Louise Minchin admits not watching BBC Breakfast after quitting show
Louise Minchin says she doesn’t miss the BBC Breakfast hours
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Louise Minchin had been working on the show for nearly 20 years alongside colleagues Dan Walker and the late Bill Turnbull. The former BBC Breakfast presenter has since revealed she sleeps in a lot later, nowadays, so is unable to watch the early news programme.
The 54-year-old admitted she doesn’t miss setting her alarm to the dreaded early hours, adding she is more of a “night owl”.
The HerSpirit podcast host added the early mornings on BBC Breakfast were a “killer” and since she quit in 2021, she feels more “energised”.
The mum-of-two, who shared the sofa duties with co-host Dan from Monday to Wednesday, left the programme after almost 20 years.
Since then, Louise has featured on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! and spent lots of precious time with daughters Mia and Scarlett.
The triathlete revealed she now has the luxury to enjoy a lie-in, so when she wakes up in the morning, BBC Breakfast is almost finished.
“The hours were a killer. They were so hard and I now know, having not done it for a year, I found them really hard,” she explained.
“I didn’t realise at the time that actually, I’m a night owl.”
Louise continued: “I like being out really late and sleeping a long time in the morning. This is really bad… I don’t wake up until about nine so the programme’s nearly finished.
“I feel very different. I feel much more energised and I’ve had so much sleep. It’s been a good thing for me. Just to leave those hours mostly.”
While enjoying having more time for herself, Louise said she still remains in contact with her pals on the programme.
Addressing her time on the show, she said: “Oh gosh, I look back at [BBC Breakfast] with enormous fondness. I loved that job, I loved the audience. I loved being a part of people’s morning routines.
“I’m still friends with a lot of people that I worked with. Sally [Nugent], Dan [Walker] and Carol [Kirkwood]. I’m still in touch and I always will be.
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“It’s one of those things I loved, I did it and now I look back and just think happy thoughts about my time there.”
Since leaving Breakfast, Louise took the opportunity to take part in the reality series, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
“I always wanted to do I’m a Celebrity. I was very lucky because they had asked me a few years before,” she explained.
“But last year the moment was right. I’m really glad I did it.”
Louise, who is a fitness-enthusiast, has since teamed up with David Lloyd Clubs to inspire the nation’s over 50s to keep active and to set fitness goals.
“What’s interesting about the research David Lloyd has done, is over two-thirds of people have a specific fitness goal,” she commented. “I know I do but I didn’t know that I was an exception.”
She continued: “Loads of over 50s are realising that we need to invest time in ourselves and in our physicality in order to make life better. Better living moving forward.
“It doesn’t matter what your goal is – at the moment I’ve just come back from having an injury and I’m doing Couch to 5k again. It could be that. It could be a big or small goal.”
TV Broadcaster Louise Minchin has teamed up with David Lloyd Clubs to inspire the nation’s over 50s to go after whatever goal they set and show that age has no limits when it comes to fitness.
To view more information on David Lloyd Clubs’ classes and experiences on offer, please visit: https://www.davidlloyd.co.uk.
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