News about Yvette Fielding

For almost a quarter of a century Yvette Fielding has been exploring things that go bump in the night as part of her investigations into the paranormal on the Most Haunted TV series. But although she's had poltergeists hurl objects at her and crew members on the show have been hurt - including her husband Karl Beattie, who produces and directs the shows - Yvette feels blessed to be able to share glimpses of the other side. 'Before I started Most Haunted I was scared of death, I really was,' says the former Blue Peter presenter, 56, whose new book Most Haunted Castles is out now. 'But now I'm not scared of it one bit, because I know 100 per cent that there is life after death. 'I've actually been refused access to my friends' homes though because they think I might bring something spooky into the house,' she laughs. 'But I'm very passionate about the paranormal and I hope to keep doing this for a long time.'

With data revealing a quarter of Brits believe they live in a haunted house, a ghost hunter is trying to track down properties which are a hotbed of paranormal activity. Yvette Fielding, 55, (inset) resigned from the TV show Most Haunted after presenting it for more than a decade. She now works as a paranormal investigator and those who think their home may have an unwelcome guest are in for the chance to bring her in this Halloween. She is conducting a national hunt to find the UK's most haunted home this spooky season. It comes after she examined spooky Ring footage of 'flying objects and creepy orbs' for ghostly tricks.

The presenter, 55, had hosted the paranormal reality show since 2002 when she was doing a live show in Edinburgh and quit on the spit. A crew member had fallen foul to a sudden injury without any explanation and when he had to be rushed to hospital, Yvette knew she had had enough.

The late Derek Acorah has been thrust back into the limelight after his former Most Haunted co-host Yvette Fielding claimed the psychic tried to grope her while pretending to be possessed by a spirit. Acorah, who died aged 69 in 2020 after a sepsis infection following a battle with pneumonia, has been posthumously accused by Fielding of being a 'fake' medium who tried to 'chase' her and 'ram his tongue down my throat'. The former Blue Peter host also claims that Acorah would make sexually explicit remarks, including repeatedly asking to see her breasts. The shocking allegations come almost 20 years after the pair famously fell out over a fakery row over a 2005 episode of Most Haunted in which Acorah appeared to become possessed by an alleged made-up spirit at Bodmin Gaol in Cornwall. Resident parapsychologist Dr Ciaran O'Keeffe later revealed he had set up Acorah by having other crew members feed him false information about spirits in various locations.

Ghost hunter Yvette Fielding claims her Most Haunted co-star Derek Acorah was a fake who tried to grope and kiss her - and on at least one occasion, while being 'possessed' by a spirit. The former Blue Peter presenter, 55, recalls how Acorah, who had been drinking, stretched out his arms as if he had been crucified on the cross and proclaimed he was Jesus. 'He then proceeded to chase me round the restaurant and I was batting him away because he was trying to ram his tongue down my throat.' The pair famously fell out when he was uncovered as a fraud during a 2006 episode in Bodmin Jail.

Yvette (right), 55, who joined Blue Peter in 1987 at the tender age of 18 (left, on the show in 1992), has revealed the Australian pervert assaulted her in a TV studio within two years of starting on the show after she found himself alone with him. At the time Harris (inset bottom) - dead of cancer last year at 93 - was one of the BBC's biggest stars, and it would be another 25 years before he was unmasked as a sexual predator by Operation Yewtree. TV veteran Yvette - who went on to create Most Haunted - says there was a cover-up culture in the TV industry at the time she started - protecting the likes of Harris and Jimmy Savile (inset top), with whom she says she had a 'grotesque' encounter.

Yvette Fielding resigned from Most Haunted because she was "too afraid." (left) On This Morning, the TV presenter, 55, talked about her children's book Most Haunted Theatres and her forthcoming memoir Scream Queen with Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary. (right) Speaking about what people might read about in her book, she wrote: "People will hear stories that I had never told before,' I was so afraid. (inset)

During an appearance on This Morning on Thursday, Yvette Fielding seemed worlds away from her normal self. In contrast brunette and bleach blonde streaks, the TV presenter, 55, was sporting her new look for the interview with her locks. The broadcaster, who has cut back her natural auburn tresses, wore her hair in a poker straight style.

After a mass reshuffle that culminated in three presenters' resignation within 14 months, Blue Peter landed Shini Muthukrishnan, a 22-year-old Tik Tok veteran, as the new host. Following the slew of departures, there were doubts that the longest-running children's television show could be cancelled, with insiders branding the program a "very sad, sinking ship" in October. Also, show bosses will be hoping that promoting Shini will bring some peace to the much-loved show on January 19.

Yvette Fielding has been bullied on Blue Peter and was forced to live with golden retriever Bonnie during her 'traumatic' first year. After being 'berated' by her former boss Biddy Baxter, the host, 55, who became the show's youngest presenter when she joined the show in 1987 aged 18, said she was left a 'chastised, jibbery wreck.' Yvette said that after winning the job, she had to leave her parents' house and then be flown to Russia for six weeks before being told by producers that she had to live with and care for Bonnie.

Biddy Baxter has been known as a "dedicted, passionate, and pioneering children's producer" who has appeared on the iconic BBC show Blue Peter for 26 years. When other women in her field had less sway in their careers, the media professional, who is now 90, is said to have 'wielded extraordinary authority and control.' Although now retired, Biddy made the news after former Blue Peter host Yvette Fielding said she was left a "shaken, jibbery wreck" after being 'berated' by the boss. MailOnline looks at who Biddy Baxter is and her work in the media.

The accolades paid to Biddy Baxter are well deserved: 'The BBC has never seen a more dedicated, passionate, and pioneering children's producer in its history,' Sir David Attenborough states in this book. Sir Simon Rattle says, 'Isn't a good lady.' Biddy, a Leicester-based journalist who edited Blue Peter, a twice-weekly magazine publication that has been enjoyed, imitated, mocked, celebrated, revered' in the words of Marson, for 26 years, from 1962 to 1988. Blue Peter, the world's longest-running children's television show, remains a mash-up of animal and pet products, awards, humanitarian appeals, global exploration, cookery demonstrations, and history lessons.

On Monday, Falkirk's Abby Cook was announced as the 42nd presenter to join the Blue Peter crew. Abby is the 42nd host of the country's longest-running children's television show, and he will co-host alongside Mwaksy, Joel, and Henry the dog.