Fiona Phillips 'lived in fear' of getting Alzheimer's after it killed her parents

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Fiona Phillips lived in fear for years – scared that she would fall victim to the terrible Alzheimer's Disease that killed both her parents.

In fact, the 62 year old former GMTV legend even made plans for her family, should the unthinkable happen. Now her horrors have come true, with the TV presenter revealing her own "heartbreaking" diagnosis to the Mirror.

Fiona's mum Amy was just 53 when she started showing signs of the debilitating illness – it eventually killed her in 2006 when she was 74.

Her dad followed in 2012, when he was 76. Fiona said today, 4 July, that her disease which "ravaged" her family has now "come for" her. "And all over the country there are people of all different ages whose lives are being affected by it - it’s heartbreaking," she said. "I just hope I can help find a cure which might make things better for others in the future." Revealing that she told she showed early stages of Alzheimer's Disease last year, the former GMTV host continued: "It’s something I might have thought I’d get at 80.