The TV personality now presents Escape to the Country February 23, 2021 - 14:23 GMT Emmy Griffiths Alistair Appleton has opened up about landing his first ever presenting gig at the German news show Deutsche Welle
Alistair Appleton has opened up about his first-ever TV presenting gig, and it sounds like it could have gone better! Chatting to
Fantastic Man magazine, the
Deutsche Welle, and that he was terrible .
The opportunity came about while he was living in Berlin, and he explained: In terms of TV presenting, it was the biggest baptism of fire you can imagine. It was live, no autocue, no earpiece. You had to write your own scripts and learn them, and there was simultaneously the problem of having to translate them into German.
the pair live together in Sussex with their pet pooch, Ben.
Alistair is best known for presenting
Escape to the Country
Although Alistair has kept his personal life out of the spotlight, he has mentioned his husband on his website while offering free workout sessions during the coronavirus lockdown.
In one post, he wrote: My husband Daniel, a yoga teacher and I are offering free meditation and yoga to keep us grounded and happy during these extraordinary time. All welcome.
The couple live with their adorable dog Ben
He added: I am lucky to have found love and
have a very understanding and supportive husband, Daniel. We’re currently in a 1930s French sea captain’s cottage in the port of Newhaven. And we live there with our very big dog Ben. According to
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