It’s not a funny thing to cover.“Someone’s life was on the line here. The duo join an all-star cast including Zoe Ball, and couple Joe Swash and Stacey Soloman. He talks about the dark side of celebrity and the pure joy of radio“I’m gonna be one of those annoying people who does a trek and is like: ‘I was changed in Africa,’” says the 35-year-old Radio 1 DJ.
It felt relentless. Hope you enjoy the show! “She was always one of those people who, if you were having a fine night out, would make it a brilliant night out.”What has he been thinking about since he found out about her death? You always play a bit of ‘what could I have done?’”Flack’s death put the spotlight on the tabloid press, with many angry at the way her personal life was covered so incessantly by some publications, particularly after “With Caroline, no one was reporting on facts,” says Grimshaw. We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. “I used to just go out all the time, but I guess that’s what you do in your 20s. “We’re taught about duty of care at Radio 1. Flack was also a regular guest on Grimshaw’s Radio 1 show.“My experience of Caroline was nothing but joy and fun,” he says. Nick Grimshaw niece: Who is Liv Grimshaw from Celebrity Gogglebox? “Most people don’t have the luxury of a spare Thursday afternoon to pop round and see their therapist,” he says. “We weren’t best friends, but we were close and we’d speak all the time. “I’ve had horrible anxiety that won’t go, and have been feeling down, with really horrible panic attacks. Because it felt really good, and I just want to feel like that for ever.”The expedition was originally scheduled to take place in Mongolia, with the celebrities – which included the news presenters Louise Minchin and Krishnan Guru-Murthy and the actor Samantha Womack – expected to complete a 60-mile (100km) trek across the frozen Lake Khövsgöl. He had been there for nearly five years when Ben Cooper, the station’s then controller, offered him the biggest job in radio: replacing Moyles on the Breakfast Show.“I was burnt out,” he says. I must have been so young because I didn’t find it sexually attractive; I just couldn’t stop looking at it. On leaving the Breakfast Show in 2018, he was given a comfortable drive-time slot.
He remembers it vividly: creaky wooden floors, a giant Prodigy poster, incense and the voice of John Peel coming out of the speakers on his hi-fi with a double tape deck (which he still has).“I thought I discovered John Peel,” he says. He remembers checking his phone and seeing messages come in from his friends. Tonight at 9pm onWith the new series returning to our screens amid lockdown, the show has had to follow new guidelines for the filming to go ahead.The spokesperson said: "All those involved in filming Celebrity Gogglebox are doing so safely following industry production guidelines. The two went on to work together in 2015 on the 12th series of The X Factor – Grimshaw as a judge and Flack as a host. Devoted husband of Eileen, loving father of Andrew, Jane and Nick, grandfather of Olivia and Shae, and dear brother to Pat. “Was that a good idea for me?” It certainly doesn’t seem to have done his career much harm. And their relationship, and their family’s lives. The only two things I like are listening to songs and chatting shit. He displayed an early interest in construction; his boyhood interests included Meccano, building tree houses and boats. “I thought: ‘Wicked. He drove home and cried alone.“It’s really hard to take,” he says. “I think it’s a real privilege that I do.”His mental health has become more manageable as his social life has slowed down. The DJ had a health scare in the scorching desert doing a Sport Relief challenge – and says the experience changed him. Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw has revealed for the first time that he 'almost died' from heat exhaustion during a Sport Relief desert challenge in Namibia in February. But do Nick and Liv live together?Nick Grimshaw niece: Does Nick Grimshaw live with his niece? I remember running out to my dad in the garden being like: ‘Can I put this on my wall?’ And him being like: ‘Yes, but with Blu-Tack – don’t ruin the wall.’”In 2002, he went to the University of Liverpool, where he studied communication and media studies. Nick … When I look back … that’s a bit of a shitty brief for the Nick Grimshaw brand,” he says, knowing that he was essentially being asked to dramatically reduce the overall listeners to narrow the age bracket. What did he make of the switch?
When you do that show, you’re under a lot of scrutiny – people are slagging you off at 5.30 in the morning. "I'm phenomenally proud of the role Channel 4, alongside our production partners, has played over the last two months to help navigate audiences, particularly young and hard-to-reach viewers, through the Covid crisis.