Exclusive: Ulrika Jonsson 'I've become more aware of ageing in my lovely menopausal glory'
Have you recently been wondering, 'Whatever happened to Ulrika Jonsson - remember her from TV-am, Gladiators and Shooting Stars?'
Well, wonder no more.
Ulrika joined us for a chat and here's what we found out...
She's been out of the public eye for quite a while 'It was a little bit my own choice wanting to take more of a back seat. And also finding I wasn't getting offered the work that I would want to do. It wasn't entirely self-imposed.'
Ulrika has had a chance to look back at her life 'I'm very settled and you begin to reflect a little bit on things that have gone on before. And you're bringing up children, to me at a very crucial time. It's when they are becoming monster teenagers.'
Her personal life took over from her professional life'I was moving so fast I didn't have time to stop and reflect. I think I can safely say that the time when my career was at it's highest was probably when I was at my least settled, least happy.'
Ulrika's husband Brian is American and had lived in Sweden so had no idea who she was when they met! 'It was a black canvass for him. he's catching up now, furiously. He didn't know anything about the celebrity world. He wants me to be happy, whatever that is.'
Her kids aren't so little anymore'My oldest is 22, Cameron, graduated with a first class degree in film and television production. Bo is going to be 16 very soon, Martha's 12 and Malcolm is eight. Little Malcolm doesn't remember me ever being famous. He didn't know I had been a TV presenter.'
Now 49, ageing bothers her 'I think about it. Anyone who says they don't think about ageing are either lying or 21. You can pretend. I've become more aware of ageing in my lovely menopausal glory. I'm not enjoying that bit so much, but I'm accepting wholly.'