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Blue Peter legend Sarah Greene reveals new lover is late husband Mike Smith's pal

TV legend Sarah Greene has opened up on finding new love with a friend of her late husband Mike Smith.

The former Blue Peter presenter was married to the Radio 1 host from 1989 until he died from complications after a major heart operation n 2014.

The 64-year-old has revealed she's now in a relationship with one of his close pals, ex-British touring car champion Robb Gravett.

And she says it was her husband who "pulled the strings" to set them up, the Mirror reports.

She told the My Time Capsule podcast: “I sort of know Mike is pulling so many strings in my life.

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"He has undoubtedly been responsible for me meeting my beloved who was one of his oldest friends, who waited a certain amount of time but did keep leaving messages on the answering machine. I thought he was just being kind.

“Then I got a message almost saying ‘for God’s sake, Greeno, Robb is trying to make contact with you because he actually wants to take you out, not because he’s kind. So will you just get off your arse and go and answer the phone next time it rings!’

"And lo and behold, a whole new conversation started. I’m sure, and Robb is very sure too, because it’s a very strange situation.

“I remember being terribly worried and saying to this dear man who I’d known for all these years ‘isn’t it strange coming into the house and seeing all these pictures everywhere of Mike?’

“He said ‘No, no, it’s not strange. It’d be strange if they weren’t there. And remember, I love him too.’”

Mike and Robb ran the Trakstar team that won the 1990 British Touring Car Championship.

According to Companies House, Sarah and Robb, 65, are listed as being involved with land transportation firm Z Charge, set up last year.

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They were pictured together in 2018, but Sarah hasn't told when they got together.

The former Saturday Superstore presenter is also involved with Mike’s company Flying TV, which provides aerial filming services.

Convinced Mike guides her with that too, she says: “Taking on his company, there was no doubt that’s what he would have wanted me to do.

"There’d be mornings I’d wake up almost with a tap on the shoulder saying ‘Right, have you checked the..’ It was very strange but wonderful.”

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