Sam Quek’s life away from the cameras as the Olympian prepares to front coverage of Super Bowl LX
Olympic gold medal winner Sam Quek is set to front Channel 5’s coverage of Super Bowl LX. The sporting spectacular sees the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots for the Vince Lombardi Trophy in San Francisco.
Quek will share presenting duties with Dermot O’Leary, cementing her reputation as one of Britain’s most versatile sports broadcasters. The 37-year-old, who struck gold with Team GB’s hockey squad at the Rio 2016 Olympics, has turned her hand to everything from horse racing to rugby union, while also covering recent Olympic Games.
Beyond the world of sport, she’s become a familiar face on TV shows including I’m A Celebrity, Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity Masterchef. As the big game approaches, here’s what you need to know about Quek’s life when the cameras stop rolling…
Who is Sam Quek’s husband?
Quek shares two children, Molly and Isaac, with her husband, Tom Mairs, a thriving property developer. She admitted he would likely be feeling jealous when she took part in Strictly – because he’s always wanted to be on the BBC programme himself.
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Before starring in the 2024 series, she revealed: “My husband is genuinely really excited for me because he knows how much I’m going to enjoy it. And I think that’s what’s really special about our relationship. We are solid and I can’t wait to share this with him.
“He might even be a bit jealous, if I know Tom. He would love to be out there doing it. We’re always the couple at a wedding who are the last off the dance floor.”
Speaking about performing sultry routines, Quek confessed: “I’m not sexy. I can’t do the sexy eyes, the body language. So I think that will be a challenge to tap into that side of me.
“If I try to do it, I’ll have to try not to laugh. I was on BBC Breakfast and was trying to show [presenter] Naga Munchetty my sexy face and he [Tom] texted me, saying, ‘Almost!'”
What was Sam Quek’s health scare?
Sadly, before falling pregnant with eldest daughter Molly, Quek experienced a miscarriage, which “took its toll” on the pair, she revealed. Consequently, Quek kept quiet about expecting Molly until she was six months along. She also faced a frightening moment ahead of Isaac’s birth, being rushed to hospital a week before she was due.
Speaking to OK! Magazine, she recalled: “I woke up and felt a bit of a twinge. Those twinges gradually grew stronger and stronger and turned into contractions.
“I’d been having recurring nightmares that if this birth went to a C-section, I was going to haemorrhage. I just felt like something was going to go wrong for this one, I don’t know why. Naturally, when you’re pregnant and see blood, it’s never a good sign.”
She continued: “The consultant said, ‘Just to be safe, we’re going to whisk you down for an emergency C-section. We don’t want to take the chance that it could be anything sinister, so we would advise getting him out’.”
Following the operation, Quek was filled with emotion upon meeting her newborn son. She recalled: “When his little face popped up over the curtain, it was the realisation that he’d finally got here, was safe and was going to join our family of three to make it four.”
What is Sam Quek’s net worth?
Through endorsement deals from her hockey achievements, her broadcasting work and celebrity show appearances, Quek has accumulated an estimated net worth of £4million.
Mairs also possesses considerable wealth, having reportedly been given a £1m gift from his father upon finishing his education and launching Antona Student Properties. He’s since carved out his own reputation as a successful entrepreneur and previously appeared on the Channel 4 programme Secret Millionaire.
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