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BBC newsreader Clive Myrie has opened up about his decision to not have children with his wife – revealing they tried but “nothing seemed to be happening”.

During a career spanning over 30 years, the 59-year-old veteran journalist has reported on everything from wars, mass shootings in America to the frontline on the Covid wards.

After various stints on BBC Weekend News and weekend editions of BBC News at Ten and BBC Breakfast, Myrie now presents BBC News at Ten on Fridays.

But whenever he’s not reading news, Myrie lives a quiet life with his wife of 25 years, Catherine, an upholsterer and furniture restorer.

In an interview with The Times, the Mastermind host revealed that they tried for a child, but gradually decided that it wasn’t for them.

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“We were trying for a child, nothing seemed to be happening,” he said. “And then we ended up moving and realised that it would be quite unfair, because we just love travelling so much.

“We gradually decided it wasn’t really right for us. We come from such big families, our get-togethers are always huge.”

Quizzed on whether he regrets the decision, Myrie added: “Not at all. We’ve led a full and happy life, and we dote on our nephews and nieces.”

In his new memoir, titled Everything Is Everything: A Memoir of Love, Hate & Hope, Myrie also revealed how he was completely mute at school and threw up out of fear on his first day.‌

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The multi-award-winning journalist noted how he envisioned his future as a newsreader while on his paper round as a teenager, speaking aloud stories as he cycled.

The book also delves into the racial hatred and death threats he has faced throughout his career, but now says he pities the abusers, saying: “It’s just pathetic, really.”

Everything Is Everything: A Memoir of Love, Hate & Hope by Clive Myrie (Hodder & Stoughton, £22) is published on September 14.

To order a copy go to timesbookshop.co.uk. Free UK standard P&P on orders over £25. Special discount for Times+ membersGrowing up black in Britain.

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