The former Deal or No Deal presenter took to social media to let people know how he was getting on
Noel issued fans with an update on his life in New Zealand
Former Deal or No Deal presenter Noel Edmunds has shared a message with fans after making a ‘bold’ move to the other side of the world. The Noel’s House Party star shared his thoughts on his new lifestyle in a video.
Noel, 76, left the UK for New Zealand in 2019 with his wife Liz Davies and said that it was a big step as he admitted he ‘knew nobody’ when he arrived in the country.
But he shared an inspirational message to his followers and urged people to be as bold as he had been and said he has never looked back, reports The Express.
In a video on Instagram Noel was on the beach and lauded his new life.
He said: “Hello, good morning, good evening, good afternoon wherever you are in the world. Thank you for all your kind comments and, yeah, I enjoy these messages but you appear to enjoy them even more.
“I’m back on the beach at Nelson Bay and it really is just so glorious today. There’s one of those lovely breezes, not too chilly but refreshing considering that it’s about 23, 24 degrees.
“I thought I would just reiterate, for the benefit of people that may be feeling a little bit down or troubled, or looking for that little bit of extra energy… I came to New Zealand for a totally new lifestyle in 2019. I knew nobody, no-one at all.
Noel said he hasn’t looked back since making the move with his wife Liz Davies in 2019(Image: Getty)
“And I know there’ll be some people who say, ‘It’s all very well for you, you’ve got a few bob’, yeah! And I’ve worked all my life, really, really hard, and paid all my taxes. At this point in my life, thank you for asking, I will be 77 in a few weeks’ time.”
He said that he had never questioned the decision to move saying: “I came here knowing absolutely nobody and I’ve never doubted the wisdom of the decision once. If you are facing problems, troubles or challenges in your life, maybe from within or from your family and friends, from outside forces – them – and you’re finding it all a bit demotivating, don’t be demotivated for a second.
“You have it within you to make a bold decision.
“I was not brave to come to New Zealand. The people who came here a couple of hundred years ago, many of whom perished out there trying to have a new life, they were brave. I was just bold.
“And sometimes in life you do need to be bold. You need to do it for yourself. If you do it for yourself, you will benefit those you care about most.”
Noel, who presented Deal or No Deal for 11 years from 2005 until the show was cancelled in 2016, impressed fans with his inspirational speech.
They flocked to the comments section to support Noel, with one writing: “You’re so right… nothing in life that’s really worth doing will feel easy at first… ‘it’s best to regret doing something than regret NOT doing it.’”
Another echoed: “77 wow Noel. Brilliant stuff. Sending you positive energy and love too.”
“I really needed to hear this today,” someone else agreed.
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