“I know I can’t control all those things, hurtful or hateful, whatever they might be, that people say about me or my family, or about my faith.
“And I’m thankful that I’ve developed the skin of a rhino,” he added on The Profile podcast.
The newsreader is set to take to the dancefloor next month in a bid to win the coveted Glitterball trophy.
Recently, the sports reporter hit back at claims he was “nasty” and “unpleasant” towards Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab during an interview on BBC Breakfast.
source: express.co.uk