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She’s been known for her 14-year stint as the BBC’s royal correspondent but Jennie Bond has shown a completely different side to herself on social media.
The broadcaster and Daily Mail contributor, 75, has shared a video of herself dancing in her pink silk robe, saying she does it to get rid of ‘aches and pains’.
I’m A Celebrity runner-up Jennie, has been praised for her ‘joy, energy and great legs’ as she delighted her fans in the video taken in her lovely Devon home.
Jennie captioned the video with the words: ‘Best way to start the morning …and get rid of some painting aches and pains!! #Painting #dancing #diy.’
And as she prepared to paint her outside decking blue, the results shared in a later video, fans took to the comments section to praise her positive spirit.
They wrote: ‘Great legs Jennie Bond.’
‘Where do you get so much energy from?’
‘Gosh I wish I had this energy when I get up love it!’
‘Well, I didnt expect that from THE Jennie bond but I love it.’
‘I love dancing in the morning too it gets rid of the aches and pains and brightens your morning.’
‘This is the second ‘morning dance’ that’s appeared in my time line…..I’m here for the unadulterated joy. Followed.’
Jennie has previously said she and her husand Jim had their house overlooking the sea built from scratch in 2002.
She said: ‘Moving here was the main reason I quit as the BBC’s royal correspondent, but I had some memorable times.
‘Once, after doing a story at the Palace, I said to Princess Diana, “My God Ma’am, your legs look amazing, what tights do you wear?” She gave me a pair but I laddered them.
‘Then I was called to the Palace and given seven pairs of Aristoc blonde tights and a note saying, “I hope you see the amusing side of this package.” I still have these two pairs left.’
And speaking about her stint on I’m A Celebrity… in 2004, she said her husband wasn’t so keen at first.
She said: ‘He thought it would be degrading. But our daughter Emma loved the idea of me eating slugs in the jungle and Jim relented, so off I went to Australia.
‘Some of the trials might not be to everyone’s taste, but I helped raise over £250,000 for the Devon Air Ambulance as a result of all the people calling in to vote for me.
‘I finished runner-up and I’ve never regretted it because it opened up so many doors.’
