Iconic BBC presenter Charlie Dimmock first made waves throughout the nation in 1997 because the beloved Floor Power co-host alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Tommy Walsh. She immediately grew to become a fan favorite as she shared gardening ideas and helped viewers bear their backyard makeover. Nearly 20 years after the sequence ended, Charlie stays a key presence on screens as she continues to remodel lacklustre outside areas alongside a group of high designers on Backyard Rescue.
The 59-year-old made her massive comeback to screens in 2016 following an 11-year TV hiatus by which she opted to as an alternative concentrate on her profession as knowledgeable gardener. On the time, Charlie instructed Instances Radio: “Folks suppose that in the event you’re immediately not on telly, you’ve got stopped working. That does not occur as a result of all of us have mortgages to pay. I had been on TV a really very long time, however I had at all times been doing different issues. Floor Power ran its course. It was of its time. It was good enjoyable, very pleasant, and it had its run.” The presenter added: “I have been busy. On the finish of the day, I do have an actual job. I am a gardener. I do backyard design.
“I have been doing quite a lot of work with dementia houses, at flower reveals, giving demonstrations, and dealing on cruises. I have been pootling round doing various issues.”
Nonetheless, away from her profession, Charlie has endured quite a few challenges, together with the breakdown of her marriage in 2001.
The TV star, who was beforehand in a relationship along with her long-term companion John Musheet, indulged in an affair with Floor Power microphone operator Andy Simmons, which sparked a scandal throughout her time on the programme.
Charlie beforehand opened up in regards to the affair and maintained that she “does not see Andy anymore. However I do not remorse what occurred. You would not do something in the event you stored worrying about what would possibly go incorrect”.
In 2002, she admitted: “John and I had been collectively for a very long time, so after we cut up up, I relied closely on household and shut buddies. I’ve found that essentially the most tough after-effect of the break-up is moving into one other relationship.”
Charlie then went on so far one other member of the programme’s crew, sound technician Barry Smith.
A couple of years after the break-up, the presenter suffered a horrible tragedy as her mom, Sue Kennedy, and stepfather, Rob, died throughout the Boxing Day Tsunami, whereas on vacation in Phuket, Thailand.
Whereas she didn’t communicate on their deaths on the time, a press release from Charlie’s agent learn: “It is rather upsetting for her. It has been too quickly for her to return to phrases with it. She is coping day-to-day for the time being. We now have promised her that we are going to defend her.”
