10 Wholesome British TV Hosts Who Lived Secret Double Lives

For years they sat in your living room, and you thought you knew them. You only ever saw the half they showed you. The newsreader Britain trusted. The cook who had once drunk away a fortune. The breakfast-TV favourite whose name ended up on the front page. These are the true stories of ten much-loved British television hosts and the second lives they kept away from the cameras: hidden relationships, hidden addictions, hidden pasts, and the moment each secret came out. From Kenneth Kendall, Jack Hargreaves, Clarissa Dickson Wright, Kenny Everett and Joan Bakewell to Anne Robinson, Russell Harty, Ant McPartlin, Michael Barrymore and Frank Bough: ten hosts, told fairly, from court reports, obituaries, published interviews and their own words. Which story surprised you most? And who should we look at in a Part 2? Tell us in the comments. Like and subscribe for more true stories from British television and film. Note: A documentary retrospective made for historical, educational and entertainment purposes. All accounts are based on published reports, court records, obituaries, interviews and the subjects' own words. No allegation is stated as fact. This is an independent channel, not connected to the BBC, ITV or any broadcaster.