Carol Kirkwood 'doesn't care' if people make comments on the 13 year age gap between her and her new husband and thinks people have 'moved on' from terms like 'cougar' and 'toy boy'. The BBC Breakfast host, 62, said having the same taste, and knowing Scottish pop group the Bay City Rollers , are more important than age with her husband, who is 49 in September. 3 Carol Kirkwood is married to police officer Steve Randall Credit: ABI CHADWICK PHOTOGRAPHY 3 The BBC Breakfast star opened up on the age gap with her hubby Credit: Twitter 3 The Scots host has presented for the weather for 25 years Credit: Splash News Speaking to Yours magazine, Carol said: "We’ve moved on from the days when he might be described as my toy boy or me being called a cougar.
“If our ages were the other way around, nobody would ever mention it. "I’ve had a few comments [about our ages] but I don’t care. We’re happy together and that’s all that matters.
“Also, I think that, as you get older, it matters less. The gap shrinks. If I was 40 and he was 20, it would be a different matter.
READ MORE BBC BREAKFAST beeb fury BBC Breakfast viewers rage as they slate show's line-up after schedule overhaul 'The best ones are the old ones' Charlie Stayt bashed for giving Sam Ryder 'a rough ride' "But Steve and I like the same movies , the same music. If I ask him whether he remembers the Bay City Rollers, the answer is yes." The Scottish weather presenter married police officer Steve Randall in an 'intimate and romantic' wedding just after Christmas and describes it as 'better' than her first marriage .
"It was small and intimate and so romantic; I wouldn’t have changed one thing about it. Best thing I ever did. "And, let me tell you, love is lovelier the second time around.
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The Scot, who has presented for BBC Weather for 25 years, was previously married to businessman Jimmy Kirkwood. BBC Breakfast host shakeup shock as stars vanish from screen AGAIN amid fan backlash.
