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Adventurer and TV presenter Ben Fogle is back on our screens tonight with his new showBen Fogle: New Lives in the Wild.

The programme, airing at 9pm on Channel 5, sees Ben visiting Sri Lanka to stay with Naveen and Anke at their home in the country's highlands.

Undoubtedly his family is incredibly proud of his latest project, including his wife Marina.

The couple have been happily married for 17 years and share two children, Ludovic Herbert Richard, born in 2009, and Iona, born in 2011.

Marina, who was previously known as Marina Hunt, co-founded The Bump Class, a business that offers guidance and antenatal classes to expectant mums. She runs this venture alongside her sister, Dr Chiara Hunt.

The pair first crossed paths while walking their dogs in Hyde Park, the Mirror reports, leading to their marriage in 2006. Marina occasionally pens columns about their relationship and family life.

She told the Daily Mail that she and Ben often squabble over how he loads the dishwasher.

Marina said: 'There will be pans with plates on top, facing the wrong way. And he even drops knives in point-up, risking serious bodily harm to the poor person who unloads them.'

'He seems to think of the dishwasher as a magical box that will miraculously deliver clean plates even if it's stacked any old how.' This is one of many life chapters for Ben and Marina, living in Henley-on-Thames, including some deeply sad times.

In 2014, they prepared to welcome their third son, Willem, but heartbreakingly, he was stillborn due to an acute placental abruption. It led to Willem being starved of oxygen, almost causing Marina to lose her life too.

Ben once shared with The Sun about how Marina was 'minutes from dying' during Willem's birth. 'I very nearly lost my wife. She very, very nearly died. For her to have come within 20 minutes of dying was a huge bolt for me and was so terrifying I can't even explain it,' he confessed. 'The thought of life without her was unbearable.'

This experience has etched a tough memory for the family. In 2021, Ben confessed on Instagram: 'Every year I dread August 24th. The date looms like a mighty wave that threatens to hold me under with a suffocating pain.'

'It is the date we lost our son, Willem. It changed us forever. But then the day arrives and it isn't so bad. We remember. We mourn. We reflect.'

His heartfelt post continued, 'And I am reminded to be grateful for what we HAVE, not just mourn what we have lost. I have a beautiful, kind, loving wife and two amazing children.'

'The anniversary always signifies sadness but it reminds me that I must be grateful and happy for what I have, not just a sadness for what I have lost.'

'It nearly broke us but we are stronger. Perspective is important in life. It teaches us the values of love and family and friendship. Don't waste a single day. Don't forget to tell those close to you how much you love them. Don't waste a single hug or kiss.'

Since then, they've been working with Child Bereavement UK's One More Minute campaign to help other parents who've gone through similar things.

As part of this, Ben said: 'I don't think we would be as strong, and in the position that we are now, without the support we had.'

'What I've taken away from it is that you don't want a single circumstance however unbearable or tragic to define you, or to define you and your family.'

'Through our role as patrons of Child Bereavement UK we are passionate about helping spread the word so that many more families can access the invaluable, professional bereavement support the charity provides.'

Marina has talked about how she was honest with her children about their brother's loss, and says this brought them closer together.

She's also talked before about her parenting style, saying in the Mail on Sunday that she stopped praising their children for their looks and started praising their personalities.

'Iona has become a beautiful person. Her hair has changed from black to blonde and her eyes are now a dazzling shade of blue,' she wrote.

'When she marches purposefully into a room, she lights it up. But is she pretty? I ask myself. The truth is that I don't really care. I'll praise her for what she's achieved her generosity, how good a friend she is, her tenacity rather than what nature has determined.'

Ben shared his pride on social media about his kids' adventure: 'I am bursting with pride as Ludo and Iona head off on their first big island adventure together to the Inner Hebrides.'

'When I was eight years old, I went on a trip to the island of Eigg (a visit that would change my life) and now these two are off with their adventure club and some friends on their own island expedition.'

'I was quite teary as I waved my young explorers off.'

The Sands National Helpline provides a safe, confidential place for anyone who has been affected by the death of a baby. You can call the Sands Helpline on 0808 164 3332 or visit www.sands.org.uk.