grown up and have moved out of their parents' house in East Hampton. Emma previously spoke about the family's move to the US and said she'd always loved America. "We've always had a connection with it," she told Hello!. "I find it an exciting place to live, it ignites my feeling of anything is possible, and it felt right for part two of life with my two children, one on each coast, to be nearer them. So with my own family here that makes it feel like home, and we've created a life that works for us all here." These days Emma works alongside her fashion designer daughter Lily Clempson and is obsessed with improving her own lifestyle as well as that of others. On her Instagram page she describes herself as a, "trained holistic wellness & nutrition coach with a passion for cooking & healthy lifestyle". It's something she became personally invested in around 2011 as she noticed her body change and wanted to lose stubborn belly, back and bottom fat. She spent the next 18 months turning herself around with an exercise and diet programme. In 2013 when she was snapped looking incredible in a swimsuit on the beach in Barbados, she spoke about her new regime. Emma revealed she was following the 'clean and lean' advice of celebrity trainer James Duigan, whose clients included Elle Macpherson. "I've always been a healthy eater - I used to start the morning with a big bowl of muesli, and snack on bananas and crackers," she told the Mail."I didn't know what I was doing wrong, or why I was flabby. "James explained that my diet was actually too healthy. I was eating so much fruit and so many vegetables that I got hungry easily - and was tempted to reach for a muffin or some biscuits to stave off the hunger pangs." James told her to cut back on the sugary fruit and carbohydrates and eat more protein. Emma believes it reshaped her body and changed the way she ate forever. She also introduced an exercise programme, despite loathing it. "With the help of a personal trainer, I started a regime. My aim was to work my core muscles and tone my legs and arms. I'm very disciplined. I have three, one-hour sessions a week when I do everything from stomach crunches to weight lifting," she said. Speaking on the Lorraine show in 2019, she assured the public she hadn't ever had any tweakments or work done to maintain her youthful appearance: "There's no plastic surgery going on here! I'm not judgmental of people that do it, but I am that person that it would go horribly wrong on, so I'm too frightened and I just don't do it," she said. During the interview she also discussed how the menopause had affected her, saying it had made her worry irrationally. "It's caused terrible anxiety and a loss of confidence. And anxiety over ridiculous things," she said. She revealed that she was on body identical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to help with her symptoms. Just after Covid, in 2021, Emma launched a lifestyle podcast, Life and Soul, in which she spoke to celebrities and professionals about how they coped with the pandemic and what they did to make themselves feel good. Guests included people she admired, such as cooking legend Prue Leith, former Loose Women host Andrea McClean and This Morning 's Dr Zoe Williams.
Daily Mirror
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Where The Broom Cupboard's Andy Crane is now and unrecognisable new look
TV presenter Andy Crane rose to fame when he first appeared on CBBC children's show The Broom Cupboard in 1986. Despite leaving TV, he is still enjoying a sucessful career in the public eye Popular presenter Andy Crane is best known for his debut on children's TV programme The Broom Cupboard which is 39 years old - but what is the TV personality doing now? Andy, now 61, has been brightening up people's days on Greatest Hits Radio since 2019 and he looks very different from his Broom Cupboard days. He first appeared on TV in 1986, taking over from Phillip Schofield on BBC's Broom. The show, which helped launch the careers of Andi Peters, Toby Anstis and Zoe Ball, featured stars in a control desk room as the presenters introduced the programs. The 61-year-old, who was one of the most memorable presenters on show, was just 29 at the time and worked alongside puppet Gordon, who went on to join him on Going Live! the next year. He continued with Broom until 1990 and then featured on major music show Top of the Pops. He was also the face of Bad Influence! and Violet Berlin in the 90s. READ MORE: This Morning star Lisa Snowdon's shock facelift confession - 'I love tweakments!' But his impressive career didn't stop there. Andy also presented children's show, Motormouth, for ITV on Saturdays. He also featured on What's Up Doc? and Challenge TV. The star was also a news presenter for Channel M in Manchester. He is now residing in the picturesque location of Lake District, reports Rayo. Before joining Greatest Hits Radio in 2019, Andy presented for Radio Manchester where he started off as a tea boy. Speaking about how he got the role, he said: "I wrote to Piccadilly Radio in Manchester when I was living in the USA – they wrote back! Started there as a tea boy in 1981 and did my first show in 1983 which means I've now been doing this for 35 years." Andy, who was born in the seaside town of Morecambe, Lancashire, presents three hours of the best songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s on Greatest Hits Radio, including The Top 10 at 10 and Midnight Music Marathon. Luckily for his fans, he also appears on radiowaves on weekday afternoons - featuring the most groovy disco tunes for Greatest Hits Radio 70s. He says his listeners will hear: "Great music naturally and plenty of laughing." Earlier this year, the presenter revealed what he loves about his job the most: "Being invited into people's homes, cars, bedrooms and bathrooms."
