There’s no Time like the present for queen of feelgood TV

innocuous as a dog bumping into your nose changed everything.

“Seeing her blossom and being a part of that was quite humbling.”

Davina has had her own life upheaval in recent months.

Her 17-year marriage to Matthew Robertson came to a sudden end late last year, with Davina confirming the split in November. The couple have three children, Holly, 16, Tilly, 14, and Chester, 11, who are obviously their prime focus.

But Davina hasn’t been hanging around and feeling sorry for herself. She turned 50 soon afterwards and says there’s no slowing down.

“I am as busy as ever,” she confirmed. “You’ll have to wait a while before I’m no longer on your screens. I have no intention of bowing out anytime soon.

“When I’m offered something it’s generally things that I love straight away that I want to do. Things that are a no-brainer. With This Time Next

Above, Davina talks to inspiring Jayne Hardman in the first episode of This Time Next Year; left, on the set of her new show. Year, when they said that I’d cross the set and it’d be a year later I was, ‘ Yip, definitely. I’m doing it!’

“I thought it was magic formula to be able to see what had happened in that year so quickly.”

A third series of This Time Next Year is already in production. And we’ll soon see more of hit Long Lost Families, which she presents with Nicky Campbell.

As we speak she’d just been filming for another “amazing reunion” and it’s a show that’s close to her heart.

“I don’t cry very often in life but I always cry at Long Lost Families,” added Davina.

“It’s like an appointment to cry, I actually really enjoy it. I get my box of tissues and my cup of tea and just sit down and really wail. I’m a real softy!”

● This Time Next Year, ITV, Tuesday, 8pm.

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