Matt Baker is one of the most recognisable faces on UK television.
The presenter shot to fame in 1999 as a co-host on children's television show, Blue Peter.
Matt fronted the BBC programme for seven years before he left to pursue other opportunities in 2006.
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He eventually took over as one of the hosts of Countryfile in 2009 before he was offered the opportunity to front the One Show alongside Alex Jones in 2011.
Matt won over the nation's hearts with his down-to-earth presenting style and was a key part of the show's success before he left after 9 years in 2020.
The 44-year-old revealed he quit the show to help save his family's farm after his mum suffered an accident.
He told This Morning : "My dad rang me up one morning totally out of the blue and said, “your mum’s had an accident”. She was down in the sheep pen and got knocked over by a flock of sheep.
"She broke her leg and she was in the hospital, and it turned out she needed a knee replacement – and here we are."
Matt moved his wife and children back to his childhood home in Country Durham to look after the farm, which is documented as part of the Channel 4 series, Our Farm in the Dales.
The show is now in its second season and is a hit with fans, but Matt's career nearly went down an entirely different path.
The TV personality was a champion gymnast and planned to dedicate his life to the sport.
He told the BBC in 2016: “It just clicked with me, it was something that I loved and I didn’t have to think about whether or not I wanted to go.
“For me to be able to express myself through movement was something that I thought I’ve found it and this is what I want to do for the rest of my life.”
However, he was forced to give up the sport at the age of 14 after he was diagnosed with anaemia.
Matt remained active after giving up gymnastics and has relied on his physical prowess at various points during his TV career.
He set a world record in 2002 for highest altitude towed hang gliding launch when he soared 11,000 feet into the air with Judy Leden during his stint on Blue Peter.
Away from the screen, Matt has been married to physiotherapist Nicola Mooney since 2004 and the happy couple share two children named Luke and Molly.
Matt met Nicola while he was touring the UK as part of a comedy disco-dancing revival show and he credits her for helping launch his successful career.
He told the Mirror : “I'm so lucky that I met my wife Nicola before any of this telly lark started.
"I knew way back then she was the one and I don't think I could have done all this without her.”
Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales airs tonight at 7.30pm on Channel 4
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