Alan Titchmarsh's health woes as he shares fears he'll 'die at young age'
Alan Titchmarsh has opened up on his health fears after the loss of his dad as he admitted he "takes tablets every day".
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Gardening legend Alan Titchmarsh had made a heartbreaking admission over his health. The 75-year-old TV presenter has previously spoken about "taking tablets every day" amid fears that he might "die at a relatively young age".
The admission came following his dad’s death aged just 62. Alan shared that many of the men in his family have faced the same fate due to heart disease.
In September 2014, the TV gardener told Yours magazine: "I’m on statins. I wish I wasn’t. I don’t like the thought of taking tablets every day, but I’m following my doctor’s advice. He thinks it’s a good idea."
He explained his feelings as he added: "The thing is, the men in my family have had a tendency to die from heart disease at a relatively young age. My dad, for instance, died suddenly in 1986 from a heart attack, aged just 62."
At another time, he said: "Outliving my dad has made me think about things. The truth of the matter is that I’ve decided to ease up a bit, and pace myself."
Alan also opened up on the aches and pains he suffers from due to his gardening work. He previously said that he has been approached by BBC's Strictly Come Dancing several times but has had to turn it down due to "bad knees".
He said his wife, Alison, warned him against it as he explained: "Alison was a dance tutor and she is convinced my knees wouldn’t stay the course."
The gardener also previously told Yours that he has: "Stabbing pains in the back from carrying paving slabs and large posts."
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But Alan, who has more than 40 years experience of appearing on TV screens, has said that he won't be retiring any time soon. He told greatbritishlife.co.uk in 2018: “It has been suggested that I should take it easier but I really don’t want to retire.
"I think we all need a purpose in life, a reason to get up in the morning. So at the very least I will always be a gardener it is what I am and I couldn’t do without it.”
The Love Your Weekend host added: “I [also] like the contrasting fun of my TV work which is never dull so, really, I would not want to give it all up and retire.”
