'It's never too late to reboot your life'

Broadcaster Gabby Logan on her fifth decade, empowering youngsters and why it is so important to be physically strong

- JORDAN PARAMOR

As Gabby Logan edged towards middle age, she noticed a wave of shared experiences and changes occurring between her and her friendship circle. Keen to explore and share just how challenging, enlightening and transformative this time of life can be, she launched her hugely successful podcast, The Mid-Point with Gabby Logan, which is soon to reach its fifth year.

Boasting guests such as Sara Davies, Claudia Winkleman and Julian Clary, as well as experts across all areas of health and wellbeing, it has helped both women and men navigate some of life’s trickiest halfway moments with candid, practical advice.

We caught up with Gabby to find out what inspired her podcast, and what she’s learnt along the way.

‘It does feel quite seismic moving from your 40s into your 50s. It kind of creeps up on you,’ she says. ‘But I was grateful for it, and for the life I had. Many people in our generation tried to juggle careers and kids and see if we could have it all. But I don’t think you can have everything, and trying to keep all the balls in the air is quite stressful.

‘I think in our minds we believe it’s still the 1990s, but that was 30 years ago.’