A preferred Channel 4 show has been placed on pause by its own presenter after it grew to become ‘a little too much.’
Matt Baker, 47, has determined to shelve Travels with Mum and Dad after three years out of concern for her dad and mom Janice and Mike.
In the show, the previous Strictly star takes his dad and mom on ‘memorable, easy-to-reach’ excursions round their beloved North East.
However, Matt has reportedly determined to take a breather from the show because the journey has turn out to be too ‘demanding’ for his Janice, 77, and Mike, 80.
A supply instructed The Sun: ‘Matt, Janice and Mike loved filming the show together, but as time went on they needed to adapt the kind of activities they took on and how far they would travel.’
Matt – who beforehand co-hosted Blue Peter and The One Show – made the choice in session with his dad and mom
The insider continued: ‘After filming the most recent series they all felt the demands were becoming a little too much and Matt’s determined to shelve it.
‘The show could return but is likely to look different.’
Matt beforehand spoke to Metro about Travels with Mum and Dad which he described as a show about ‘togetherness.’
He stated: ‘It’s celebrating the place you reside, why you reside there, and folks and neighborhood and simply having a great time collectively,’ he stated.
‘The key word is togetherness.’
He additionally expressed his pleasure over making the journey show together with her dad and mom, explaining: ‘Seeing how much fun my parents are having is a real gift for me and the fact that I can give them these new experiences.’
Travels with Mum and Dad noticed Matt and his dad and mom go to varied landmarks – together with castles, museums and cathedrals – whereas towing a caravan.
But the TV star beforehand admitted that they have been having to cut back their ambitions due to his dad and mom’ age.
The TV presenter instructed the Daily Express newspaper: ‘We used to do these little journeys away, the place we’d go and see how our wool was being processed within the wool mills, and so we simply principally supersized that idea of those rural days out.
‘And the key with it is they’re at all times near residence as a result of clearly, having a farm you’ll be able to’t go far. And plus, with the dad being like 80, the truth of them planning to go on some type of journey was by no means going to be the case.’
Travels with Mum and Dad is one in all a number of travelogues wherein celebrities journey with relations.
The growth was arguably began by Netflix show Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father and different stars to have jumped on the pattern embody Russell Howard and his mum with their show USA Roadtrip.
More just lately, Alison Hammond and her son, Aidan, have been exploring Florida in BBC sequence Florida Unpacked.
Metro has contacted Matt’s rep and Channel 4 for remark.
Matt Baker: Travels with Mum and Dad is on the market to stream on Channel 4.
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