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Daily Mirror
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Chris Tarrant shares tragic realisation that saw him quit TV after 50 years
TV presenter Chris Tarrant, who has been on television for 52 years, opened up about why he no longer wants to be on TV Chris Tarrant revealed the real reason he left his 52-year-long television career. In a new interview, the 78-year-old presenter, who is best known for being part of Tiswas between 1974 and 1981, said he "loved what I did" as he reflected on all the iconic shows he was part of. He presented Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from its inception in 1998 all the way until 2014 before Jeremy Clarkson took over. In the 2010s, he started moving away from regular TV work and was a contestant in The Magicians and team captain for Show Me the Telly. He was also narrator for World's Busiest Train Station and Intercity 125: The Train That Changed Britain. Since the coronavirus pandemic, Chris has rarely been seen on television and he's finally explained why. In a chat with MailOnline, he reflected on his lengthy career and said: "52 years is a long time on air. I loved what I did. I had a really good time. "But I went to the funerals of five really good mates, who were about the same age as me, and I thought, 'I don't know how long I've got left in life, but I don't want to spend it locked away in a studio'." One of the funerals was the Sir Terry Wogan's, the Irish TV and radio broadcaster who passed away in 2016 at the aged of 77. Chris briefly considered leaving the industry in 2014 after he had a mini-stroke. The stroke resulted in him needing speech therapy. "I had a lucky escape. I can chat to you now, [my body] is working. But I did have to have speech therapy. It took a while to get everything back. It was scary." Back in 2020, Chris spoke to The Mirror about stepping down and revealed he didn't need the money and wanted to focus on spending time with his family. He told us: "I've stopped working. Lockdown started to get everything in a bit perspective and I thought, 'I've done this thing for 50 years. I don't need the money'. "Without sounding silly, why am I still doing this? I've done lots of things that I've been putting off instead that have been great. "I went on safari with my two eldest grandkids. [Wife] Jane and I have just come back from Borneo. I've just come back from photographing bears in Alaska. Why the hell would I go for work for?" He also said he "actually doesn't miss it" before revealing: "I had a great time. I've had a brilliant life.'
Daily Mirror
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Lorraine host forced to pull out of show last minute and is replaced by 90s icon
Lorraine viewers were left wondering where Ranvir Singh was this morning as an icon from children's television stepped in to fill her shoes at the last minute Lorraine viewers had a surprise this morning after a popular host failed to appear on the show, and was replaced by a children's television icon. Ranvir Singh, who regularly hosts the Friday show, was missing from today's episode as presenter Andi Peters took her place. Andi, 54, told viewers that Ranvir had been forced to pull out due to health reasons. Lorraine Kelly herself has been missing from her show this week as she recovers from surgery. He explained: "Just want to say get well soon to Ranvir who can't be here today. That's why they have drafted in a man with a bright orange shirt this morning. Get well soon Ranvir, we send you all of our love." Andi became a staple of children's TV after first appearing on CBBC's The Broom Cupboard in 1989, after being poached from ITV. His role, alongside a puppet called Edd the Duck, was to introduce shows and fill in the gaps between programming. He later revealed to The Telegraph that as a The Broom Cupboard presenter, succeeding Phillip Schofield and Andy Crane, he did everything himself, even switching on the lights. Andi said: 'What The Broom Cupboard did was bring an intimacy between the presenter and the viewer. It was one camera, no bells and whistles, no graphics, just the presenter talking to the audience at home.' In more recent years, he has narrated the ITV2 series The Big Reunion and appeared on the ITV daytime show Show Me the Telly. He has also hosted competitions on Good Morning Britain, Ejector Seat, and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. Andi has also appeared as a contestant on Dancing on Ice and Celebrity MasterChef, during which he finished as runner-up. Earlier this week, Lorraine revealed that she would be taking time off the show due to a surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes. She shared the news on Instagram but assured fans that the procedure was 'purely preventative'. It was to be done by keyhole surgery, she explained, adding: 'I just wanted to let you know I'm having a wee procedure today. "I've not been feeling all that well for a little while, so I had some scans and tests, and I have to have my ovaries and my tubes taken out.' Following the operation, Lorraine shared a snap of her smiling, surrounded by healthcare workers. She wrote: 'Huge thanks to these kind, caring, gorgeous professionals who took care of me at @heatherwoodhospital - back home now and following doctors orders to rest up.' While Lorraine has been out of action, the show has been hosted by a range of presenters, including Christine Lampard, Ranvir, and Sian Welby.
