BBC star so devastated after divorce she wished 'a bear would eat her'

Former CBBC Broom Cupboard presenter Philippa Forrester, 55, shared her heartbreak aft her matrimony to wildlife cameraman Charlie Hamilton James ended successful 2020

BBC prima Philippa Forrester was near devastated aft her matrimony ended, to the constituent wherever she wished a carnivore would devour her. The erstwhile CBBC presenter, present 55, opened up astir her heartbreak pursuing her divided from wildlife cameraman Charlie Hamilton James successful 2020, which resulted successful her moving backmost to Bristol from America with her 3 kids.

Philippa, besides recognised for her enactment connected Tomorrow's World, Robot Wars and Crufts, revealed that portion surviving successful Yellowstone Park successful Wyoming, she often encountered "grizzlies successful the garden". Back successful April, she said: "My instrumentality to the UK, betwixt lockdowns, from the wilds of Wyoming was utterly dismal. I would person precise overmuch appreciated a grizzly carnivore incidental to decorativeness maine off, but nary specified luck successful the wilds of southbound Gloucestershire."

Philippa is champion known for being the archetypal semipermanent pistillate presenter successful Children's BBC's Broom Cupboard, wherever she shared duties with Toby Anstis for 4 years. She besides gained designation for her enactment connected Tomorrow's World and Crufts. Philippa was a pit newsman connected the fashionable BBC show, Robot Wars for respective years, featuring successful bid 1 to 3 and 5 to six, earlier Jayne Middlemiss took implicit successful bid seven. The TV prima besides hosted the show's spin-off, Robot Wars Revealed.

Over the years, Philippa has presented a fig of fashionable programmes including Barking Mad, Bang Goes the Theory and Harvest. She has besides produced respective shows - Natural World, Halcyon River Diaries, Mutual of Ohama's Wild Kingdom and An Otter successful the Family. Her Instagram bio reads: "Presenter, Author, Conservationist, Storytelling manager and Mum."

Not lone a acquainted look connected TV, but she has besides made her people arsenic an author, boasting aggregate books nether her belt. She shared her delight with followers connected Instagram astir her latest literate enactment Amazing Animal Journeys past February, stating: "I had large amusive penning this book. It's crammed afloat of carnal stories to stock - for small kids and large kids too! I anticipation you enjoy! Out contiguous successful each bully bookshops and online."

In September 2013, she became the co-host of BBC's Harvest, providing audiences with insights into Britain's harvest output season. By January 2022, she transitioned to presenting a YouTube bid delving into electrical vehicles, supported by Hendy.