Konnie Huq (above), 41, pictured in the dining room of her west London home where she lives with husband Charlie Brooker and their two sons

1 LITTLE TED

My husband, the TV satirist Charlie Brooker, and I moved to this five-bedroom Victorian house with our two boys two years ago, and this dining-room-cum-lounge is my haven.

It’s child-free – a bit of solace in a chaotic home. The only concession to children is my old teddy bear – the Space Invaders machine is Charlie’s – which was handed down to me when I was born.

I took him along to Antiques Roadshow once and was told he was worth £20 – but he’s worth so much more to me.

2 DAD'S DESIRE

My parents, Muhammad and Rowshan, moved to England in the 1960s from the remote Bangladeshi village of Pabna to give my two sisters and me a better education.

When presenters leave Blue Peter they’re given a framed still of the credits on their last programme, and this is mine

My dad, who died from cancer three years ago, had this carving of a map of Bangladesh on his desk at home when I was growing up. When I said I was from Bangladesh as a kid, no one had heard of it.

And when the BBC wanted me to do Who Do You Think You Are? we couldn’t because nothing in Pabna has been documented.

3 BEST JOB EVER

When presenters leave Blue Peter they’re given a framed still of the credits on their last programme, and this is mine.

I was very proud to be Blue Peter’s longest-serving female presenter – I did ten years but I loved every minute which is why I stayed so long.

I don’t think there’s any job in TV that provides such a variety of opportunities.

I’d only been to Bangladesh, the USA and France before Blue Peter but I visited every continent and met lots of amazing people through the programme.

This necklace is the first gift Charlie gave me

4 LUCKY ME

This necklace is the first gift Charlie gave me. It comprises two hearts, one gold and one silver.

I love mixing gold and silver so he really got it right first time. Not bad for a first gift from a bloke!

Charlie and I met at the Edinburgh Festival and we were friends for years before we got together.

We got married in Las Vegas in 2010 and our sons are Covey, four, and Huxley, two. I’m not sure whether the boys will go into showbusiness, but Huxley’s a bit of an exhibitionist.

5 SUPER SISTERS

This photo is me with my sisters in 1980. Nutun on the right is now 50 and an architect and kitchen designer, Rupa’s 44 and became the Labour MP for Ealing Central And Acton in 2015 – so she’s my local MP!

This photo is me with my sisters in 1980

We were all born and raised in Ealing and we all still live here, as does our mum.

When I jokingly asked Rupa if she could pull any strings for me she said, ‘No, you’re the last person any strings will be pulled for because it will jeopardise my job!’

6 POTTER TALES

When I joined Blue Peter, JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book had just been published, and when I left her last Harry Potter book was published. I interviewed her each time she had a book out and she signed one for me – these are a couple of them.

We really clicked. She’s so genuine and self-deprecating – in no way is she big-headed. When she was signing the second book for me she wrote, ‘It’s a load of rubbish, but you can always give it to a Blue Peter jumble sale!’

Konnie is an eco ambassador for the Mitsubishi PHEV. She is currently presenting the Penguin Podcast, available on iTunes.