Throughout the year, in the midst of presenting athletics coverage, travelling to Rio for the Olympic Games, invaluable work with my charity partners and spending quality time with my husband and children, I always enjoy coming back to Leeds – a city I’m extremely fond of, as I spent most of my childhood in the area and still have family there.

When Leeds Trinity University approached me to become its first chancellor in January 2013, I was honoured. The specialist institution in Horsforth, six miles north of the city centre, promotes values I wholeheartedly support, from its pioneering work placements, excellent facilities in media, journalism and sport, to its rich Catholic history spanning five decades. I am proud to be part of a university that has not only been guided by its faith foundation, but also continues to be inspired by it.