‘The most magical thing to experience’: Presenter Emma Willis on helping to deliver babies

The TV presenter speaks to James Rampton about her not-so-surprising career change, earning her stripes on the maternity ward and supporting her patients during the pandemic

Willis is now a fully qualified maternity care assistant (UKTV)

TV presenter Emma Willis can scarcely believe her luck: she gets to work with the great Sir Tom Jones every week on ITV’s The Voice. “He is an actual legend,” beams Willis, who has fronted the talent show since 2014.

“His voice is still amazing. He just sits there and belts out songs on a clip mic with no warm-up. He just gets better and better.”

The 44-year-old, who is married to Matt Willis, the vocalist from the pop band Busted, tells me that “the other week, Tom had a message on the show from Stevie Wonder.