The Independent
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Former BBC Radio 2 DJ Colin Berry dies aged 79
Former BBC Radio 2 DJ and UK Eurovision spokesperson Colin Berry has died at the age of 79. For 25 years, Berry was the person who read out the UK's voting decision at the Eurovision Song Contest until 2002. He joined Radio 2 in 1973, but also presented the long-running BBC music programme Top Of The Pops and appeared on game shows, Blankety Blank and Going Live!. Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said everyone at the company was 'saddened to hear of the passing of Colin Berry, who was part of our on-air family for many years'. 'We send our condolences to his family and friends.' Berry, who started on former pirate radio station Radio Caroline, presented a host of Radio 2 shows. He was a presenter of Night Ride, The Late Show, Music Through Midnight, The Early Show, Happy Hour and the Hogmanay Special, before Radio 2 said he would be leaving in 2012. Writing on X, Bauer Radio's Luke Davies said: 'Extremely sad to hear of the passing of Colin Berry. 'He was a real pioneer of broadcasting and had such a lovely relaxing voice.' Former Radio 2 presenter Andrew Peach said: 'I am very sad to hear news of Colin Berry's passing. I have strong memories of hearing Colin on @bbcradio as a child and it was a thrill to get to work with him there from 1998-2012.' Berry often worked with late Radio 2 DJ and BBC Eurovision presenter Sir Terry Wogan. Following his exit from Eurovision, a rotating cast of famous faces, including chat show host Lorraine Kelly and actress Dame Joanna Lumley, have been the British spokesperson. The Welwyn Garden City-born radio DJ also presented for BBC Three Counties and former BBC Radio Medway and did voiceover work.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former BBC Radio 2 DJ Colin Berry dies aged 79
Former BBC Radio 2 DJ and UK Eurovision spokesperson Colin Berry has died at the age of 79. For 25 years, Berry was the person who read out the UK's voting decision at the Eurovision Song Contest until 2002. He joined Radio 2 in 1973, but also presented the long-running BBC music programme Top Of The Pops and appeared on game shows, Blankety Blank and Going Live!. Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said everyone at the company was 'saddened to hear of the passing of Colin Berry, who was part of our on-air family for many years'. 'We send our condolences to his family and friends.' Farewell to the wonderful Colin Berry who has died, aged 79. A fondly-remembered voice from Radio 2 and the Eurovision song contest. — BoomRadioUK (@BoomRadioUK) April 17, 2025 Berry, who started on former pirate radio station Radio Caroline, presented a host of Radio 2 shows. He was a presenter of Night Ride, The Late Show, Music Through Midnight, The Early Show, Happy Hour and the Hogmanay Special, before Radio 2 said he would be leaving in 2012. I am very sad to hear news of Colin Berry's passing. I have strong memories of hearing Colin on @bbcradio2 as a child and it was a thrill to get to work with him there from 1998-2012. — Andrew Peach (@andrewpeach) April 17, 2025 Writing on X, Bauer Radio's Luke Davies said: 'Extremely sad to hear of the passing of Colin Berry. 'He was a real pioneer of broadcasting and had such a lovely relaxing voice.' Former Radio 2 presenter Andrew Peach said: 'I am very sad to hear news of Colin Berry's passing. I have strong memories of hearing Colin on @bbcradio as a child and it was a thrill to get to work with him there from 1998-2012.' Berry often worked with late Radio 2 DJ and BBC Eurovision presenter Sir Terry Wogan. Following his exit from Eurovision, a rotating cast of famous faces, including chat show host Lorraine Kelly and actress Dame Joanna Lumley, have been the British spokesperson. The Welwyn Garden City-born radio DJ also presented for BBC Three Counties and former BBC Radio Medway and did voiceover work.
Telegraph
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
BBC Radio 2 DJ Colin Berry dies aged 79
Former BBC Radio 2 DJ Colin Berry has died at the age of 79, the corporation has said. Berry, who joined Radio 2 in 1973, presented long-running BBC music programme Top of the Pops, and appeared on game show Blankety Blank and on Going Live!. He also spent 25 years reading out the UK's voting decision at the Eurovision Song Contest, until 2002. Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said: 'All of us at Radio 2 were saddened to hear of the passing of Colin Berry, who was part of our on-air family for many years. We send our condolences to his family and friends.' Berry started on former pirate radio station Radio Caroline before joining Radio 2. He was a presenter of Night Ride, The Late Show, Music Through Midnight, The Early Show, Happy Hour and the Hogmanay Special, before Radio 2 announced he would be leaving in 2012. Writing on X, Bauer Radio's Luke Davies said: 'Extremely sad to hear of the passing of Colin Berry. He was a real pioneer of broadcasting and had such a lovely relaxing voice.' 'A thrill' to work with Berry Andrew Peach, another former Radio 2 presenter, said: 'I am very sad to hear news of Colin Berry's passing. I have strong memories of hearing Colin on [BBC Radio 2] as a child and it was a thrill to get to work with him there from 1998-2012.' Berry worked often with Sir Terry Woganm the late Radio 2 DJ and BBC Eurovision presenter. Following his exit from Eurovision, a rotating cast of famous faces including chat show host Lorraine Kelly and actress Dame Joanna Lumley have been the British voice behind the European song contest. The Welwyn Garden City-born radio DJ also presented for BBC Three Counties and former BBC Radio Medway and did voice-over work.
