Gabby Logan has been a BBC stalwart for almost two decades but has now landed a role she describes as a career-long ambition
Gabby Logan has landed a new TV role(Image: Getty)
Gabby Logan has achieved a career-long ambition after landing a new TV role. The 52-year-old presenter has been working with the BBC since 2007.
Logan, daughter of former Welsh international footballer and manager Terry Yorath, was one of three presenters chosen to replace the outgoing Gary Lineker on Match of the Day this season. She shares duties with Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates.
The mother of two is married to former Scotland rugby star Kenny Logan and later this month she’ll be fronting another new show that she has long revered.
Former gymnast Logan is all set to host the BBC staple Have I Got News For You for the very first time. This comedy quiz panel show has been around since 1990 and sees guests answer questions on the week’s biggest news stories.
The Match of the Day host has been a guest on the show before but she will be fronting an episode that airs on November 21. She said: “I am thrilled to be hosting HIGNFY as it’s literally been a 20-year career goal.
“I have watched and admired a stream of brilliant guest presenters add something unique and personal to the role. I was once a guest on Ian’s team but I am looking forward to trying to keep him and Paul in line this time.
Logan is married to Scotland rugby icon Kenny(Image: Getty)
“The biggest challenge will be remembering I’m there to do a job and not just sitting back and admiring their quick-fire wit and political observations.”
Logan has already achieved a career landmark this year by hosting Match of the Day for the first time. After she fronted her debut show in August she took to social media with an honest admission.
“So last week I have to admit I was a little bit too nervous to take any pictures of my first MoTD of the season,” the presenter wrote on Instagram in the summer.
Logan had been sharing the screen with former Premier League stars Troy Deeney and Rob Green. She added: “I didn’t realise I was nervous until I literally felt my heart beating out of my shirt before my opening link.
The 52-year-old shares Match of the Day duties(Image: BBC)
“Week 2 and the nerves settled into a regular pre show (optimal) level. Heart rate normal. It’s a programme I grew up with so it’s always going to feel a bit surreal when that music plays.”
She credits her iconic father, who won 59 caps for Wales, for her childhood affinity with the show. Logan stated: “When my dad was playing, it was the only way you could watch football on TV because there were very few live matches.
“That music would play every Saturday night because he would come home from work – playing in a match – and watch his match on Match of the Day. As a very little girl, hearing that music meant I was staying up late on a Saturday night.”
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