Lee Burkhill is a familiar face on our screens thanks to his role as a presenter and horticultural expert on BBC One's Garden Rescue, which sees him and fellow gardening gurus compete to design gardens for homeowners around the country. But viewers have been left curious about Lee - aka the 'Garden Ninja' - and his life away from the show. We've done some investigating, and here's what we know about the 40-year-old's family and love life...
Although Lee is more than happy to share his gardening tips and tricks with the nation, he is not so forthcoming when it comes to his personal life. As a result, not much is known of his life away from cameras. Several publications have reported that he is married, however, Lee has neither confirmed nor denied this.
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While it's not known if he is married or in a relationship, by the looks of his Instagram, @garden_ninja_lee, the TV star is a very devoted dog dad! He regularly shares snaps of his beloved Border Terrier pups Barry and Percry, who live with him in Liverpool.
© Photo: InstagramLee shares his home with his beloved pup Barry
In the past, Lee has revealed that he and Barry are practically inseparable when it comes to gardening. "Barry pretty much does everything with me in the garden. Well apart from when I get the beehives up and buzzing," he told his followers.
© Photo: InstagramLee is known as the Garden Ninja by his fans
Lee has not talked about his sexuality in interviews, however, in November 2019 he did open up about his experience of being bullied for being gay during his teenage years.
He tweeted to his followers: "Starting to appreciate a microdose of what trans people must endure from some erroneous yet vicious online #trolls. Reminds me of being bullied as a teen for being gay. So today I want to raise a golden trowel to all #LGBTQoftwitter to all stand strong! #TransIsBeautiful”.
Lee joined the line-up of gardening experts on Garden Rescue in 2020 following the departure of presenters Arit Anderson and David and Harry Rich. Since series seven of the daytime staple, he has been appearing alongside Flo Headlam, Chris Hull and, of course, longtime presenter Charlie Dimmock.
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