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As an Olympic gold medallist and elite sportswoman Sam Quek got used to keeping her feelings in check. In her time on the hockey field, it was critical for her to ring-fence her emotions in order to remain focused on the job at hand - winning.That all changed, though, when she became a mum. “I am so much more in touch with my emotions since having children,” Sam told OK! in an exclusive chat.

When guests arrived at the four-in-one celebration thrown by Sam Quek for her two children, they might have assumed the jungle theme was a nod to her 2016 stint on I’m a Celebrity. With a backdrop of lush foliage, a zoo-full of model animals and a stunning five tier cake complete with waterfall, the joint Christening and birthday party for three-year-old Molly and Zac, two, had unmistakable notes of the tropics. In fact the decor, created inside a hotel in Merseyside as a scene-setter to a day full of love and laughter, was inspired by the children themselves.

Sam Quek has shared her struggle with balancing work, personal and parenting life and avoiding feeling 'mum guilt', admitting that she's 'hard on herself'.The Olympic field hockey player, who appeared on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here in 2016, is mother to Molly, two, and Zac, who she welcomed in March 2022, and has recently been busy hosting The NFL show recently. And while the sports personality loves her job, she can't help but feel guilt when being away from her little ones. She told OK!: "I’m massively hard on myself when it comes to mum guilt, it’s easy to compare with other families and mums, and on social media.

Former swimmer Becky Adlington has announced that she has had a miscarriage. The double Olympic gold medallist and sports pundit said on Sunday that she and husband Andy Parsons discovered the news when she went in for a routine pregnancy scan at 20 weeks.

Sam Quek may only be 34 but she’s packed a lot into her life. Hot on the heels of winning a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics as part of England’s hockey team, she quickly signed up to I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, where she finished in a very respectable fourth place.

The new spin-off series of I'm A Celebrity airs on ITV tonight (April 24) with a brand new format and a new location. Some of the show's most memorable campmates from over the years will be returning to battle it out to become the first ever I'm A Celeb 'legend'.

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry is set to be revealed tomorrow (March 9).The BBC have said an announcement will be made on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 breakfast show at 8.30am GMT.Among the favourites to represent the UK include Lymington singer-songwriter Birdy with odds of of 6/4, Rina Sawayama, Jessie Ware and Ellie Goulding.Following the same selection process as last year, the BBC has been working with a management company to pick the act.The UK is one of the last competing countries to reveal its song for 2023.

BBC has announced its presenting and commentary line-up for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.The 2023 competition will take place in Liverpool in May, who beat Glasgow to stage the contest on behalf of Ukraine after organisers deemed the country unable to host the event due to their ongoing war with Russia.Now, a huge list of stars and broadcasters has been revealed to helm the UK’s coverage of its home contest across the final and semi-finals including Graham Norton, Julia Sanina, Hannah Waddingham, Alesha Dixon, Timur Miroshnychenko, Sam Quek, Mel Giedroyc, Scott Mills, Rylan and Claire Sweeney.The semi-finals on May 9-11 will be presented by Ukranian singer Julia Sanina, Waddingham and Dixon, with the Grand Final hosted by Eurovision stalwart Norton alongside the three aforementioned presenters.Norton said: “It’s no secret how much I adore Eurovision, I truly believe it’s the greatest show on earth and every year that I’m involved it’s a huge honour. “This year is even more special and I personally feel a big responsibility to make our Ukrainian colleagues proud.Alongside presenting the Grand Final to the world, I just couldn’t resist the opportunity to get back into the commentary box for those watching in the UK!”Sanina added: “I am thrilled to present the Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals and Grand Final.

The presenting line-up for this year's Eurovision Song Contest has been announced.

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham will present the BBC’s Eurovision Song Contest coverage later this year.

Sir Mo Farah, Sir Trevor MacDonald, and Jennifer Saunders will be among the celebrity guest managers in the new 'Fantasy Football League' series. The show is back from September 29th for a 16-episode series with new hosts, Matt Lucas and Elis James, on a new channel, Sky Max, and Sky have confirmed the likes of Succession’s Brian Cox and singer Tom Grennan will also feature in the new-look programme, which is returning after 18 years. Each week a pair of celebrity guest managers will join Matt and Elis to discuss the week in football and share their fantasy teams from the digital dugout.

