'NO ONE CAN EVER PREPARE YOU FOR HEARTBREAK'

TV PRESENTER ANNA RICHARDSON GIVES HER HONEST OUTLOOK ON BEING BROKEN-HEARTED AND WHAT SHE FEARS MOST ABOUT GROWING OLD

- ELLIE KIRWIN-JONES

LESSONS IN LIFE

Anna Richardson first burst onto our screens as a presenter on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast before going on to front popular diet shows including Supersize Vs Superskinny and Secret Eaters. Since then, the 51-year-old TV star has become known for her daring programmes tackling sex and dating, including, of course, Naked Attraction.

When we catch up with Anna, we're reminded of the infectious energy she throws into everything she does. After all, it's not everyone who can matchmake nude strangers on national TV! The friendly host even gives us advice on our own love lives.

But despite her dating expertise, Anna tells us she's had her fair share of heartbreak.

"No one can ever prepare you for it," she says, with a slight lump in her throat. "Even when it happens a handful of times in your life, you just never quite get used to it."

Anna is single following her split from former Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins, which was reported in June last year. The couple, who were together for around seven years, were said to be "devastated" after parting ways.