Carol Kirkwood fears being axed by the BBC within the next decade

Carol Kirkwood thinks she'll be axed by the BBC within the next decade.

The ‘BBC Breakfast’ weather presenter isn’t keen on leaving the show - but knows "it’s going to happen" one day.

The 60-year-old broadcaster told the Western Mail: "I try not to worry about things I can't change. I don't want to go, but one day it's going to happen.

"Hopefully it will be naturally, but I also have to acknowledge I'm 60 and am unlikely to be at the BBC when I'm 70, I would have thought.

"It's the natural course of events ... I don't want to be using a stairlift to get to the studio in the morning. But I love my job."

In May, Carol announced her engagement on TV.

Despite this, the presenter insisted that she won't be "galloping" down the aisle anytime soon.

She said: "We're not galloping towards it. It's nice, because the first time I got married, I was young, so you're involved in the wedding almost from the time you get engaged."

Carol - who was previously married to property developer Jimmy Kirkwood - also described her fiance Steve as "funny, kind, caring and romantic".

The former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star said: "We got engaged when we were on holiday so it's lovely news and we're both thrilled. We went out for a picnic, I had no idea.

"The weather was glorious. We were sitting, chatting, my other half was a wee bit nervous for some reason that I didn't know, he was fumbling in his pocket and out came a ring. I thought he was joking actually, I didn't believe him to start with but it was lovely - it was quite romantic."