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Alan Titchmarsh not too long ago revealed that he has no intentions of retiring, and expressed eagerness to continue working for as long as bodily attainable. However, while the 76-year-old stays youthful in spirit, he is candidly mentioned his health anxieties and the challenges he is encountered throughout the years.

As he graces tv screens again today for his ITV programme Love Your Garden with Alan Titchmarsh, where he will probably be joined by actress Dame Sheila Hancock and actor Jeremy Swift, we study the gardener’s health revelations and how he is conquered his difficulties.

Fears of untimely death 

The horticulturalist has beforehand voiced worries about dying “at a relatively young age” after the trgaedy of his father’s death at 62. Speaking beforehand to Yours Magazine, he revealed: “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.”

Following medical steering for his own wellbeing, Alan confessed in 2014 that he consumed statins daily in the hope of extending his lifespan.

“I wish I wasn’t,” he confessed at the time. “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.”

More not too long ago, he disclosed how he had succeeded in dwelling a fulfilling life so far. He shared: “I owe everything to good luck and a following wind! I enjoy my food and drink – in moderation of course – and above all I laugh a lot. It’s worked for me.”

Knee points 

It’s no shock that Alan suffered from knee pain for years due to his long-standing profession in horticulture. In 2018, the father-of-two underwent surgical procedure on both knees to take away broken tissue and cartilage.

Speaking to The Mirror at the time, he said: “I had it all cleared out and they feel so much better. I’ve got bad knees as a result of a lot of kneeing over the years from gardening, and it has got a bit frayed in there, but I am a spring chicken again now.”

More not too long ago, he admitted that while his knees are “fine at the moment”, he’s acutely aware that he wants to be “gentle to them”. Alan added: “I am just aware that I need to respect them and be gentle to them at the age of 74 – then hopefully they’ll last a while longer!”.

Keeping this in thoughts, the green-fingered star revealed that this is one of the explanations why he has declined an alternative to seem on Strictly Come Dancing. He told Saga Magazine: “Alison [his wife] was a dance tutor and she is convinced my knees wouldn’t stay the course.”

Back pain

Years of bending down have also led to inevitable back pain for Alan. Speaking to Wise Living Magazine in 2020, he mentioned the impression of striving to make his garden “more beautiful”.

“Beautifying the earth on whatever scale is the most glorious privilege,” he shared. However, he confessed that he had to pay the price for that enhancement, with Alan including: “I get a bit of backache from 60 years of gardening.”

Despite this, the presenter considers himself “very lucky” to still have the opportunity to work at his age and hopes to do so while he can.

Hearing points

Alan has confessed to utilizing “invisible” listening to aids, notably while presenting. The host has beforehand expressed his need to get rid of the stigma related with the system, and has inspired those struggling with listening to loss to “get real” and confront it.

In a dialog with Times Radio, he acknowledged: “There’s such a stigma attached to them isn’t there, you know old folk with hearing aids. But, I know several young people who are having to wear hearing aids, and feel absolutely devastated by it.”

After commending Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri, who makes use of a cochlear implant, as a “beacon of hope”, he proceeded to talk about his own need for a listening to assist.

“I do wear hearing aids, particularly for television, and it just crisps things up,” he revealed. “They’re invisible, just behind my ears. I don’t mind people knowing, because the more folks [that] stand up and say, ‘Oh, for goodness sake, get real – this just happens as you get a bit older,’ [the better].”

Alan continued to clarify that while he is not “stone deaf”, his household have seen a change in how he processes info since sporting his listening to assist.