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Kirsty Gallacher defended herself after being criticized for letting her child play on frozen ice.
The TV and radio presenter, 48, shared photos of a family day out on Sunday (January 12), in which one of her two sons and pet dog were seen walking on the ice.
This caused concern among some of Gallacher’s followers, who complained it was unsafe, with one person replying: “Isn’t that quite dangerous crawling on frozen water?”
Another commented: “Come on Kirsty, tell them not to do it”, pointing out that “every year people die and drown on thin ice ponds”.
Meanwhile, another added: “Nice @gallacherkirsty but please tell me the frozen water was just very shallow water not a pond. It is so dangerous to walk on ice.”
But Gallacher took the time to reassure any interested followers that it was safe, explaining that the pond was “very shallow”.
She added: “Don’t worry. I would never put an animal or a person in harm’s way.”
In 2022, four boys died in Solihull while playing on a frozen lake while feeding the ducks. The tragedy happened after one of them fell through the ice and the others tried to save him.
Witnesses described seeing the boys in the water screaming for help before going below the surface during sub-zero temperatures.
Gallacher, who is the daughter of professional golfer Bernard Gallacher, has two sons with ex-husband rugby player Paul Sampson.
The presenter, whose son-in-law is Russell Brand, split from Sampson in 2015 and is now in a relationship with ex-rugby player Darren Clayton.
Speaking about her new relationship in 2024, Gallacher said The sun: “We are very happy, we both had similar stories – we are single parents and we like to play golf.
“He takes care of me and tells me to take time off because I can be a workaholic. I’m usually running around like crazy with the kids in their sports, but my boyfriend encourages me to take a day off while I work on Saturdays and do my radio show.”
Gallacher previously worked for Sky Sports, leaving the channel in 2018. She joined GB News two years later, but her tenure as the breakfast presenter was cut short when she discovered a benign tumor in her inner ear canal.
The radio presenter presented her own show on Smooth from 2021 to 2024, and from January 2025 she hosts a weekday drive-time show on Gold Radio.