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I’m A Celebrity: Who is Louise Minchin’s husband and does she have children?
Louise received a message from home recently (Picture : REX/Getty/@louiseminchin)
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! star Louise Minchin is one of the campmates hoping to be crowned Queen of the Castle on the ITV show – and she’s got a loving family cheering her on from home.
The 53-year-old, known for presenting BBC Breakfast from 2012 to 2021, had a few words of encouragement from home recently to help spur her on.
The journalist had the celeb camp in tears recently after she received an emotional phone call from her family on the programme.
She was thrilled to speak to her loved ones to catch up on news from home, who all offered words of comfort and support.
But who is her husband, and does she have children? Here’s everything you need to know.
Who is Louise Minchin’s husband and does she have children?
Louise and David Minchin married in 1998 (Picture: WireImage)
Louise has been married to David Minchin for more than 20 years, having married the same year that she began working for the BBC 5 Live.
Together the pair have two daughters, Mia and Scarlett, and live together in rural Cheshire. The family also have to labradors, Waffle and Ruby.
David had Louise in tears recently after he called her in the camp, assured her she was doing ‘brilliantly,’ and that the whole family was proud of her.
He added: ‘Your beautiful, kind, warm self comes across on the telly. Your lovely kind, caring nature… Oh, I’m going to cry.’
Louise with daughters Mia and Scarlett (Picture: Fred Duval/FilmMagic)
Viewers also got a little insight into their homelife, after she urged her husband not to forget items on what was clearly a to-do list left behind before she entered the camp.
‘Phone Kadeena’s mum and say happy birthday to her brother!’ she said.
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Louise’s daughters could also be heard telling her how well she was doing. ‘Keep brushing your hair! Well done,’ they joked.
She also asked about Waffle and Ruby, to which David said they were ‘hogging the fire’ as the colder evenings hit.
I’m A Celebrity airs daily at 9pm on ITV.
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