Gardeners’ World presenter Monty Don, 65, and his wife Sarah Don have been married for nearly 40 years. However, it hasn’t always been plain sailing for the couple, as they previously hit rock bottom when they struggled with financial difficulties.The horticulturalist and his other half’s jewellery company went bankrupt in 1987, leaving the pair surviving on dole money throughout the early 1990s after the stock market crash took all of their savings.Opening up on the heartbreaking situation in their book, The Jewel Garden, Sarah explained: “A bad situation got worse every day.“The banks wanted their money and started to bounce our cheques whilst simultaneously adding their charges - and interest on them - to the tally.“Of course it could.
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