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Daily Mail
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Kirsty Gallacher posts emotional throwback snaps from running two London Marathons - and reveals heart-wrenching inspiration behind her 2023 effort
Kirsty Gallacher posted a series of emotional throwback snaps from two previous London Marathons to her Instagram on Sunday. The TV star, 49, posed with her two sons Oscar, 18, and Jude, 14, on the Golden Jubilee Footbridge after the 2023 edition of the charity race. She wore a fluorescent orange and black tracksuit top and black jogging bottoms with black trainers as she put one arm around each of her proud boys. Kirsty also shared a snap of her in her white sleeveless marathon top, wearing a silver watch ahead of the event. Another picture saw her with a friend of hers, Emma Bishop, who suffered from lung cancer and was the inspiration behind her 2023 run before sadly passing away last year. She also uploaded sweet photos from the 2019 edition, wearing a white sleeveless top for the event as she posed with two pals. A final snap featured Kirsty flexing her muscles as she raised her medal towards the camera. The former Sky Sports News presenter penned an emotional caption explaining Emma's impact on her decision to run the race. She said: 'Another incredible @londonmarathon today & watching it on the TV this year I couldn't but reflect on the two that I took part in, in 2019 & 2023. 'Both for incredibly worthy causes and such powerful experiences but the last one more poignant, for @royalmarsden, because of a special lady @emsbishop. Emma & I met early in 2023, she was battling lung cancer but boy she was a fighter! 'A truly wonderful human being, inspiring so many with her attitude & strength & tenacious fundraising. She also completed the London marathon which was some feat! 'Sadly beautiful Emma lost her battle with cancer at the end of 2024. 'So well done to all those who took part this year & to those who are inspired to do it, but just not sure….. do it!!!!' It comes after Kirsty shared sweet snaps of her ex-rugby player boyfriend Darren Clayton, 38, as he joined her at work. The pair have been together for around a year and five months after meeting through their two mutual friends - Gabby and Kenny Logan. And on Tuesday, Kirsty shared snaps of Darren joining her at the Global studios, where she hosts the Gold Radio drivetime show. 'Take your boyfriend to work day! @goldradio,' Kirsty captioned the snaps, where the smitten couple were also seen smiling at one another. But Gabby, who hosts Gold Radio podcast The Sports Agents, was quick to make a cheeky comment about the snaps. 'Darren looks like he's putting your ponytail. lovely pic though,' Gabby wrote which prompted a laughing face from Kirsty. 'Pulling not putting! If only I'd worn my glasses' Gabby added, to which Kirsty replied: 'Haha.' It's been no secret how smitten Kirsty is with Darren, who is a businessman as well as an athlete, after they first spoke to each other while attending a fundraising event. And last month, Kirsty looked to the future as she admitted that although she never thought she would get married again following her split from Paul Sampson, tying a knot for a second time could be on the cards. It's been no secret how smitten Kirsty is with Darren, who is a businessman as well as an athlete, after they first spoke to each other while attending a fundraising event The former GB News host told The Sun: 'We do talk about getting married. Funnily, he's much more into the idea of marriage than I am. I'm very much like: "Do we need that?" 'For him, it's very important to actually have that union and [be able to] say it. And I said: "Well, we can say it. Do we have to do the marriage?"' She continued: 'I think an engagement is wonderfully romantic and that would do for me. That would be enough, because it's the whole: "I want to be with you forever."' However, Kirsty made it clear that she's not opposed to the idea and admitted that if Darren wanted to get married, she would.
The Independent
11-02-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Warren Gatland ‘ruined players' and ‘lost all power' with Wales, claims Ugo Monye
The former England wing Ugo Monye has claimed that Warren Gatland was 'ruining players' while Wales head coach with the New Zealander's departure now confirmed. Gatland has parted ways with Wales by mutual consent two rounds into the Six Nations after overseeing a run of 14 consecutive defeats stretching back to the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The 61-year-old returned for a second stint in charge at the end of 2022 but has been unable to recapture the success of his first spell. Another Six Nations wooden spoon appears to beckon for Wales after defeats to France and Italy, with Cardiff boss Matt Sherratt installed as an interim coach while a search is undertaken for a permanent successor. Speaking before Gatland's exit was announced, prominent pundit Monye suggested that the veteran coach had 'lost all power' towards the end of his tenure. Citing the example of fly half Ben Thomas, who usually plays at inside centre for Cardiff, Monye wonders if some of Gatland's recent selections have been detrimental to the development of a young squad. 'You've got a young fly half in Ben Thomas, who's only started once [at 10] for his club in the last two years. Warren Gatland sees him as a 10. I'm not quite sure,' Monye said on The Sports Agents podcast. 'There is obviously not aligned thinking there. 'And then he whips him off after 48 minutes. It was your decision to play him at 10, to back him. You've not! You're losing matches and you're ruining players. I don't know how Ben Thomas feels. 'It gets to a certain point where the coach's voice loses all power and you stop listening. That authority, I think, is gone. I reckon the Welsh players have switched off. I've been in those positions, and you're listening to the coach and you're just rolling your eyes.' Wales take on Ireland in their third game of the Six Nations campaign on Saturday 22 February, before finishing the tournament with fixtures against Scotland and England. Defeat to Italy in Rome dropped them beneath Georgia to a new low of 12th in the world rankings after a record losing run. 'They've broken their own records, and they found greater depth of their misery,' Monye explained. 'And it's sad, because Wales as a national side is so important to rugby. '14 on the bounce is so woeful. They're going to go back-to-back to win the wooden spoon, finishing bottom within [the Six Nations]. And they've got this coach and Warren Gatland, whose record, unfortunately in his second stint, is just terrible.'
