Western Daily Press (Saturday)
Samms and GB News anchor to be married
GWe are both so happy, as are our children. We shall celebrate in the spring SIMON MCCOY
LOUCESTERSHIRE-BASED celebrities Emma Samms and Simon McCoy have announced their engagement.
The Mirror reports that former Dynasty actress Samms is set to wed GB News anchor McCoy “some time next year”.
Samms, who previously spoke in support of keeping car parks in Nailsworth free of charge, was one of the biggest stars of the 1980s, having played Fallon Carrington Dolby in the hit American show before going on to star in The Colbys for two seasons.
McCoy, 59, is an experienced and well-known journalist who quit the
BBC earlier this year to join the startup television channel GB News, saying he was “not a leftie BBC journalist”.
He started his career with Thames TV as a researcher before leaving to join Sky News as a presenter.
He has presented a string of BBC shows, including BBC News, News at One, News at Six, News at Ten and the weekend news.
He was married for nearly 14 years to Victoria Graham, but the pair split in 2019 and his former wife reportedly then embarked on a relationship with her BBC colleague, Jon Gripton.
Discussing their engagement, McCoy said in an interview with MailOnline: “Yes, it’s true. We are both so happy, as are our children. We shall celebrate in the spring, when it’s safe to share a party.”
Samms has been married three times before, making McCoy her fourth husband at the age of 61. She also has two children from her previous marriages.
In 2003, she made a cameo appearance in BBC show Holby City and had a small run on the BBC daytime series Doctors. She also played a drug addict in ITV police show The Bill and has starred on the stage in a number of theatrical productions.
In an interview with Great British Life, McCoy said his idea of a perfect weekend in the Cotswolds was “just being at home with Emma”.
He said: “Just being at home with Emma, mooching. I’m happy to sit in front of the telly. Most of all, I never thought I’d be quite so obsessed with mowing the lawn.
“We’ve got a new mini-tractor thing and I could sit on it all day. I use it so much that it keeps running out of petrol.
“It has a cup-holder but, luckily, you can also get a wine glass in it. Don’t come round after I’ve been at it two hours because there will be no straight lines.”