HAYLEY'S CHRISTMAS BLESSINGS 'GRATITUDE IS THE BEST GIFT EVER'

Despite another setback, the beloved TV star explains why she’s still got a lot to be happy about

- Sophie Neville

The thing about going through the hard stuff is that it makes you stop and take stock of your life – it gives you greater clarity to see what’s really important,” says Hayley Holt as she joins Woman’s Day for a celebratory Christmas catch-up.

It’s been a long year for the beloved broadcaster. Not only did she endure several months of separation from her close-knit family thanks to the COVID-19 lockdown, but also a heartbreaking miscarriage, which followed the loss of her baby son Frankie Tai a year earlier.

But as she reflects on the roller coaster of 2021, Hayley tells us that regardless of the challenges, she’s found a deeper level of contentment. “It dawned on me recently that despite all this, I’m actually happier than I’ve ever been. I have so much joy and laughter in my life. I have my beautiful partner, a job I love, an amazing family… There’s just so much to be grateful for.”

And this Christmas, the 41-year-old TVNZ sports presenter will make sure she takes the time to reflect as she relaxes into a well-earned break.

On December 25, she and her beau Josh Tito will join her parents Robin and Murray at the Holt family home just down the road from their own Warkworth house. Excitingly, Hayley’s brother Logan, who lives in Mangawhai, will finally be able to cross the Auckland border and be reunited with family after four long months apart.