‘Be Me in 23’ – Well it sort of rhymes!! In the chaos of life while busy wearing different hats the person who often puts themselves to the bottom of the ‘To Do List ‘is us, it’s a female thing and largely our fault but definitely comes from our natural nurturing, home making, instincts. I once fought them but realised very early on they were part of me, my modus operandi and without creating,with the tools at my disposal, a…
DURING June, the #MonthofCommunity will see charities and communities across the UK coming together to reconnect, celebrate and fundraise for local good causes that have struggled over the past year. Anthea has pledged her support to the initiative and is encouraging other communities and charities to celebrate the Month of Community by throwing a Big Lunch. During a visit to meet children and young people who are beneficiaries of Action for Children, Anthea joined in their Big Lunch event at…
Anthea Turner has helped serve lunch to a charity’s staff, volunteers and beneficiaries at an event to help vulnerable children who have been adversely affected by the pandemic. The television presenter served a meal at Action for Children in London as part of the Big Lunch initiative. She also urged others to host their own fundraising Big Lunch fundraising events. To continue reading this article click here. …
Let the sun shine in is this week’s theme… I have made my mind up this year to embrace a “Staycation” or as they say in Stoke where I hail from, I’m going to Our-Gate… Summer Cool I’m totally cool with this decision, and like everything about us and this column we buckle down and make the best of our situation. So with that in mind let’s summer up our homes and feel good. Outside of whacking a little…
How’s Your New Normal Going? Can I start by sharing a promise I’ve made to myself this week? It’s this; I will never again walk past a supermarket food bank donation bin without putting something in. As I write, I’ve returned from picking up donations dropped by shoppers at my local Tesco, I then delivered the content to the nearby Oasis food bank HQ, a grotto of Lapland-like activity where volunteers are packing boxes and sending them out to people…
Anthea Turner has responded to critics who did not like hearing host Ant Middleton calling her a grandma during her stint on reality show Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins. The TV presenter, who left the Channel 4 programme during Monday’s episode, spoke to HELLO! about the backlash, and explained she understood the reason for his comment. To continue reading click here. …
I did ITV’s Wish You Were Here? for three years after Judith Chalmers retired. I think I did 23 locations a year, so I clocked up a lot of places and then there were a lot of Blue Peter trips, too, plus a UK holiday show. As the main presenter on Wish You Were Here? you’d often get the more routine destinations they didn’t want to ask a guest presenter to do. But I still got to see some amazing…
