Laura Woods returns to TV screens for first time since welcoming baby boy

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Laura Woods returns to TV screens for first time since welcoming baby boy

LAURA WOODS made her long-awaited return to TV for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final.

The popular presenter, 37, stepped back from duties to welcome son Leo in January with fiance Adam Collard.

Laura Woods returned to the TV screens on Champions League dutyCredit: TNT Sports

She opened the programme on TNT Sports with a pre-recorded piece to camera

Three sportscasters sitting at a desk in a studio set featuring FC Barcelona and Inter Milan logos and Champions League branding. — Woods was joined in the studio by Steve McManaman and Owen Hargreaves

Framed photo of a soccer stadium with Laura Woods' name below it. — She gave fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the TNT Sports studiosCredit: Instagram @laurawoodsy

She has been enjoying family time and settling into life as a mum – and is wasting no time getting her boy into her beloved Arsenal.

The pair watched the first leg of the semi-final against PSG together at home last night.

But she shocked fans during the game by announcing she would make a comeback to the screens for TNT Sports’ coverage of Barcelona vs Inter.

Woods kicked off the programme at 7pm with a pre-recorded monologue setting the scene for the highly-anticipated semi-final.

She then went live with Steve McManaman and Owen Hargreaves in the London studios.

And when McManaman made a slight mix-up regarding the stage of the tournament, Woods – decked out in a long-sleeve black outfit – joked it was “me who missed the quarter-finals”.

She then quipped that every English person is an Arsenal fan because they are the only Premier League team left in the Champions League – prompting sniggers from the two pundits.

Colleagues were delighted to see Woods back at work, with Reshmin Chowdhury kicking off her piece from the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys by stating: “Welcome back, Laura.”

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And close pal Ally McCoist could not resist a cheeky dig at Woods’ expense by referencing PSG’s victory last night with a wry smile.

Woods took to her Instagram story earlier on Wednesday afternoon with a picture of her mum and Leo waving her off through the window to head to the TNT studios.

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She then added another snap of a dressing room door with her name on a Champions League-themed background, captioning the image with a series of love-heart emojis.

Woods also revealed she will be in Paris next week for the second leg of the Arsenal tie, where she will be desperately hoping the Gunners can overturn the 1-0 deficit and book their place in May’s Munich final.

That is understood to be her first live presenting gig at a stadium since hosting TNT’s coverage of Arsenal vs Monaco in the league phase at the Emirates on December 11.