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Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE I was stalked because my mum's famous, Gillian McKeith's daughter Afton reveals the WORST thing about growing up with a celebrity parent on latest episode of the Mail's 'The Apple & The Tree' podcast
Performer Afton McKeith, 25, revealed the worst thing about growing up with her celebrity mum, TV nutritionist Gillian McKeith, was the family being stalked. Afton made the surprise admission exclusively on the Mail's 'The Apple & The Tree' podcast, hosted by the Reverend Richard Coles. The weekly show pits parents against their adult children to ask questions about their shared family history they've always wanted answered. Questioned on whether mum Gilian's fame, known for hosting the Channel 4 show, 'You Are What You Eat', was a help or hindrance growing up, Afton said her answer 'could go both ways'. 'Overall, I feel your celebrity has helped me', Afton assessed. 'It has brought a lot of opportunities… you came from humble beginnings. You've worked really hard, and you've provided me with an incredible life. 'There have been some hindrances: We've been stalked before. Having people start following us was scary. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.' Gillian McKeith, 65, grew up on a council state in Perth, Scotland, before moving to America and becoming a health reporter. She then came back to the UK to host multiple shows on diet and nutrition, sharing an unorthodox approach to healthy eating. Her daughter Afton is a singer, actor, and musician who has forged a career in the online fitness industry. Afton recently featured in a high-profile commercial for Nike, starring rapper Central Cee. She said her desire to perform may have come from growing up watching her mum doing unscripted television. 'I wonder if my career has something to do with growing up on a set', Afton said. 'Even though you were doing television, it's still a performance. My passion for the performing arts must have something to do with the life I have been given thanks to your celebrity status.' Gillian reminisced about how her 'best friend', Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, must have also played a role in encouraging her daughter to pursue the arts. The TV presenter remembered how the singer, who sadly died in 2009, used to make tapes of songs he enjoyed for her children. 'He was such a sweet man', Afton concurred. 'Stephen was like an uncle to me. He got us an iPod and put a whole playlist of songs on it for us, which was hard to do at the time. 'It must have taken him hours, maybe days to do. He was so thoughtful.'
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michael Gove's son reveals ‘emotional baggage' after his parents' divorce
Michael Gove's son has revealed the 'emotional baggage' he faced after his parents divorced. Will Gove, 20, discussed the breakdown of his parents' marriage with his former Cabinet minister father in the Daily Mail's The Apple & The Tree podcast, where a parent and their adult child speak about shared family history. Mr Gove, who has held a number of Cabinet positions under four prime ministers and is now editor of The Spectator, asked his son to name a moment in their relationship that came close to breaking his heart. Will quipped that apart from his father not supporting Chelsea FC, it had been the separation from his mother, Mail columnist Sarah Vine, in January 2022 after the pair had shared 20 years of marriage. 'The closest you've ever come was splitting up with mum,' Will told his father, adding: 'It was upsetting at the time. At first you think 'no, this is good'. But there was a certain amount of emotional baggage there that got me in the end.' Will revealed that of all the high-profile political campaigns his family endured during Mr Gove's career, the pandemic became the most challenging time in his parents' relationship. He told his father: 'For you and mum, lockdown didn't seem the best. Me and Bea [sister Beatrice] knew something was happening because mum had been sleeping in the guest bedroom for years by that point. 'It was early 2021 that you broke the news of your separation to us both. Then lockdown happened, and you were forced to spend loads of time together.' He added: 'Mum said it was hard because she wanted time to herself, to explore after 20 years of being married to you. 'It was made harder still by all the criticism the Tories were getting – I think mum had just had too much of it by that point. Lockdown caused the water to come to boil, to steal a phrase.' Mr Gove told his son the two moments of political upheaval that interfered with his home life the most was the 'furore over expenses' where he said 'every MP was in the firing line' and the lead-up to the Brexit referendum. 'There were many ups and downs, that's inevitable in politics,' he added, but explained there were times he worried that he was 'absent' as a father. He said: 'You do worry about the fact you're preoccupied: that even though you're physically at home, you look absent. You ask yourself, does that mean you're doing a good job as a parent?' Elsewhere, Will reflected on the challenges he faced having a high-profile parent, revealing that he had been turned down for three jobs because of his surname. He said: 'I've been rejected from three pubs because of my surname… My friend gave me the opportunity to work there. I did a trial shift, and the worker said, 'Yeah, fine'. 'And then when they put my name on the pay scale, the owner of the pub came into the group chat and said, 'No Gove is working in a pub of mine'.' He also told the podcast that when Brexit came about, friends of the family 'stopped talking to us'. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Telegraph
10-04-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Michael Gove's son reveals ‘emotional baggage' after his parents' divorce
Michael Gove 's son has revealed the 'emotional baggage' he faced after his parents divorced. Will Gove, 20, discussed the breakdown of his parents' marriage with his former Cabinet minister father in the Daily Mail's The Apple & The Tree podcast, where a parent and their adult child speak about shared family history. Mr Gove, who has held a number of Cabinet positions under four prime ministers and is now editor of The Spectator, asked his son to name a moment in their relationship that came close to breaking his heart. Will quipped that apart from his father not supporting Chelsea FC, it had been the separation from his mother, Mail columnist Sarah Vine, in January 2022 after the pair had shared 20 years of marriage. 'The closest you've ever come was splitting up with mum,' Will told his father, adding: 'It was upsetting at the time. At first you think 'no, this is good'. But there was a certain amount of emotional baggage there that got me in the end.' Will revealed that of all the high-profile political campaigns his family endured during Mr Gove's career, the pandemic became the most challenging time in his parents' relationship. He told his father: 'For you and mum, lockdown didn't seem the best. Me and Bea [sister Beatrice] knew something was happening because mum had been sleeping in the guest bedroom for years by that point. 'It was early 2021 that you broke the news of your separation to us both. Then lockdown happened, and you were forced to spend loads of time together.' He added: 'Mum said it was hard because she wanted time to herself, to explore after 20 years of being married to you. 'It was made harder still by all the criticism the Tories were getting – I think mum had just had too much of it by that point. Lockdown caused the water to come to boil, to steal a phrase.' Mr Gove told his son the two moments of political upheaval that interfered with his home life the most was the 'furore over expenses ' where he said 'every MP was in the firing line' and the lead-up to the Brexit referendum. 'There were many ups and downs, that's inevitable in politics,' he added, but explained there were times he worried that he was 'absent' as a father. He said: 'You do worry about the fact you're preoccupied: that even though you're physically at home, you look absent. You ask yourself, does that mean you're doing a good job as a parent?' Elsewhere, Will reflected on the challenges he faced having a high-profile parent, revealing that he had been turned down for three jobs because of his surname. He said: 'I've been rejected from three pubs because of my surname… My friend gave me the opportunity to work there. I did a trial shift, and the worker said, 'Yeah, fine'. 'And then when they put my name on the pay scale, the owner of the pub came into the group chat and said, 'No Gove is working in a pub of mine'.' He also told the podcast that when Brexit came about, friends of the family 'stopped talking to us'.
