AS SHE AND HUSBAND KENNY WAVE THEIR DAUGHTER OFF TO UNIVERSITY GABBY LOGAN LOOKS AHEAD TO A NEW CHAPTER AS AN EMPTY NESTER AND A BRIGHT, HEALTHY AND POSITIVE MIDLIFE

When HELLO! sits down with Gabby Logan, she is on a precipice of change. The day after our chat, Gabby is due to wave her daughter Lois, 19, off to university, leaving the sports presenter with an empty nest after Lois's twin brother Reuben moved out last year.

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"I'm trying not to show her I'm bereft," Gabby jokes. "I want her to be excited, but I'm also filled with fear. I don't think there'll be anything that quite prepares me for the quietness."

That said, Gabby has been gearing up for her daughter to fly the nest.

"I want Lois to embrace her new life and I'm trying to do the same. I've been building up to this for a while, re-engaging with hobbies and making time for things I couldn't do when they were little. I've always loved golf, but I felt guilty working, then taking a whole day on the course - but I'll have time for myself for the first time in 18 years." With a child-free home, Gabby's relationship with her husband, former Scotland rugby union international Kenny, might also shift. "With an empty nest, you can run into problems with your relationship," she says.

"You need to be prepared for change, because so much of your conversation will have revolved around your kids for so long."