Paddy McGuinness reportedly kept his crumbling marriage a secret from his Celebrity Bake Off co-stars. The Top Gear star, 49, and Christine, 34, announced the end of their marriage on social media last month. They had been married since 2011 and share three children together - Penelope, nine, Leo, also nine, and Felicity, six.

Paddy McGuinness turned 49 on Monday, and the TV host continued his birthday celebrations well into the evening.READ: Christine McGuinness reveals surprising fact about marriage to PaddyAccompanied by his friends from Question of Sport, the dad-of-three appeared to enjoy a lively evening. Taking to his Instagram Stories, Paddy shared a group selfie featuring Olympic medallist Sam Quek and sports pundit Ugo Monye.WATCH: Paddy McGuinness' wife Christine shares tour inside ultra-modern homeIn a separate photo, Paddy was photographed alongside Ugo as the duo showed off their matching printed T-shirts emblazoned with a funky geometric logo.MORE: Paddy and Christine McGuinness' modern mansion where they're raising three kidsMORE: Paddy McGuinness' wife Christine 'broke down in floods of tears' following health diagnosisEarlier that evening, the former Take Me Out host made a hilarious confession whilst in the back of a cab.

Paddy McGuinness has been spotted celebrating his 49th birthday at The Ivy restaurant in Manchester following his split from wife Christine. The TV presenter was joined by hockey star pal Sam Quek, his colleague on the long-running BBC One gameshow, and other friends to mark his big day.

Soap star Maisie Smith has debuted a beautiful new look as she made a huge announcement on Tuesday.The former EastEnders actress showcased a glamorous curly hairstyle as she appeared on BBC Morning Live to announce a new Strictly Come Dancing tour. Maisie, 20, was joined by her Strictly co-star Rhys Stephenson to promote their new show Strictly Presents: Keeeep Dancing!.They will embark on the new tour in the coming months.

Sam Quek made an appearance at Chester Races on Thursday just a couple of months after she welcomed the arrival of son Zac.The Olympian and This Morning Live presenter looked gorgeous in a beautiful white dress with a subtle floral design, as she held hands with her husband Tom Mairs. It was a chance for Sam, 33, to take some much-needed time away from the children and enjoy a day at the races with Tom. Sam gave birth to daughter Molly 15 months ago, with Zac following in March this year.

Sam Quek and husband Tom Mairs have exclusively shared with OK! the meaning behind their newborn son Isaac “Zac” Gregory Mairs’ name. 33 year old Sam and Tom, 36, opened up about how they settled on their baby boy’s moniker after discovering it was a much more difficult process than when they opted for thirteen month old daughter Molly’s first name.The couple explained how they were inspired by Tom’s ancestors after they were given a “big family bible” with details of family names dating back centuries.Tom told us: “We’ve got a big family bible that was passed to us last year to fill in Molly’s details." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter He continued: “When we were thinking of baby names, I was looking back through it, and there was a guy called Isaac – and that’s when the first seed was planted.

Olympian turned TV presenter Sam Quek has opened up about her newborn son’s dramatic arrival into the world. Sam, 33, and her husband Tom Mairs, 36, exclusively introduced their second child, a son called Isaac “Zac” Gregory, to OK! and revealed all about his premature birth.The couple, who have been married for four years and are already parents to daughter Molly, thirteen months, recalled how former Team GB hockey player Sam went into labour one week early, before things took a dramatic turn.

When we arrive at Sam Quek’s exclusive cover shoot for OK! , she’s already in the make-up chair, relishing her first bit of downtime since welcoming her second child a month ago – a beautiful boy called Isaac “Zac” Gregory Mairs. However, while the former Team GB hockey star is beaming and relaxed today, she tells us the past four weeks have not been without their challenges, including Zac’s dramatic – and at times worrying – arrival into the world.

After posing for our exclusive family photo shoot, TV Presenter Sam Quek and her husband Tom Mairs sat down to share all the details about their new addition to the family, baby Isaac (shortened to Zac). Olympic gold medal hockey player Sam recalled the sweet moment that their one-year-old daughter Molly, first met her newborn brother, Zac.

Sam Quek has announced the arrival of her second child. The ex ITV I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star announced the news on Instagram today. Quek confirmed she had given birth in a touching black and white Instagram snap.

