Presenter Sarah Greene reveals she turned down TV roles as she felt ‘too uncooked’ within the wake of her husband’s loss of life – however now has no plans to retire amid her comeback to screens

Sarah Greene has revealed that she turned down TV roles for fairly a while as she felt ‘too uncooked’ within the wake of her late husband Mike Smith’s loss of life.

The tv presenter, 65, identified for internet hosting Blue Peter and Saturday Superstore, was married to BBC‘s Breakfast Time host Mike from 1989 till his tragic loss of life aged 59 from issues after coronary heart surgical procedure in 2014. 

Regardless of her flourishing presenting profession, Sarah stepped again from the highlight following Mike’s passing and put her deal with working his aerial filming agency as an alternative.

Nonetheless, Sarah is ready to make large TV comeback this 12 months as co-host of recent BBC gameshow The End Line, alongside Roman Kemp.

And now she’s again on screens, Sarah instructed how she has no plans to retire, including her late husband could be ‘proud’ of her TV return.

Robust: Sarah Greene has revealed that she turned down TV roles for fairly a while as she felt ‘too uncooked’ within the wake of her late husband Mike Smith’s loss of life

Love: The tv presenter, 65, identified for internet hosting Blue Peter and Saturday Superstore, was married to Mike from 1989 till his tragic loss of life aged 59 from issues after coronary heart surgical procedure in 2014 (pictured in 2008)

Chatting with The Mirror about how she coped amid Mike’s loss of life, she stated: ‘9 years in the past my husband died and I had a really huge process on my fingers, as a result of I made the choice to tackle his enterprise. It was a studying precipice. It took up a variety of my headspace.

‘Presents of TV got here in however for a very long time I used to be attempting to study this new enterprise but additionally feeling too uncooked. Solely time can assist that. You already know if you really feel prepared, when you’ve got that vitality.’

Whereas she spent a number of years out of the highlight, Sarah is embracing being again within the saddle as she hosts the brand new present with Roman – of whom she instructed she was there the second they met. 

And as she reaches the veteran stage of her profession, Sarah instructed how retiring is not within the pipeline but, remarking that radio DJ Mike could be ‘proud’ of her TV return.

She additionally added that she felt Mike’s presence whereas filming the gameshow in Belfast the place he grew up, remarking: ‘I had a number of little faucets on the shoulder from him.’ 

With Sarah’s profession again on monitor, she additionally not too long ago found new love with ex-British touring car champion Robb Gravett, who was certainly one of Mike’s ‘oldest buddies’.

Their romance was revealed in February final 12 months, with Sarah believing her late husband ‘pulled the strings’ to make the romance blossom. 

Sarah instructed the My Time Capsule podcast: ‘I type of know Mike is pulling so many strings in my life.

Step again: Regardless of her flourishing presenting profession, Sarah stepped again from the highlight following Mike’s passing and put her deal with working his aerial filming agency as an alternative (pictured with Going Dwell co-host Phillip Schofield in 1990)

Again at it: Nonetheless, Sarah is ready to make large TV comeback this 12 months as co-host of recent BBC gameshow The End Line, alongside Roman Kemp (pictured)

Candid: Presents of TV got here in however for a very long time I used to be attempting to study this new enterprise but additionally feeling too uncooked. Solely time can assist that (Sarah and Mike pictured in 2000)

‘He has undoubtedly been chargeable for me assembly my beloved who was certainly one of his oldest buddies, who waited a sure period of time however did hold leaving messages on the answering machine. I believed he was simply being form.

‘Then I received a message nearly saying “for God’s sake, Greeno, Robb is attempting to make contact with you as a result of he really desires to take you out, not as a result of he’s form. So will you simply get off your a**e and go and reply the telephone subsequent time it rings!” 

‘And lo and behold, a complete new dialog began. I’m certain, and Robb could be very certain too, as a result of it’s a really unusual state of affairs.

Going sturdy: And as she reaches the veteran stage of her profession, Sarah instructed how retiring is not within the pipeline but, remarking that radio DJ Mike could be ‘proud’ of her TV return

At all times along with her: She additionally added that she felt Mike’s presence whereas filming the gameshow in Belfast the place he grew up, remarking: ‘I had a number of little faucets on the shoulder from him’ (pictured in 1999)

‘I keep in mind being terribly anxious and saying to this pricey man who I’d identified for all these years “isn’t it unusual coming into the home and seeing all these photos all over the place of Mike?”

‘He stated “No, no, it’s not unusual. It’d be unusual in the event that they weren’t there. And keep in mind, I like him too.”‘

Mike and Robb headed up the Trakstar group that gained the British Touring Automotive Championship in 1990.