BBC's Gabby Logan fights tears as she says 'today's the day' in heartbreaking update
BBC preseter Gabby Logan became emotional this morning as she shared a heartbreaking update with her fans.
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BBC presenter Gabby Logan posted a radiant photo of herself and Lois in her new university room on Instagram.
Gabby, 51, looked effortlessly chic in a ruffled denim shirt and check trousers, while Lois opted for casual light-wash jeans and a vibrant red jumper.
"So today was the day. And to all of you yet to drop off at University I am not going to pretend it’s a breeze," she told her followers.
"It's a day full of wonderful emotion, a few tears and lots of laughter with the end of one aspect of our roles, but the beginning of a new relationship where we parents have to shift our innate desire to protect and guard and allow our kids to use the wings we have helped to nurture."
She added: "The excitement around campus was tangible, and knowing the adventures to come and the friendships that will be forged, made driving away a little bit easier."
The mother-of-two concluded by saying: "I am pretty sure, however, that we will miss these kids we have dropped off over the last few weeks more than they will miss us, and that's the way it should be."
Gabby shares twins Lois and Reuben with her husband, Kenny Logan. The couple married in 2001 and welcomed their two children in 2005.
The former gymnast spoke about becoming an empty nester during an interview with The Telegraph.
"It's hard, really hard! " she admitted. "Reuben has just gone back to [rugby] pre-season. He creates a lot for one person. I opened the fridge the other day and it suddenly looked tiny... I recognised its contents. But we miss him, his noise and chaos."
"Lois will be gone permanently in September," she said of her daughter, who will study at Loughborough.
"I came back from work recently and I thought: 'This is the future - I don't know if I can live in a house this quiet'. It's a big step change. [But] I've got to embrace it."
She went on to say: "When you have kids, you want them to fly, have their own lives and be independent."
On the Happy Mum Happy Baby podcast, she shared how she always wanted more children but found it difficult to conceive.
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"I thought I'd have more children, I always thought I'd have four children. Just the other night I said to Kenny, when we were talking about our empty house and the future, that we should have had more children."
"I think I know how it happened, because when you have twins as your firstborn, you think life's going to get back to normal and it never does.
"I mean, that's the same with everybody, but we were waiting for that day where we felt, 'Everything's under control now. Now we can have another baby.'"
