Gabby Logan says an ex-boss told her she “wouldn't be on his channel by age 28”.
Gabby Logan has seen sexism and ageism in her broadcasting career
The 50-year-old TV presenter has insisted there is a “hypocrisy” when it comes to how women and men present themselves on-screen, as she spoke about ageism in the TV industry.
She told Women’s Health UK magazine: “This boss said to me that I wouldn’t be on his channel after the age of 28 ...
“There’s hypocrisy - sometimes I see a bloke and think, 'The female equivalent of you doesn’t exist on TV… There isn’t a woman who looks that dishevelled…'
“And in a way I don’t think there should be either, because I always feel with TV, I’m going in someone’s living room...
“I want to be respectful of that and make a bit of effort. I don’t think it’s a bad thing to have those standards.”
Gabby - who has 18-year-old twins Lois and Reuben with her husband, former rugby union player Kenny Logan, 51 - felt earlier on in her career that women were "probably a bit suspicious" of her because she was mainly talking to men.
She added: “I feel like I talk to more women now.
“I’m now able to have conversations that women are listening to.”
Gabby also detailed how reaching her milestone half-century birthday had allowed her to “feel confident” in her ability to speak up and out.
She said: “There’s a bit of you that’s [historically] been mindful about not wanting to be too loud in the room, or be the person that knows all the answers – even though, er, I do know the answer ...
“So there’s probably a period where you kind of retreat a little bit, and then [you think] actually, no: I feel confident about that, and I’m 50 and I’ve done lots of different things that have got me to this stage.”
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