Tuesday 24 May 2022 02:49 PM Fans of Carol Kirkwood, 59, are left glum-faced after it was revealed she's set ... trends now
Alongside the thousands of congratulatory messages that the news of Carol Kirkwood's engagement to a mystery man has brought, there's more than a few from fans who admit they're absolutely 'gutted' that the TV weather star , who once starred in Strictly Come Dancing, is waltzing down the aisle.
BBC Breakfast host Carol, 59, announced the happy news via an impressive sparkler on her wedding ring finger during the 7:50am weather bulletin from the Chelsea Flower Show yesterday.
The smiling presenter told the show's hosts, Sally Nugent and Jon Kay, that she'll marry her long-term partner following a recent romantic picnic proposal.
And while there's been plenty of speculation over who the lucky groom-to-be might be - the presenter has remained tight-lipped about his identity, a source for the star confirmed to MailOnline that a man she was photographed hand-in-hand stocking up at the supermarket last year with is indeed her new Mr Right.
What isn't in doubt is the passionate fan following that Carol has built up during her nearly 25 years of charming the nation on BBC Breakfast - with many forlorn followers declaring her new love 'a very, very lucky man' and one bereft fan admitting: 'I thought she'd marry me'.
And female admirers are obsessed with her wardrobe, including a carousel of colourful close-fitting dresses and the occasional shower-proof anorak, which she regularly shares images of on her Instagram feed - always with a weather-themed backdrop. Over on Twitter, more than 230,000 follow her chirpy updates.
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Sunshine of her life! The BBC Breakfast star revealed this week that she's set to wed her long-term boyfriend, who she once called 'the best thing to happen to men' A source told MailOnline confirmed the groom-to-be is the one who was photographed with her last year after the shopping trip (pictured) close to her Berkshire home
The vivacious meteorological presenter, who's the main weather anchor on BBC Breakfast, looks more radiant than she ever has - a poster girl for living the good life in middle age - with her career still flourishing as she heads for her 60th birthday
A beaming Carol Kirkwood couldn't hide her excitement on Monday as BBC Breakfast presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay helped her to share the good news with viewers
The Scottish weather presenter, 59, announced her engagement on Monday as she chatted to BBC Breakfast hosts Sally Nugent and Jon Kay while she broadcast live from the Chelsea Flower Show
After her divorce from her first husband, Northern Irish cricket star Jimmy Kirkwood, she admitted to having a new lease of life, saying: 'I'm braver now' and going on to star in Strictly Come Dancing in 2015 (pictured with Pasha Kovalev)
Kirkwood has a huge female fanbase too, with the weather presenter regularly sharing images of the clothes she wears on Instagram, including a carousel of colourful close-fitting dresses and the occasional shower-proof anorak
All would agree that her permanently sunny disposition, whatever the English weather is throwing at the nation, has made her a huge fan favourite - not an easy task on a breakfast show where viewers are the harshest of critics and some of her fellow presenters have suffered abuse online.
The occasional innuendo - including the time she referred to a 'fine piece of wood' on Woolwich Pier in 2017, leaving viewers tittering - has seen her grab the headlines. A true professional ready for any weather event, she's also powered on through some embarrassing moments on live TV, including being hauled to the ground by a guide dog at last year's Chelsea Flower Show, and seeing her dress disappear when she clashed with a green screen in 2019.
Indeed, the vivacious meteorological presenter, who's currently the main weather anchor on BBC Breakfast, looks more radiant than she ever has - a poster girl for living the good life in middle age - with her career still flourishing as she heads for her 60th birthday.
The presenter, who was born in Inverness-shire to hotelier parents and has seven brothers and sisters, hasn't always been so lucky in love though.
Her first marriage to Northern Irish cricket star Jimmy Kirkwood in the 90s ended in divorce - and while Carol, a graduate of Edinburgh University, hasn't poured forth on why the marriage broke
