Emma quit presenting to take up a surprising new career in the States

EMMA Forbes looked amazing in a black swimsuit as she went for a dip in the sea.

The ex-Live & Kicking host is currently holidaying in Barbados, and donned a black high-neck swimsuit and sunglasses for a frolick in the ocean.

Emma Forbes is on her annual Carribean getaway Credit: BackGrid

Emma picking up the pace in the water Credit: BackGrid
The 59-year-old, who relocated to the US in 2018, after selling her £27 million house in Chelsea, London, was joined by husband Graham Clempson for a day at the beach.

Emma, who now works as a lifestyle guru in New York, previously credited some sage advice she once received from a personal trainer to the stars, as key to her getting in shape.

Speaking to the Mail in 2013, she said: “I’ve always been a healthy eater — I used to start the morning with a big bowl of muesli, and snack on bananas and crackers.

“I didn’t know what I was doing wrong, or why I was flabby.

“Then I interviewed an amazing man called James Duigan for my style website. He’s the personal trainer to stars such as Holly Valance and Elle Macpherson and had devised a programme called Clean And Lean.

“James explained that my diet was actually too healthy. I was eating so much fruit and so many vegetables that I got hungry easily — and was tempted to reach for a muffin or some biscuits to stave off the hunger pangs.”

Emma also explained that while she has an aversion to excercise, she soon realised she wasn’t going to be able to avoid it forever.

She added: “I loathe exercise, but I realised the only way to get toned was to get myself into the gym. So 18 months ago, with the help of a personal trainer, I started a regime.

“My aim was to work my core muscles and tone my legs and arms. I’m very disciplined. I have three, one-hour sessions a week when I do everything from stomach crunches to weight lifting.”
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Emma started off in the cooking slot on BBC 1 children’s show Going Live, before impressing producers enough that she was handed a proper co-presenting role on spin-off show Live & Kicking, alongside Andi Peters.

She was the face of shampoo brand Head & Shoulders in the 90s, when she was represented by Storm Models, the agency that discovered the likes of Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne.

She voiced the character of Mummy Hippo in Peppa Pig, and previously co-hosted the Heart Breakfast Show alongside Jonathan Coleman, before leaving the station to take up another radio presenting role, this time with Capital.

After that she moved to BBC Radio 2 where she co-hosted a show with comedian Alan Carr, and also had her own Sunday morning programme.

Six years ago, Emma and her husband Graham, relocated to New York.

Emma was a popular media figure in the 90s Credit: Alamy

Emma moved from television to radio Credit: Alamy