BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood, 61, says she feels 'no 圧力 どれでも' over how she looks and says it's one of the biggest 特別手当s of 存在 in her 60s

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Carol Kirkwood has opened up about the 肯定的なs of ageing and her burgeoning career as a bestselling author in the 最新の 問題／発行する of Prima magazine.

The BBC 天候 presenter and author, 61, from Morar, Scotland, has graced the cover of Prima's February 2024 問題／発行する, where she?discussed 詳細（に述べる）s of her 旅行 into the literary world, how she 扱うs 批評, and the 肯定的なs of getting older.

Though the 61-year-old's 外見 remains youthful, Carol 明らかにする／漏らすd she feels 'no 圧力 どれでも' about her looks.

'I'm just into my 60s, but I think the 肯定的な is that you care いっそう少なく what people think of you. You hear people's opinions, but you don't take them on board as much as when you're younger,' Carol said.

BBC presenter and author Carol Kirkwood (pictured) is the cover 星／主役にする of Prima's February 2024 問題／発行する?

にもかかわらず her nonchalance に向かって her 外見, the presenter 明らかにする／漏らすd that her New Year 決意／決議s are typically 焦点（を合わせる）d on physical health, along with much of the 全住民.

'My 決意／決議s are always the same ? the first one is to get fit and the second one is to lose 負わせる,' she said.

Carol 追加するd: 'I fail by the second day of January on both. There's always so much leftover food. And then I'm going to start again on Monday ? but I never do!'

にもかかわらず an already にわか景気ing career in television, Carol 投機・賭けるd into 令状ing in 2021, which led her to その上の success.

Carol, who also featured in the 13th 一連の BBC's 厳密に Come Dancing where she finished in tenth place, is 始める，決める to publish her fourth novel, Once Upon a Time in Venice, in July next year.

With three bestselling 調書をとる／予約するs to her 指名する, Carol has 勝利d as an author, though she 以前 恐れるd an 補欠／交替の／交替する 結果.

'I was asked to 令状 a 調書をとる／予約する either about myself, the 天候 or fiction. 天候 is changing all the time and there are so many 調書をとる／予約するs about it, and I'm too 私的な to 令状 about myself. So, I thought, "I'll try fiction and if it's rubbish, no one will publish it, so I 港／避難所't lost anything, but I'll have a nice time 令状ing," Carol said.

'And I 絶対 do. Never in my dreams did I 推定する／予想する my 調書をとる／予約するs to be bestsellers. It's wonderful.'

The 61-year-old put on a cheery 陳列する，発揮する as she 提起する／ポーズをとるd for the camera in 前線 of a purple 背景?

In the 問題／発行する, the 61-year-old discussed the perks of ageing and her impressive 旅行 to literary stardom?

Carol, who also starred in the thirteenth 一連の 厳密に Come Dancing, said it would be 'nice' to retire one day?

The 61-year-old masterfully manages her 同時の careers as both an author and presenter.?

With both 存在 十分な-time, it's no surprise 退職 is on Carol's mind.??

'It'll be nice to retire one day and 焦点（を合わせる） on my 令状ing. At the moment, I have two careers running in 平行の and they're both 十分な-time, so it's time-消費するing', she said.?

Carol 追加するd: 'But I also love both of them and, if you want something done, ask a busy person. I can't imagine I'll be doing the 天候 when I'm 90, though!'

The presenter started out her career as the BBC's secretarial reserve in London. After a 一連の 内部の moves, she covered 現在のing slots and BBC 無線で通信する Scotland, and then BBC 無線で通信する 2 and BBC 無線で通信する 4.

In conversation with Prima, the BBC presenter said her career on television and literary 追跡s are 'time 消費するing'

In the 問題／発行する, Carol discussed her 最新の novel 肩書を与えるd Once Upon a Time in Venice, which is out in July 2024?

Carol also 明らかにする／漏らすd her New Year 決意／決議 that springs to mind each year - to lose 負わせる and to get fit?

After marrying Jimmy, Carol left the BBC to work in 新規採用, but 再結合させるd the BBC in 1993 as a freelance presenter, during which time she also 現在のd a bi-月毎の programme Talking 問題／発行するs for HTV West.

Three years later, the BBC Breakfast 星／主役にする joined The 天候 Channel, but after it の近くにd 負かす／撃墜する she underwent training under the 指導／手引 of the BBC at the Met Office, before joining BBC News in April 1998 as a 天候 presenter

She has since appeared 定期的に across all of BBC 天候's 生産（高） on both 無線で通信する and television and is the main 天候 presenter on BBC Breakfast.

The TV presenter made headlines in 2021 after 明らかにする／漏らすing her 約束／交戦 to a mystery man as she 申し込む／申し出d テレビ視聴者s a glimpse of her new 約束／交戦 （犯罪の）一味 while visiting the Chelsea Flower Show.?

She waved he 約束／交戦 （犯罪の）一味 and told BBC Breakfast hosts Sally Nugent and Jon Kay they are 'thrilled' to getting married - and 明らかにする／漏らすd her partner 提案するd during a picnic.

While the 61-year-old has a youthful glow, Carol 明らかにする／漏らすd she feels 'no 圧力 どれでも' in regards to her looks

The bestselling author told Prima of the 未来 可能性 of 単独で 焦点（を合わせる）ing on her literary career

'We got engaged when we were on holiday so it's lovely news and we're both thrilled,' Carol said, 追加するing: 'We went out for a picnic, I ha d no idea'.

She went on: 'The 天候 was glorious. We were sitting, chatting, my other half was a 少しの bit nervous for some 推論する／理由 that I didn't know, he was fumbling in his pocket and out （機の）カム a （犯罪の）一味. I thought he was joking 現実に, I didn't believe him to start with but it was lovely - it was やめる romantic.'

Carol has 以前 said she and her partner have both agreed to keep their 関係 私的な, but 噴出するd that he is the 'best thing that's ever happened to me'.

However, it was later 明らかにする／漏らすd by MailOnline that Carol's secret toyboy fianc? is a police officer and 離婚d father-of-one who once 完全にするd the world's most gruelling マラソン.

Fitness fanatic Steve Randall, 47, who is 13 years her junior, has been in a 関係 with the BBC1 天候 presenter since 2021. It is Ms Kirkwood's first 著名な romance since her 2008 離婚 from her husband of 18 years Jimmy Kirkwood.

She has ardently 試みる／企てるd to keep Mr Randall's 身元 under 包むs even when 発表するing their 関係 in a magazine interview and when the Scot 確認するd live on breakfast television that the pair had got engaged in May 2021.

Ms Kirkwood has only ever 公然と referred to him by his first 指名する once and 供給するd few 詳細（に述べる）s about his life and their 関係.

The couple live together in Ms Kirkwood's £2million home in a gated community in Berkshire, on the banks of the Thames. They are believed to have moved in together last year.?