Inside BBC Gardeners' World star Monty Don's health battles - near-death experience to mental health struggles
ok.co.ukMonty Don recently returned to our television screens with the launch of his latest show, Monty Don's Spanish Gardens, a new gardening programme that's taken him all the way to the Mediterranean.
According to the synopsis, the BBC Two series sees the 68 year old horticulturist discover gardens "across the country's diverse landscape" and explore its "rich and varied history and culture." Monty, who recently shut down rumours that he'd be stepping down from his beloved BBC Gardeners' World, has also been very open about his health battles over the years - both physical and mental.
During a chat with the Radio Times Magazine in 2023, he explained to readers that he's suffered from depression for decades, and admitted that his mood mostly lowers during the winter months.This led to him learning that he experiences seasonal affective disorder, otherwise known as SAD, a type of depression that is related to the changes in seasons.
Monty described his depression as an "ongoing process," but revealed that it once got so bad that his wife of over 40 years, Sarah, said she and their three children would leave him if he didn't get help.
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