ANTHEA Turner has revealed that she has had bus drivers “think she’s too young for her bus pass”, following her £500 non-surgical facelift.
The Blue Peter legend, 66, has been wowing people with her timeless look, as she showed off the results of her procedure.
Anthea, who shot to fame in the late 80s hosting Top of the Pops, revealed before having the non-evasive treatment, she was starting to feel less confident about her looks.
“I think you get to an age where you suddenly stand in front of the mirror and start pulling your skin tighter around your face,” the TV star confessed.
Earlier this year, Anthea headed to her local aesthetic clinic, Bodyvie in Richmond, and underwent six monthly full face Focus Dual treatments, which is a facial rejuvenation procedure.
The system uses the micro-needling and radio frequency technology to boost the youthful appearance of skin.
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Anthea said the treatment has made her feel younger, and now people can’t believe her age.
“Since having these aesthetic treatments there have been quite a few occasions when I try to use my Freedom Pass and the bus driver asks, ‘You’re not, are you?’ and I have to persuade them that I am indeed 66-years-old!” she laughed.
Speaking about getting older, the star confessed: “I think that up until probably your mid to late 40s, you don’t really notice a huge amount.
“Everything seems to be going in the right direction, that’s okay.
“And then all of a sudden, as you approach 50 and beyond, you do notice changes.”
After shooting to fame on Top of the Pops in 1988, Anthea then got another big break when she landed a job as a presenter on Blue Peter in the early 90s.
After this, the stunning star became a household name and has continued to appear on TV ever since.
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19:45, 04 Oct 2026Updated 19:56, 04 Oct 2026
Fans enjoyed Emma and Johannes’ opening pairing(Image: BBC)
Strictly viewers made a plea to the big bosses after noticing a presenter switch-up for the first results show. Josh Widdicombe, Emma Willis and Johannes Radebe have been heavily scrutinised in their first few appearances since taking the baton from Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
But after Emma and Johannes were paired together for the start of Sunday’s show, fans pleaded for it to stay that way. The pair discussed Saturday’s show with the judges and viewers took to social media to share their thoughts.
One user on X, formerly known as Twitter, said: “JoJo and Emma finally presenting together. Now can we have them downstairs on the main show please.”
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Another added: “Emma Willis & Johannes Radebe are the only presenters the show needs. A respected individual with years of presenting on her CV & a fantastic dancer with charisma & enthusiasm flowing out of his pores #Strictly”
And a third said: “This is showing that it should be just Emma and Johannes they’ve had more Chemistry in a few minutes then two weeks of Josh. Emma upstairs and Johannes.”
However, when Emma made her way down out of the Clauditorium to reveal the votes, she was replaced by Josh, who joined Johannes to chat with the celebs. And once again he divided opinions.
One user said: “Absolutely love Josh widdicombe but I feel like he should be on it takes too, he feels a little outta place on the main show.”
It wasn’t all doom and gloom for comedian Josh, though. One viewer claimed: “I’ve never thought I’d say it, but @bbcstrictly is better without Tess and Claudia. It seems like it’s got a new lease of life with the new presenters. #strictly.”
And another was team Josh too, adding: “#Strictly Josh is so much Better up there…”
Chris Appleton went on to become the first celeb to be voted off the show following a unanimous decision by the judges. Jaime Winstone’s Cha Cha to Pretty Women won the votes as the actress was allowed to dance another day.
It marked the second consecutive year that Amy Dowden was the first professional dancer to be voted off the show. Last year, she made a swift exit alongside The Apprentice’s Thomas Skinner.
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Price, who was playing in a fourth Grand Prix final, claimed the first set with a stunning 132 three-dart average.
He raced into a 3-0 lead and Humphries admitted afterwards that avoiding a 6-0 clean sweep was on his mind such was the brutality that Price was producing.
The fourth set saw the momentum swing however. With Price waiting on tops to move to within two sets of victory, Humphries nicked it by taking out a brilliant 105, with what he said “felt like the biggest shot of my career”.
From there his levels started to rise and he claimed the following three sets to lead.
Price rallied in set eight and won three successive legs to force a best-of-three finale, but, after a short break, Humphries found another gear.
Set nine went to a deciding leg, but unlike the previous four sets in the match where that had happened, there was a break of throw, with Humphries finishing in 10 darts.
That left Price dejected and Humphries won three unanswered legs to claim a ninth major PDC title.
“The sport is in such a special place that when you pick these trophies up they mean a lot more,” said Humphries.
“When I was winning, I don’t think there were so many good players. I’m happy to win a couple a year – one a year is great.
“To go on and win like I did is going to be tough. I don’t think I can’t do it, I’m just trying to pick up as many titles as I can.
“I worked incredibly hard, showed a lot of grit and determination. I think these are a lot sweeter than the ones you win with ease.”
