BBC Breakfast’s Carol Kirkwood has revealed she is unlikely to still be on the show in 10 years’ time.
The 60-year-old weatherwoman, who has presented the weather on the morning show since 1997, admitted she doesn’t want to leave and hopes it will happen “naturally”, but predicts she won’t be around by the time she reaches her 70s.
She told the Western Mail: “I try not to worry about things I can’t change. I don’t want to go there, but one day it will happen.”
Career: BBC Breakfast’s Carol Kirkwood has revealed she is unlikely to still be on the show in 10 years’ time, predicting she is “unlikely” to still be around when she turns 70.
Carol continued: “Hopefully it will come naturally, but I also have to admit I’m 60 and it’s unlikely I’ll be at the BBC when I’m 70, I would have thought.
“It’s the natural course of events… I don’t want to use a stairlift to get to the studio in the morning. But I love my job.
Carol announced on live TV in May that she is engaged to her fiance, known only as Steve.
Speaking about the engagement during the interview, he said: “We’re not galloping into it. It’s nice, because the first time I got married, I was young, so you’re involved in the wedding almost from the moment you get engaged .
Opening: The weatherwoman admitted she doesn’t want to leave and hopes it will happen “naturally,” but predicts she won’t be around by the time she reaches 70.
Congratulations! It comes after Carol announced she is engaged live while showing off her new engagement ring
She revealed that they go at their own pace and expressed how happy she is with their relationship, describing Steve as “funny, kind, caring and romantic”.
Carol, who was married to property developer Jimmy Kirkwood for 18 years until they divorced in 2008, is believed to have met Steve around five years ago.
Announcing her new engagement, she showed off her engagement ring and told BBC Breakfast hosts Sally Nugent and Jon Kay they are “thrilled” to tie the knot, revealing her proposed partner during a picnic
“We got engaged when we were on holiday so it’s lovely news and we’re both delighted,” said Carol, adding: “We went on a picnic, I had no idea.”
Excitement: Presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay looked thrilled at the good news as they clapped in the studio
She continued: “The weather was glorious. We were sitting, chatting, my other half was a bit nervous for some reason he didn’t know, he was looking in his pocket and a ring came out. I thought he was joking, he wasn’t I thought so to begin with, but it was lovely, it was quite romantic.
Carol has previously said she and her partner have agreed to keep their relationship private, but said he is “the best thing that ever happened to me”.
Carol previously spoke about her divorce in an interview with the Radio Times: “I found myself when I got divorced. I started doing things and thinking, ‘I’m not going to say no, I’m going to say yes.
‘I’m braver now. I’ve flown with the Red Arrows, I’ve jumped out of planes with the Red Devils.
After her divorce, Carol starred in Strictly Come Dancing in 2015 with her dance partner Pasha Kovalev and opened up about her love life after the demise of her marriage.
“I was married for a long time, and I got married quite young, so it’s nice to do things that I now have the freedom to do, if I want to go out to the theater or go out with friends for dinner, I have that freedom.’
A year after starring in the show, Carol said she was seeing someone and said: “I’m very happy with my relationship at the moment.” I’m not single. I just started seeing someone so it was fine, it didn’t matter.
‘I’m braver now’: After her divorce, Carol starred on Strictly Come Dancing in 2015 (pictured with Pasha Kovalev) and opened up about her love life after the demise of her marriage saying she would never have said that Yes. that when he got married