Countryfile star Adam Henson 'cried a lot' at wedding after wife's secret cancer fight

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Countryfile presenter Adam Henson admits he and his wife Charlie Gilbert admit they both cried a lot on their wedding night following a cancer diagnosis.The Countryfile star, 57, says how his wedding vows allowed him to 'cement' his emotions after his soulmate Charlie was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

Charlie was unwell over Christmas 2020 and went to see a GP when she was still unwell two months later when doctors later found a 4.5cm tumour.Following her cancer diagnosis, Charlie wanted to get married to cement their love and felt it was an important thing for the couple to do.

The couple first started their relationship when they were 28-years-old and started their lives together on the 1600-acre Cotswolds farm west of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, where Adam grew up. “We cried a lot,” Adam told The Mirror. “Those vows cemented my emotions and let me say from the heart how I feel about Charlie.

The registrar wasn’t aware of our situation and said she’d never had such an emotional couple. For us, it was a way of saying goodbye to everyone.” Charlie says: “After 28 years together you do get a bit complacent, but getting married was suddenly really important - we didn’t know how long we had left, and I wanted Adam to know I was committed to him.”Speaking of her diagnosis, Charlie opened up: “I’ve always been the one who shrugs off a cold.