Bradley Walsh's love life and rarely-seen wife who starred in iconic music video
With almost 40 years on the fame clock, The Chase host Bradley Walsh is something of a national treasure.
But behind the glitz and glamour of his game shows, the Watford-born star lives a quiet life, tucked away in a corner of Essex with his wife, Donna Derby, and their son Barney.
Donna, who is a choreographer and former professional dancer, once appeared in a music video for Robert Palmer's hit, Simply Irresistible.
She first met Bradley in 1992 and they tied the knot in 1997.
Bradley is married to Donna Derby (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
(PA)And when he joined Coronation Street in 2004, he said it was Donna who convinced him to take the leap.
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"She is the one who recognised what it could do for me even though it would mean being apart," he said.
Bradley also has a 40-year-old daughter, Hayley, from a previous relationship and recently became a granddad when she welcomed her first child.
Meanwhile, the star lives in a £2.5million barn conversion in Epping, Essex, and occasionally gives fans a glimpse into his luxury home.
In an announcement about an award nomination on Instagram, Bradley showed fans a peak of his kitchen. In the video, white walls and a glass railing could be seen near a mezzanine kitchen.
The eatery appeared to feature a white island unit and black leather stools, along with chrome accessories and flowers.
His life in Essex is worlds away from his humble beginnings.
Bradley lives in a stunning farmhouse (Instagram)"I was born in Watford, and grew up in a council house," Bradley previously told . "My mother was a single parent, who had to struggle hard to make ends meet. At one point she was holding down three different jobs. It was a happy childhood, but we certainly didn’t have a great deal of money."
In 2021, the TV presenter reportedly forked out nearly half a million on some land which has a golf club on one side and the M25 motorway on the other near his Epping mansion.
He was said to have splashed out approximately £400,000 on a plot of land, estimated to span about 44 acres.
It was unclear what the star was planning to do with the forestry but a bulldozer was spotted on the land, as well as a lorry unloading clay earth shortly after the purchase.
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