Davina McCall admits being abandoned by her mother has affected how she treats her children. The 'Long Lost Family' presenter - who has daughters Holly, 13, and Tilly, 11, with her husband Matthew Robertson - has confessed having her mother walk out on her when she was just three years old makes her paranoid about her own parenting techniques. Asked if it has affected the sort of mum she is, she admitted: ''Definitely. When my children were at nursery, my husband Matthew pointed out that it didn't matter if I was five minutes late to pick them up one day. They weren't...
- 5/28/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Davina McCall and her husband go on dates to the dentist. The 47-year-old presenter admits it is tough finding quality time to spend with spouse Matthew Robertson - with who she has kids Holly, 12, Tilly, 10, and seven-year-old Chester - so they do ''mundane'' tasks together and still manage to have a ''nice'' time. She said: ''Matthew and I are strong but like any couple, we know we need quality time together, whenever we can get it. ''Actually, the other day we did this mundane thing. I booked us both into the dentist at the same time. And we said we would...
- 1/14/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Davina McCall wouldn't take part in a reality television show. The 47-year-old star - who is married to former presenter Matthew Robertson - admitted she has been asked to appear on numerous shows, but would never enter a programme in which viewers would see all sides of her as she wants to try and keep her personal life private. She told Bang Showbiz: ''No, you know what, I have [been asked a lot]. The fact is I think when you're a well known person it's expected of you to talk to press which I love doing but there is a side of...
- 12/8/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Davina McCall wouldn't take part in a reality television show. The 47-year-old star - who is married to former presenter Matthew Robertson - admitted she has been asked to appear on numerous shows, but would never enter a programme in which viewers would see all sides of her as she wants to try and keep her personal life private. She told Bang Showbiz: ''No, you know what, I have [been asked a lot]. The fact is I think when you're a well known person it's expected of you to talk to press which I love doing but there is a side of...
- 12/5/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Davina McCall is experiencing pain around her ''lady garden'' as she completes a triathlon for Sport Relief. The brave TV presenter is midway through a charity challenge - which will see her run, cycle and swim from Edinburgh, Scotland, to London - and she admits the gruelling triathlon will mean she can't be intimate with her husband of 13 years, Matthew Robertson, for a while afterwards. She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: ''I have sores everywhere. I've tried everything - Vaseline, padded shorts, shifting in the saddle. Nothing helps. Poor Matthew will have to be patient.'' The 46-year-old TV favourite has been tested...
- 2/12/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Davina McCall has claimed that Big Brother can work, eleven years on.
The star, who fronted all previous UK series of the reality TV show, was speaking about the return of the popular format on Channel 5 later this year. Speaking to Fabulous she said:
“I think the format still has legs. I just feel my time on it has come to an end because I emotionally let go of it that final night…It was so painful, but it’s gone.”
She also revealed the unusual secret to her happy and long-lasting marriage to former Pet Rescue presenter Matthew Robertson, saying:
“At home I play second fiddle to him. What he says goes…I always wanted a real man who’d drag me into his cave.”
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The star, who fronted all previous UK series of the reality TV show, was speaking about the return of the popular format on Channel 5 later this year. Speaking to Fabulous she said:
“I think the format still has legs. I just feel my time on it has come to an end because I emotionally let go of it that final night…It was so painful, but it’s gone.”
She also revealed the unusual secret to her happy and long-lasting marriage to former Pet Rescue presenter Matthew Robertson, saying:
“At home I play second fiddle to him. What he says goes…I always wanted a real man who’d drag me into his cave.”
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- 4/15/2011
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
The Million Pound Drop host Davina McCall has admitted that her insecurity made her “Facebook stalk” her husband, TV presenter Matthew Robertson.
Speaking to Zest magazine, Davina said, “Oh my God I get so insecure!
“I checked my husband’s Facebook page – never do that!
“There was a flirty message from someone saying ‘I hear you’ve split up from Davina.’
