The BBC presenter has previously been very open about his past.

BBC Two presenter Michael Portillo was left flustered while filming Great Japanese Railway Journeys in Nara, Japan ...

As his Japanese railway journeys series makes its way onto BBC iPlayer, the nicknames the couple reportedly gives each other ...

The star has been married for many years but that didn't stop the speculation.

The 72-year-old returns to screens tonight (April 13) with a new series of his BBC rail programme, this time set in Japan.

Michael Portillo admitted he risked death twice while filming his new BBC programme, Great Japanese Railway Journeys. In new episodes airing this week, Michael, 72, is travelling by train around Japan ...

In 1825, a British engineer named George Stephenson designed a machine – the Locomotion No 1 – capable of using a steam engine to move itself along tracks. As Michael Portillo explains tonight, it was ...

Former politician Michael Portillo has been travelling around Japan via the nation’s incredible train network for his new BBC series, which has been airing this month. For the show, named Great ...