BBC Breakfast’s weather presenter Carol Kirkwood has shared the heartbreaking reason she was forced to give up on her dream

Carol Kirkwood has spoken out about having children (Image: BBC/GETTY)

Carol Kirkwood, 62, has been brightening up BBC Breakfast with her warm and welcoming weather forecasts for years. However, behind the sunny exterior, the presenter has battled storms of her own – including the emotional pain of not having children of her own.

“I always wanted to have children. That was my dream,” she told OK! Magazine. The BBC star said she even looked into fertility treatment before the costs of the process became too “overwhelming”. She admitted: “It was a source of heartbreak, but we tried and failed.”

Carol, who grew up as one of eight siblings, has channelled her warmth into being a very present aunt to her 15 nieces and nephews, whom she “loves incredibly”.