“I had to fess up; I said ‘I’ve been a bad wife and I feel awful’ and Matthew told me what I already knew – that he hadn’t replied and he never would.”
And when asked if she worries about her looks fading as she gets older, Davina commented on the issue of ageism among TV presenters, saying, “There’s an enormous pressure on all of us, not just me on telly, but all of us to look younger…
“But I’ll continue to look after myself physically,...
Speaking to Zest magazine, Davina said, “Oh my God I get so insecure!
“I checked my husband’s Facebook page – never do that!
“There was a flirty message from someone saying ‘I hear you’ve split up from Davina.’
“I had to fess up; I said ‘I’ve been a bad wife and I feel awful’ and Matthew told me what I already knew – that he hadn’t replied and he never would.”
And when asked if she worries about her looks fading as she gets older, Davina commented on the issue of ageism among TV presenters, saying, “There’s an enormous pressure on all of us, not just me on telly, but all of us to look younger…
“But I’ll continue to look after myself physically,...
- 4/14/2011
- by Sarah
- Unreality
Davina McCall has admitted that she is "so insecure". The Million Pound Drop presenter explained that she checks her husband Matthew Robertson's Facebook account to get reassurance that she can trust him. The former Big Brother host told Zest: "Oh my God I get so insecure! I checked my husband's Facebook page - never do that! "There was a flirty message from someone saying, 'I hear you've split up from Davina'. I had to 'fess up; I said I've (more)...
- 4/13/2011
- by By Kristy Kelly
- Digital Spy
Davina McCall refused to let her children watch ‘Big Brother’.
The TV presenter hosted the Channel 4 reality TV show from when it started in 2000 to when it ended last year but she wasn’t keen on kids, Holly, nine, Tilly, seven, and four-year-old Chester seeing the programme because it wasn’t suitable.
She said: “‘Big Brother’ was on too late and there was a lot of swearing in it! It’s probably not healthy for them to watch me on TV too much because I’m not that person to them, I’m their mum.”
While she wouldn’t let them watch ‘Big Brother’, Davina – who is married to ‘Pet Rescue’ host Matthew Robertson – says the whole family like to view her latest TV show, ‘Got To Dance’ because it’s suitable for everyone.
She said: “This is the first show they’ve been allowed to watch. We have...
The TV presenter hosted the Channel 4 reality TV show from when it started in 2000 to when it ended last year but she wasn’t keen on kids, Holly, nine, Tilly, seven, and four-year-old Chester seeing the programme because it wasn’t suitable.
She said: “‘Big Brother’ was on too late and there was a lot of swearing in it! It’s probably not healthy for them to watch me on TV too much because I’m not that person to them, I’m their mum.”
While she wouldn’t let them watch ‘Big Brother’, Davina – who is married to ‘Pet Rescue’ host Matthew Robertson – says the whole family like to view her latest TV show, ‘Got To Dance’ because it’s suitable for everyone.
She said: “This is the first show they’ve been allowed to watch. We have...
- 1/4/2011
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Davina McCall's husband is glad 'Big Brother' is ending. The show's presenter is sad the programme is coming to an end, but admits her ''amazing'' spouse Matthew Robertson is relieved as it means they can now holiday in the summer again. She said: ''He's definitely pleased that we'll be able to go away in the summer. When we have dinner parties in the summer, I stop the party and everybody has to come and watch 'Big Brother'. ''I'll watch it every single night. That's a big ask of my husband. He's been amazing.'' Though the 42-year-old star has talked openly about how devastated she ..
- 6/2/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
Davina McCall has admitted that she canceled plans to sleep overnight in the Big Brother house, after her husband asked her not to stay.
The 42-year-old host told The Press Association that producers of the reality TV show were considering allowing her to have a Bb sleepover, however her husband Matthew Robertson did not want to ’share’ her with the nation.
