Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins reveals she "reassessed" her life after reaching a significant personal milestone. It occurred a decade following her father Frank's death from motor neurone disease.

Charlotte launched her broadcasting journey at ITN in 1999 before moving on to present for outlets including LBC and Sky's Sunrise. She joined ITV and Good Morning Britain in 2014, anchoring the programme and serving as the newsreader.

Earlier this year she marked her 50th birthday, reports the Express. And she reveals that reaching the major milestone provided a moment for personal reflection.

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Speaking to the Sun's Fabulous magazine, Charlotte revealed: "I turned 50 in May, and it does make you reassess your outlook and how you deal with things. At the end of the day, you want to have a nice life.

"So you've got to focus on whatver brings you joy, and a lot of that for me is Ella-Rose, my husband Mark [Herbert, 52, a drinks executive] and our family and friends,making lovely memories."

Charlotte confesses she initially battled with anxiety during her early television career, describing it as the "fake it until you make it thing".

Charlotte nevertheless reveals she drew inspiration from Frank, a vicar, observing as he would deliver sermons to his congregation.

In 2011, Frank was nevertheless unexpectedly diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

It means Charlotte frequently finds the Christmas season rather bittersweet. Charlotte Hawkins has opened up about how her father's death from motor neurone disease (MND) changed her perspective on life.

She said: "When my dad died 10 years ago from motor neurone disease, aged 78, I realised life is short - you have to seize every moment. His diagnosis was unexpected, and we didn't have very long left with him."

Since then, Charlotte has become a patron of the MND Association and has seen firsthand how artificial intelligence (AI) can help those diagnosed with the condition.

During a segment on Good Morning Britain in August, she highlighted the positive impact of AI, saying: "I just want to flag a positive use of AI because I am a patron of Motor Neurone Disease Association and this one caught my eye. There is a lady called Sarah Ezekiel, now she has motor neurone disease and one of the hardest things for people with motor neurone disease is losing your voice."

She went on to explain how AI had been used to replicate Sarah's voice after finding a small video clip, adding: "And by the power of AI her voice has been replicated after finding a small video clip and they managed to use AI and this is the voice that it gave her."

The presenter admitted she found Sarah's story "emotional" given her own father's battle with MND. Fighting back tears, she confessed: "I feel really emotional because my dad lost his voice and that is one of the hardest things with people with MND, when you can't hear your fathers voice anymore."

She continued: "I know for her children, they couldn't remember what her voice sounded like so actually to be able to hear your mum's voice like that must have been so special. It's amazing, I am so pleased for her."