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 …