BBC Breakfast’s weather expert Carol Kirkwood has finally addressed her age-gap relationship with her husband Steve – admitting she’s “had a few comments”.
The 62-year-old meteorologist started dating her police officer husband Steve Randall around seven years ago – and Steve is just 48, giving them an age-gap of 14 years. The pair finally walked down the aisle in December 2023 after Carol announced her engagement live on BBC Breakfast.
The pair enjoyed a “small intimate wedding” after Carol’s split from her first husband Jimmy Kirkwood in 2008 – the pair originally tied the knot in 1990, but Carol said their romance “ran its course”.
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Now Carol has opened up to the Daily Express about her marriage, admitting that she “doesn’t care” about what others think. She said: “If our ages were the other way around, nobody would ever mention it. I've had a few comments but I don't care.
“We've moved on from the days when he might have been described as my toyboy or people might call me a cougar. We're happy together and that's all that matters."
She described Steve as “kind, intelligent and handsome”, adding: “He makes me laugh.” She admitted she “wouldn’t change a thing” about their wedding day and branded it the “best thing [she] ever did”.
In the same interview, Carol opened up about not being able to conceive children while still married to her first husband Jimmy. In a heartfelt confession, she admitted: “I’d wanted to be a mum since I was a child. And we tried everything. But it just never happened and nor could anyone tell us why. But I’ve got lots of nieces and nephews who I adore.”
She previously gushed to Prima Magazine of her love life: “He always makes me a cup of tea before I go to work in the morning, which is very romantic – it's 2.45am and he often leaves me a little love note for when I come home from work. That, to me, is worth a million red roses.”
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Carol tends to keep most of the deets about her relationship on the down-low, but she did gush over her wedding day on BBC Breakfast. She told her co-stars: “I cannot tell you how fabulous it’s been! I would not change a thing about the day. It was very small as well and intimate, so you didn’t have to worry that Auntie Nelly didn’t have a glass of sherry in her hand! It was brilliant.”
Steve, like Carol, has also been married once before, and welcomed one child with his ex-wife Nichola Randall. The pair split in 2017. Away from his work as a police officer, Steve is a dedicated runner and has taken part in various marathons, including the Marathon Des Sables through the Moroccan desert – a route described as the “toughest foot race in the world”.
