The First Half

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The family moved frequently because her father played for a number of British teams as well as in Canada with the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Logan played netball at school and at university and also competed in the high jump, but the peak of her sporting career was when she placed 11th in rhythmic gymnastics representing Wales at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. Davina revealed last year — and in the documentary in greater detail — the shame she felt around taking HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) and the fear she had prior to taking them, due to confusion and misinformation around the risks. This week, the Reverend Kate Bottley brings all the warmth and humour that Dawn French’s character was famous for, and then some.When he's nervous he has watery knees and when he's excited, he has champagne in his knees, and I thought ‘my God, I know that feeling so much more than knees buckling’ you know, it’s that fizzing sensation which I just adore. Alongside her practical advice, Julia also speaks about some of the fundamentals when it comes to bereavement; why grieving always takes longer than anyone wants, the power of walking and talking, the compounding effect of multiple losses, and how grieving together helps us to build strong familial bonds. West Ham 3-1 Arsenal - Carabao Cup LIVE: Gunners slump out of Carabao Cup as Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen strike for Hammers after Ben White own-goal. She remembers her first match as Newcastle's 1–0 Premier League victory over Everton on 25 August 1993 [12] and made visits by air or rail to St James' Park throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, [11] including Newcastle's 5–0 win over Manchester United on 20 October 1996.

Logan, along with Clare Balding, received praise for their commentary during the coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics. It won't be the most physical part of my exercise programme, but it probably gives me as much mentally as anything,' she explains.David Raya is 'getting hot' under the collar and has 'started to make mistakes', claims Gary Neville. Free Love is an irresistible exploration of romantic love, sexual freedom and living out the truest and most meaningful version of our lives. Psychotherapist and best-selling author, Julia Samuel, also joins to offer an expert view on inherited trauma and behaviours, and practical ways to help you deal with that – which is the focus of her latest book Every Family Has A Story. Being ‘middle aged and beige’ is something Logan addressed in her podcast Midlife and it’s not something she’s ever likely to be accused of being in ‘The Second Half’.

In response, Keys, 65, tweeted on Saturday night: 'With reference to an article published by The Mail on Sunday written by Ms Gabby Logan. And yet there are some very interesting messages about modern life and how people are living in these ‘echo chambers’, and what we're doing to ourselves in terms of isolating and navel-gazing, and being a little bit too insular.Lee shares why things like meditation, veganism, and sobriety, have become increasingly important to him at the midpoint, as well as why he loves time off more and more but would trade it all for a shot at playing football for FC Barcelona! There's a divine bit where he says, “playwright is spelt W R I G H T, like wheelwright, and like shipwright, because plays are built and constructed” - at least the good ones that he’s been part of. Gabby admitted sharing details about her heartbreaking loss in her book left her in tears which made her question if she could even continue. Yet for all of the darker episodes in her life, Logan’s ‘half time talk of a book’ isn’t of the boot throwing ‘hairdryer treatment’ variety and there are plenty of laughs along the way and it’s particularly evocative of her happy Seventies childhood when footballer’s wages weren’t of the eye watering scale they are now and family holidays were spent at the Holiday Inn in Slough and her first job first job was at her Nana Sheila’s greasy spoon café opposite Elland Road, shelling eggs at 6am, washing the concrete step with boiling water and serving grumpy truckers cups of tea. This was the start of the worst few days of her life, as specialists raced against time to counter the effects of an extremely strong dose of MDMA (ecstasy) which Dan had consumed whilst at a rave with his friends.

Point with Gabby Logan is available on all major podcast platforms, with new episodes from the third series released every Wednesday. Stay up to date with all the latest news from across Birmingham and your area with our daily newsletter.I thought, "God, if this is the decline, if this is ageing — by the time I'm 60 I'm going to be knackered. The presenter first gained an interest in football through her dad, former Welsh international footballer and manager, Terry Logan. There’s still a pervading sense of pessimism when it comes to the mainstream narrative on ageing, but the chats on this podcast over the last three years have proved that most midlifers are anything but! She talks to Gabby all about biohacking, and ways you can support and stimulate certain hormones such as dopamine, to get the best out of your mind and body. I was there because they wanted more women on screen, for a start, so there was an air of positivity to that.