Former Celebrity Big Brother host Emma Willis will be back on TV alongside her husband Matt Willis next month, just weeks after she announced that she had keyhole heart surgery

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Presenter Emma Willis will be back on TV next month just weeks after announcing that she had surgery on her heart. She has teamed up with her husband Matt Willis for a new project and details of its release have now been confirmed.

Emma, 49, and Matt, 41, will front the four-part BBC series Change Your Mind, Change Your Life. It’s been teased that the show, which is centred around mental health, will see them work with therapists to “explore how they can help us navigate the challenges that modern life throws at us”. The show is set to launch with its first episode on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on May 13 from 10.50pm. According to a schedule for the channel, the second episode of Change Your Mind, Change Your Life will then air from 11.40pm.

She was seen out at an event with her husband Matt Willis a day after sharing the news(Image: Getty Images for BAFTA)

The BBC first announced the upcoming project, which had a working title of Inside Therapy With Matt and Emma Willis at the time, back in February. It was described then as a “groundbreaking new format” offering “unprecedented access” to “mental health experts behind closed doors”.

Details of the show were released at the time. The BBC said: “For the first time, cameras capture real therapy in action, as people from different backgrounds and life experiences work through the issues shaping their lives at a specially-created clinic, capturing the raw, real-time breakthroughs and genuine moments of change as they unfold.”

Emma and Matt said in a statement released at the time: “Therapy has played a huge role in both of our lives, not just individually but as a couple too. It’s given us the tools to understand ourselves and each other better, and we know first-hand how powerful that can be.

“With this documentary series we’ll hear from incredible experts and see what really happens in the therapy room, to help break down the stigma and start conversations. We’ll meet those taking part and follow the process each step of the way, which we hope will show the benefits of talking and prioritising mental wellbeing.

The couple, seen in a photo shared by Emma in her post announcing the surgery, are now set to appear together in a BBC show airing next month(Image: emmawillisofficial/instagram)

“We know that therapy isn’t always easy to access, so by bringing it to TV, we hope to give people a window into the process and share tools that could help them navigate their own challenges. Asking for help is never a weakness; it’s one of the bravest things you can do.”

The release of the show comes after Emma announced last week that she had surgery following the discovery that she had a hole in her heart. The former Celebrity Big Brother host shared the news with fans in a post on Instagram.

It included a series of photos showing her in hospital. Emma was joined by her husband Matt – whom she said had been supporting her in the caption – in some of the photos that were part of the presenter’s post on the platform.

Emma wrote: “A big humungous THANK YOU to the team at the Royal Brompton Hospital for their care and support. A few weeks ago, I had keyhole heart surgery, which feels very strange to write, and even stranger when I say it out loud. From investigations last year, to diagnosis and then surgery, they were absolutely incredible. As was [Matt] who never left my side.”

Emma continued: “Turns out, I’ve been pottering around for 48 years blissfully unaware I had a hole in my heart. Isn’t it bonkers what’s happening in our bodies that we have no idea about…”

She added: “What blows my mind even more is the wonders of modern medicine, and the spectacular people that save, fix and help us every single day. Can you imagine what it must feel like to have a pair of hand that can do that job?! They are the real superstar…”

Emma went on to name people whom she had met through the experience in the post shared a week ago. The Voice host wrote about their support in the caption that accompanied her photos and expressed gratitude for her surgeon.

Just a day later, Emma was seen for the first time since the news whilst attending events in London. She was at a BAFTA nominees’ party last Thursday evening, after reportedly going to a press night for the musical the Great Gatsby, which has now opened at the London Coliseum.