Wednesday, 2 July 2008

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Davina McCall: I had marriage counselling

Big Brother presenter says it was the best thing she's ever done

Davina McCall and husband Matthew Robertson were determined to save their relationship

Davina McCall got professional help to save her 8-year-marriage to former Pet Rescue presenter Matthew Robertson.

The Big Brother host, 39, says they went through a difficult patch 5 years ago.

‘We had this stumbling block and every time we started talking about it, we’d have a row,’ she explains.

‘So we needed a mediator to say “Hang on a minute, let Matthew talk. Right Davina, how do you feel.”

'Afterwards we were like, “Blimey. We’ve achieved in 90 minutes what we’ve been trying to talk about for 6 weeks”.’

And now the pair – who have daughters Holly, 7, Tilly, 4, and son Chester, nearly 2 – are happier than ever.

‘It was the best thing we’ve done and I’ve recommended it to a lot of friends,' she tells Marie Claire.

‘I can’t imagine ever being with anybody else now. I’m so ensconced with Matthew I don’t know what I’d do without him. I’d be lost.’

Alison Adey