THE WAY I AM
Sports presenter Gabby Logan, 49, shares her fears and passions. She lives in Bucks with her husband Kenny, 50, and their twins, 17
What is your earliest memory of broadcasting?
I went on Blue Peter when I was 15, and when I went into the studio, I felt telly was a place where I’d quite like to work. While I studied Law at Durham University, I worked with a local radio station. I hosted the breakfast show two days after my graduation on a two-year contract.
I thought, ‘If, after a year, I’m not enjoying it, I’ll do a law conversion.’
What’s your best-ever decision?
I met the controller of Metro FM [a commercial radio station in Newcastle] at a party in my gap year. I took his number and when I got to uni nine months later, I called him straight away for work experience. I thought, ‘Nobody’s going to give me a chance, I have to go and get it myself.’
And one you regret?
In my 20s, after losing my brother [Daniel was 15 when he died from an undetected heart condition], I felt like I had to achieve lots because I didn’t know when things were going to change.
When you’re in your 20s, you are racing to get somewhere, then as you get older, you realise that there is no ‘final destination’, there isn’t a day when you wake up and everything is perfect.
It’s about enjoying the ride a bit more.
What’s your pet hate?
Littering. It’s symbolic of people not caring about society. It’s that idea that somebody else is going to pick up your mess, which, as a bigger message, is important. If we don’t do anything about climate change, somebody else is going to have to pick up this mess.
What is your best quality?
I’m good on detail. I would have been a good CEO because I’m organised and can multitask well. There’s still time!
And your worst personality trait?
I am not the most patient person, I’m trying to be better. I have high expectations and, in the past, I’ve expected everyone else to work at the same pace as
