BBC Breakfast presenter Carol Kirkwood has revealed how she virtually ruined her boyfriend's proposal to her earlier this 12 months.
The Scottish presenter appeared on The One Present to advertise her new ebook as she mentioned her relationship to presenters Alex Scott and Ronan Keating.
Carol, whose boyfriend popped the query in Could, revealed the proposal took her without warning once they went for a picnic down by the river earlier than she observed him beginning to fumble.
The BBC climate reporter admitted she remembered questioning on the time what was occurring earlier than she realised what was about to occur. She stated: “The following factor, he’s on his knee and he had the ring and he proposed. However I believed he was joking, I ruined it!"
The hosts each laughed earlier than Ronan requested her to disclose what she stated when he was proposing. Carol continued: “I stated, ‘Oh, you’re having amusing!’ And he stated, ‘No, severely, I’ve obtained the ring!’ After which I stated, ‘Nicely sure! In fact, I’ll marry you.’ He was delighted.”
The 60-year-old joked she then requested her new fiancé what took him so lengthy. Carol introduced her engagement reside on BBC Breakfast again in Could whereas she was presenting the climate.
When she was at The Chelsea Flower Present, she fortunately flashed her new ring to presenters Sally Nugent and Jon Kay again within the studio. On the time, she stated: “We obtained engaged once we have been on vacation. So it is pretty information and we're each thrilled.”
Throughout her look on The One Present, Carol revealed that her new ebook even has a touching tribute to her new beau. She defined the principle plot revolves round a tug of conflict between the 2 supposed homeowners of the lodge together with different sub storylines all through which contain organised crime, romance and even a homicide.
After she had completed talking, host Ronan joked: “I really like that you simply defined the ebook such as you have been studying the climate, it was superb, I used to be completely in we have been gripped!” With the principle theme of the novel being romance, Alex touched on Carol’s fiancé earlier than revealing the candy gesture he does for her every day.
She stated: “I suppose your fiancé could be very romantic? Ronan was saying otherwise earlier although, as a result of he will get up at 2:45am each morning to make you a cup of tea?” Ronan interjected: “I don’t suppose romantic is the suitable phrase!”
Carol laughed earlier than she was requested if he was used as one of many inspirations behind a love storyline inside the ebook. She stated: “No, however I've named one of many characters after him so the chef, Stefan, is known as after him. He’s known as Steve however that’s the top of the resemblance. I wished to get him within the ebook one way or the other.”
The One Present airs weekdays at 7pm on BBC One.
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