TV presenter Davina McCall is newly married and enjoying wedded bliss with her hairdresser husband Michael Douglas.
However, it can be revealed that her previous husband Matthew Robertson, 56, has been struggling.
The former Pet Rescue presenter was married to Davina from 2000 to 2017 and they have three children, Holly, 23, Tilly, 21, and Chester, 19. They met when she was out walking her dog.
Robertson had been working as an adventure holiday guide but his business went under during the pandemic.
He is now running an organisation, Momentum Men, which offers guided trips but also produces podcasts and has a mission to ‘uplift and energise’ men via the ‘power of the outdoors.’
The venture was born after Robertson suffered a crisis as he was struggling after his split from Davina.
On the Momentum Men website, he explains: ‘In recent times my mental health crumbled in the wreckage of losing my father, a divorce, and a business crushed by Covid.
‘Conditioned stoicism and male pride stopped me from seeking help, and desperate to silence the storm in my head, I contemplated a tragic choice.
Davina McCall pictured with her first husband, Matthew Robertson, in London in 2013
Davina recently married hairdresser Michael Douglas (the couple pictured at The BRIT Awards earlier this year)
‘But the outdoor place I planned that tragic event emerged as a catalyst when nature unexpectedly became my guide on a journey back to health.’
In a podcast, he explains further how he reached rock bottom. He said: ‘There was a time when I nearly took my life and I believe that my late father stopped that from happening. In that moment I believed that he was there.’
Records at Companies House show that Momentum Adventure went bust with debts of £408,500 in August 2021. It is due to be dissolved on January 24 next year.