Sam Quek has given birth to her second child – and shared the first picture of her new baby exclusively with OK!.The 33 year old – who fell pregnant just seven months after her first child, daughter Molly, was born – told us: "There are 4 of us now…" The sweet picture is an adorable black and white snap of the family of four's hands. Former I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Sam went into labour on Friday, just one day after she hosted Morning Live alongside Gethin Jones.The birth of Sam's and husband Tom Mairs' second child comes less than two weeks after Molly turned one.

Many of you will have noticed that there’s been a shake-up on BBC One's Morning Live this week.The much-loved programme has relocated from London to Manchester and Kym Marsh has gained some sparkling new co-hosts in the process. Joining him, Kym and Rav Wilding are Sara Cox, Sam Quek and Kimberley Walsh. “I’m looking forward to working with Kym again,” says Gethin.

Kimberley Walsh has opened up on how Morning Live's working mums will juggle to help each other out as the show moves to Manchester. It was announced last month that the new series of the BBC's morning show will be moving up north with female co-hosts Kimberley, 40, Kym Marsh, 45, Sam Quek, 33, and Sara Cox, 47, all set to host the show. And the former Girls Aloud singer – who his mum to sons Bobby, seven, Cole, five, and Nate, eight months – has now said the women will "help each other out" to make the move work.

BBC One’s Morning Live is getting three new presenters ahead of a permanent move to Manchester city centre.

Jeremy Clarkson welcomed more famous faces, all trying to win big money for their chosen charities. Tonight there were three famous faces in the hot seat - Harry Redknapp, Craig Charles and Sam Quek.

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Sam Quek has backed her “work husbands” Ugo Monye and Dan Walker on Strictly Come Dancing.The Olympian and TV presenter spent the summer co-hosting Olympic Breakfast on the BBC alongside Dan, while she is a captain on Question Of Sport alongside former rugby star Ugo. Ugo in particular has been impressing the judges with his moves, with the 38 year old and his professional partner Oti Mabuse seeing their Couple’s Choice dance score them an incredible 31 points at the weekend.

There's no doubt that Sam Quek is a determined character, having played hockey for Great Britain and clinching an Olympic gold medal in Rio. And rather than struggling with the rigours of the I'm A Celebrity jungle, she thrived, finishing in fourth place in 2016, just a few months after her Olympic triumph.

After announcing she is expecting her second child, Olympian Sam Quek has admitted that she will “never stop worrying” in her pregnancies after previously experiencing a miscarriage.The TV presenter had a miscarriage at 10 weeks before falling pregnant with her daughter Molly, who she introduced to OK! in April and is now seven months old. Speaking exclusively to OK! as she shared the wonderful news of baby number two, Sam said it takes time for her to relax into her pregnancies.

Gold medal Olympian Sam Quek has opened up about the touching moment she revealed her heartwarming pregnancy news to husband Tom Mairs. In their exclusive interview with OK!, the pair share how they both teared up when they learnt they're expecting a second child.

Sam Quek has revealed that an intense battle with morning sickness saw her living off just one meal a day and unable to keep anything but biscuits and crisps down.The Olympian opened up to OK! as she revealed her pregnancy joy with husband Tom Mairs.

Olympian Sam Quek is expecting her second child with husband Tom Mairs and the couple sat down with OK! VIP's to exclusively reveal the moment they found out they were expecting another little one. The loved-up pair, who had their adorable seven-month-old daughter Molly on their laps during the video interview, explained that Sam was working for the BBC Olympics when she said she felt ill.

The last time OK! caught up with Olympian Sam Quek and hubby Tom Mairs, they were excitedly introducing their beautiful baby girl, Molly. And now, just seven months later, the couple are thrilled to share news of another imminent arrival! Question Of Sport star Sam is 17 weeks pregnant with their second child and she and Tom couldn’t be happier.

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Michelle Keegan has been seen looking stunning in a peach dress as she appeared on The One Show on Tuesday 5 October, where she spoke out about a possible return to Our Girl.The 34 year old, who recently showed off the behind-the-scenes look at Jess Wright's wedding, donned a tight-fitting knitted number that flowed down to the floor for the occasion as she chatted with hosts Jermaine Jenas and Sam Quek.