She said: ”It was funny, because I said to the producers, ‘Can I go in, can I go in just for a night? Just to go and hang out,’ and then I ran home to Matthew and I went, ‘Oh my God I might be allowed to go in for a night,’ and Matthew went, ‘No, I don’t want you to go in for a night,’ and I was like, ‘Why not?’ thinking it was the most exciting thing ever, and he went, ‘But it’s the one...
The 42-year-old host told The Press Association that producers of the reality TV show were considering allowing her to have a Bb sleepover, however her husband Matthew Robertson did not want to ’share’ her with the nation.
She said: ”It was funny, because I said to the producers, ‘Can I go in, can I go in just for a night? Just to go and hang out,’ and then I ran home to Matthew and I went, ‘Oh my God I might be allowed to go in for a night,’ and Matthew went, ‘No, I don’t want you to go in for a night,’ and I was like, ‘Why not?’ thinking it was the most exciting thing ever, and he went, ‘But it’s the one...
- 12/30/2009
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Davina McCall is planning to foster a child. The 'Big Brother' presenter, who has three children with husband Matthew Robertson, has ruled out plans for more children of her own, but said she would be interesting in taking on the temporary care of a disadvantaged youngster. She said: ''We've drawn a line under that. No more children. Matthew and I have discussed it. If there was an accident and I got pregnant, it would be a lovely mistake. But you will all know that's exactly what it is. ''If I stepped down from work massively in the future - which I'm ..
- 12/30/2009
- Virgin Media - TV
Davina McCall has admitted that she and husband Matthew Robertson have decided not to have anymore biological children but revealed that they are keen to adopt or foster a child at a later date.
The couple have three children of their own, daughters Holly, eight, and Tilly, six, and son Chester, three and Davina has revealed that she would be keen to expand her brood in a few years time.
Speaking to Now magazine, the 42-year-old said: ‘We’ve drawn a line under that. No more children. Matthew and I have discussed it. If there was an accident and I got pregnant, it would be a lovely mistake. But you will all know that’s exactly what it is.
‘If I stepped down from work massively in the future – which I’m hoping not to do for a good few years yet – I would be interested in fostering.
We’ve...
The couple have three children of their own, daughters Holly, eight, and Tilly, six, and son Chester, three and Davina has revealed that she would be keen to expand her brood in a few years time.
Speaking to Now magazine, the 42-year-old said: ‘We’ve drawn a line under that. No more children. Matthew and I have discussed it. If there was an accident and I got pregnant, it would be a lovely mistake. But you will all know that’s exactly what it is.
‘If I stepped down from work massively in the future – which I’m hoping not to do for a good few years yet – I would be interested in fostering.
We’ve...
- 12/29/2009
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Davina McCall has revealed that she does not have any plans to expand her family when Big Brother comes to an end. The People reported that the TV presenter has ruled out the possibility of using her newfound spare time to have more children. McCall already has three kids with husband Matthew Robertson. She stated: "We discussed it but we have enough little ones already." (more)...
- 10/4/2009
- by By Rebecca Routledge
- Digital Spy
Big Brother host Davina McCall is planning to adopt an African child, a report claims. The TV star and her husband Matthew Robertson are believed to have sought advice over the idea from movie director Guy Ritchie, who adopted Malawian child David Banda with Madonna in 2006. A source told The People: "Davina wanted to know if there were any pitfalls to the process of adoption. "Ritchie was very complimentary about his experiences with (more)...
- 3/8/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Davina McCall has revealed that counselling helped save her marriage to Matthew Robertson. The Big Brother host told Marie Claire that she and her husband sought professional help when they experienced difficulties in their relationship. She explained: "We had this stumbling block and every time we started talking about it, we'd have a row. So we needed a mediator to say: 'Hang on a minute, let Matthew talk. Right Davina, how do you feel?' "Afterwards we were like: 'Blimey. We've (more)...
- 7/2/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
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