TV presenter and former glamour model Melinda Messenger has recently announced that she is engaged to Dr Raj Joshi, ahead of her appearance on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Melinda is one of 16 contestants who has ditched the spotlight for a slog through a Vietnamese jungle in the fifth series of the show.
And her new partner was there every step of the way for all the famous faces as a member of its team behind the scenes.
So, who is Melinda’s fiance Dr Raj Joshi?
Loved up: Melinda Messenger, 52, has revealed how she first met fiancé Dr Raj Joshi, 47, while filming gruelling survival show Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins in Vietnam – thanking the series for ‘changing her life’
Not very glam! Recalling first clapping eyes on the hunky medic she said how she was sent to visit him during the shoot while covered in ‘blood, sweat, tears and wee’ (Melinda pictured on the show)
Who is Melinda Messenger’s fiancé Dr Raj Joshi?
Melinda, 52, met her new fiancé while filming the gruelling Channel 4 show Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins in Vietnam in September 2022, where Dr Joshi, 47, was the medic.
Recalling first clapping eyes on the hunky medic she told The Sun how she was sent to visit him during the shoot while covered in ‘blood, sweat, tears and wee’.
Dr Joshi is an expedition leader and doctor who has worked on various BBC documentaries, such as David Beckham: Into the Unknown and Kilimanjaro: The Big Red Nose Climb. He has also been involved in humanitarian projects in Nepal, India, and Africa.
The medical man popped the question during a trip to New Zealand, where he and Melinda celebrated the Maori New Year, Matariki. The pair plan to get married in 2024.
The TV medic is a qualified doctor who graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1999 and has a special interest in wilderness medicine and tropical diseases.
He has led expeditions all around the world and has climbed some of the highest mountains, including Mount Everest.
Dr Joshi is also a co-founder of 360 Expeditions – a company that offers adventure travel and bespoke expeditions.
Happy news: Melinda confirmed her engagement to survivalist Dr Raj Joshi after he proposed during their stay in New Zealand earlier this year
Who is Melinda Messenger’s ex-husband Wayne Roberts?
Wayne Roberts, now Roberts-Messenger, met Melinda in a Swansea club in the late 1990s.
They got married in a Buddhist ceremony in Bali the following year, but separated in 2008.
However, they reunited later that year when Melinda starred on Dancing On Ice before splitting again in 2012, citing that they had grown apart too much.
Melinda said that they still care about each other and prioritise their children’s wellbeing. She also said that Wayne feels like a cousin to her, as he is still a member of their family but in a different way.
Wayne now works as a psychotherapist in Exeter, and was quick to congratulate his ex on her new engagement.
Congratulations: Melinda Messenger’s ex-husband Wayne has led well-wishers congratulating her on getting engaged to survival expert Dr Raj Joshi following a whirlwind romance
Does Melinda Messenger have children?
Melinda has three with her ex-husband.
Morgan Kelly Roberts was born in 2000, Flynn Jefferson Roberts in 2002, and Evie Brooke Roberts in 2004.
Melinda has said that she loves being a mother and that her children are her priority, despite also opening up about her struggles with postnatal depression.
