Kirsty Gallacher reveals why she left Sky Sports
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Bela Shah, 32, married her husband Ravi Sidhu back in 2016 and admitted it was a low key affair with just a small amount of people present. The Sky Sports presenter dated her long-term love for 10 years before they eventually tied the knot and the star walked down the aisle wearing a purse-friendly dress from online store ASOS.
She revealed: “We married on our 10-year anniversary.
“We had a tiny wedding – there were eight people, including us.
“I did my own hair and make-up, and bought a £30 dress from ASOS.
“We wanted something small and simple with no stress or huge costs.
She added to OK! Magazine: “We got married at a registry office in Guildford and went for dinner at Dishoom in Covent Garden and stayed at the W hotel.
“It was so relaxed and we had the best day.”
Bela’s husband supported her when she had to make a great decision in her life.
When she had decided to leave her law career and follow her dream, her husband (then fiance) supported and believed in her.
Bela once mentioned that she wouldn’t have been able to cope – financially or mentally – without her now-husband and family.
Starting as a lawyer at ITV Sport, Bela admits she initially didn’t consider a career in sports journalism, not least because she “didn’t see many people that looked like me”.
“Sports journalism is still a male-dominated industry, but there’s been such a huge positive shift over the last few years,” she told Independent.
“In the past, there were times when I felt intimidated and that maybe you have to prove yourself a bit more being a woman in sport.
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“But I don’t feel like that now. I think the industry is welcoming change and diversity.
“There have been occasions when I’ve been asked, ‘Oh, so do you like sport?!’ It’s such a strange question to ask a sports broadcaster.
“Are male sports broadcasters asked the same question? But these types of questions usually come from outside the industry.“
It comes as Sky presenters had bravely read out some of the horrific abuse they have faced online in a bid to combat trolls.
The broadcasting company shared a two-minute video of a host of their top talent recalling some of the worst abuse they’ve ever faced.
In a campaign to combat online abuse called Hate Won’t Stop Us, the likes of Bela and Laura Woods opened up in a video that reveals the disturbing attacks they have faced.
Bela confirmed it was mostly “racist or sexist”, while Laura claimed: “I didn’t quite know how to process it.
“It was so abusive and so direct and hurtful… I didn’t know what I’d done to deserve it.”
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