CULTURE
HAPPY TALK
After rising to fame in children’s TV, the presenter tells us how she feels life has come full circle with her new podcast career in the US
INTERVIEW: EMILY HORAN
EMMA FORBES
REPORTS: LAURA BENJAMIN AND ROSIE SMITH. PHOTOS: BBC. CIRCE/CAMERA PRESS. NETFLIX. REX FEATURES
‘I was in a hiatus in my life and I loved the energy in America. Work-wise, my age wasn’t an issue. It felt more accepting here’
Thirty years after being the queen of Saturday morning TV, Emma Forbes is enjoying “part two” of her sparkling career and living her very own American dream.
“I just slid out of England. I didn’t make a big deal out of it,” says the star, speaking to hello! from her home in Long Island, New York. “We’ve been living in the US for three years now and I love it.”