Bradley Walsh is set to appear on TV screens across the nation as he presents the Royal Variety Show this Sunday.
The star-studded performance is set to host numerous big names including, Cher, Hannah Waddingham and Paloma Faith.
Royalty will even be in attendance, with both the Prince and Princess of Wales seated in the crowd next to the Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden.
But this isn’t the TV presenter’s first rodeo, as he has appeared on the show in 1995, 1999 and 2005.
Bradley has been a stalwart on British TV screens for decades, but who is the woman who has supported him for 25 years? take a look at his wife – Donna.
Bradley Walsh is set to appear on TV screens across the nation as he presents the 2023 Royal Variety Show in the Albert Hall (pictured)
However this is not the Blankety Blank presenter’s first rodeo as he has featured in the royal affair three times before (pictured in 2019: Bradley and his wife Donna)
Bradley has been a stalwart on British TV screens for decades, but who is the woman who supports him? take a look at his wife – Donna née Derby (pictured 2009)
Who is Donna Derby?
Donna Walsh née Derby is a well-renowned choreographer and ex-professional dancer, who shot to stardom after featuring in the music video for Robert Palmer’s hit tune – Simply Irresistible.
The dancer has also coordinated several dance routines on Miss World, The Sun reports.
Donna also dabbled in acting briefly in the 80s, starring in six episodes of the BBC One comedy sketch series – The Kenny Everett Show.
She also appeared as a dancer in The Russ Abbot show, which featured the likes of Les Dawson, Russ Abbot and Sherrie Hewson.
In recent years, she has gone back to beauty pageants but not as a choreographer – as a judge.
She is often spotted linking arms with her famous husband Bradley, 63, on glitzy red carpets.
Donna Walsh née Derby is a well renowned choreographer and ex-professional dancer (pictured 2017)
She shot to stardom after appearing in Robert Palmer’s 1988 hit tune – Simply Irresistible (pictured)
The dancer has also made several featured as an actress in several shows such as the BBC One comedy sketch series – The Kenny Everett Show (Pictured left to right in Bobs Your Uncle in 1992: Debbie Carpenter, Maria Rice-Mundy, Kathy Lloyd and Donna Derby)
When did Bradley Walsh and Donna get married?
She and Bradley first set eyes on each other in 1992, and got hitched five years later.
A few years after the lovebirds tied the knot, Bradley hit the cobbles of Coronation Street in 2004.
He explained to The Mirror that his wife gave him the confidence to take the plunge.
‘She is the one who recognised what it could do for me even though it would mean being apart.’
The pair have now been wed for a whopping 25 years and Bradley continues to gush about his wife.
In a 2019 interview with The Mirror, the Blankety Blank presenter said: ‘I wouldn’t swap my missus for the world.
‘Donna isn’t just beautiful, she’s the most fantastic wife and mother.’
The Royal Variety Show host also mentioned to Huffington Post that his wife of 25-years is what him grounded, ‘without a shadow of a doubt’.
The lovebirds first met in 1992 and later in got married in 1997. The couple share one son named, Barney, who was born on December 2, 1987 (pictured 2006: Bradley, Donna and Barney)
Do Bradley Walsh and Donna have children?
Bradley and Donna have one son, Barney who was welcomed into the world on December 2, 1997 in Westminster, London.
Walsh was born on 2 December 1997 in Westminster, London. He is the son of comedian, actor and television presenter Bradley Walsh and his wife Donna.
Barney, 25, is an actor and television presenter like his father, and has landed various acting gigs, including Law and Order: UK and Doctors.
He also been starring in the BBC medic drama, Casualty as Cameron Mickelthwaite since April 2013.
Barney has also collaborated with his father on multiple projects, like Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad in 2019.
They will also present the revival of Gladiators together on BBC, according to The Radio Times.
Bradley also has one daughter, Hayley, 42, from a former romantic relationship.
Barney, 25, has featured an actor as well as a television presenter and has featured in multiple TV shows including Law and Order: UK and Doctors (pictured September 2023)
The actor landed a reoccurring role in Casualty in April 2023 as Cameron Mickelthwaite (pictured left to right: Sarah Seggari, Eddie-Joe Robinson, Anna Chel, Barney Walsh and Jaye Jacobs who play nurses Rida, Ryan, Jodie, Cam and Donna)
Barney has also collaborated with his famous father on their TV show, Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad (pictured 2019). The pair are set to host the revival of Gladiators on BBC One in 2024
Bradley also has a daughter named Hayley from a previous relationship, who is a reflexologist and a mother (pictured left to right: Bradley, Hayley and Barney)
Hayley made her way into the world in 2018, and later became a reflexologist.
She gave birth to her own son Dax in November 2021, who she shares with boyfriend Tom, in Hertfordshire, The Sun reports.
Bradley beamed as he proudly boasted the title of ‘proud grandfather’ in an interview with Saga Magazine.
Chatting about the then-five-month-old with pride, the iconic TV host said: ‘It’s been tricky as during lockdown no one could get to see their grandchildren. Thank God for FaceTime – it has kept people in touch.’
The gleeful new grandad continued: ‘I’m going to be a brilliant grandfather because I’ve got this trick.
‘When the baby grows into a toddler, make sure you spend plenty of time with them, feeding them ice cream and Coca-Cola, and then give them back at just the right time and say to your children, ‘There you are, that’s what you were like.