FINDING THE BALANCE

Capital Breakfast star Siân Welby opens up about juggling work and motherhood - and shares her ambitions to quickstep into a new Strictly role

- NICKY MORRIS

The radio and TV presenter Siân Welby spends her weekdays interviewing stars such as Sir Elton John and Scarlett Johansson in glorious locations. However, it's not all glitz and glamour, the 39-year-old tells HELLO!. While she has "hit a real high", Siân remains as down to earth as ever and admits that balancing the demands of work and being a new mother can be a struggle.

"I've got the guilt that I would love to stay at home, but I've also got the career that I can't just abandon after 15 years of slogging away," says the presenter, who is best known for co-hosting the Capital Breakfast radio show alongside Jordan North and Chris Stark.

As well as waking up the nation over the airwaves or presenting the entertainment segment on ITV's This Morning, Nottingham-born Siân has a 17-month-old daughter, Ruby, with her fiance, the radio producer Jake Beckett.

The TV star, who got engaged in August 2023, is hoping to return to her countryside roots for her wedding. She also has big plans for her career and would jump at the opportunity to present BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing after the departure of the hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

Here, Siân opens up about balancing work with being a new mother, her career dream and what the bathroom in Elton's manor house was like.