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Monty Don was horrified today when opportunists took advantage of fear over the pandemic to make an illicit profit.The 66-year-old, full name Montagu Denis Wyatt Don OBE, received a message telling him he'd come into contact with Covid - but it turned out to be a scam.Even worse, the communication came through the NHS app, making it seem more legitimate.Addressing his followers, he cautioned: "Received a seemingly Kosher message via NHS App saying I had been in contact with positive Covid and need specific PCR Omicron test, asking for details including credit card to pay 3.99 for processing."He continued: "This is a scam to get card details so ignore and delete if you get it."Followers responded by retweeting the warning and spreading the message across the social media platform.@titan641 encouraged: "Better still Monty, if you receive a text like this or anything similar, report it to the authorities so they can investigate."He posted a link to the ncsc.gov.uk website, which has advice on how to report spam communication.Meanwhile, Marlene Short had a few words of advice for those receiving the scam through a text message."Rather than deleting, report it by forwarding it to 7726 (SPAM)," she urged."You will get a text asking for the number you received the text from, no personal details, and will be helping to track and stop fraudsters."She added: "This works for texts attempting fraud [but] hopefully there is [also] a way to forward these notifications seemingly from an app."@EllenSkylark exclaimed: "So frightening to think they can contact you/try to scam you, via the NHS website."@pinkpinkpony replied: "I have heard a few people have had this."Just hard to understand what sort of person would stoop so low to profit

"Fingers crossed back to Radio 2 Breakfast Show tomorrow 6.30 if my PCR test is all clear."Zoe's guests for Thursday's show include actress Maxine Peake and horticulturist Monty Don.The star has been absent from her show all week while Nicki Chapman stepped in to host.It's been quite the month for Zoe, who recently opened up about the death of her stepdad Rick, who passed away from a Motor Neurone Disease in December 2012.She became emotional as she candidly spoke about her deceased family member, who all of her relatives were thinking about on the ninth anniversary of his passing.During a chat with Gabby Logan about her BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, Zoe shed light on how former winner Doddie Weir helped raise over £1 million for Doddie Aid.The money would be used to help find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease, which she stressed was a project that was extremely close to her heart."Hopefully one day we will find a cure," the radio personality expressed.She revealed during the interview that her stepdad died on that day nine years ago, much to Gabby's surprise."It's a real special day in my family today," Zoe added."We lost our stepdad Rick to Motor Neurone Disease on this day, quite a few years back now.""We think about him every day, so obviously this is something pretty close to my heart."That same month, Zoe celebrated her son Woody Cook's 21st birthday as she once again took to her Instagram account to share a series of doting throwback photos to mark the celebrate the special occasion with her fans.Some of the snaps in her gallery post included photos of Woody's first school photograph, while another pic sees him cuddling up to his new girlfriend, Nell Williams.Of course, there were also images of Zoe and

Monty Don, 66, has been passionately campaigning to rule out the use of peat in compost for years, describing using it in your garden as an act of "eco-vandalism".

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don has taken to Twitter to give an insight into the filming schedule of the popular BBC gardening programme amid confusion from the show's fans.

Gardeners' World star Monty Don has issued an apology to his family over a "deeply humiliating experience" he endured which went on to change him.The popular BBC horticulturalist, 66, candidly addressed a time in his life when he was "on the dole" having lost "everything" following the collapse of his costume jewellery business after the stock market crash in 1987.Addressing the difficult period in his life, Monty spoke about the business he and his wife Sarah used to own.However, following the collapse of the economy in the late 1980s, the star explained how he and his family lost "everything."He said: "Then I found myself having lost my house and my business and everything and I started to do some television which cropped up at the same

Monty Don has shared some insight into how he deals with changes in his beloved garden.The BBC presenter admitted he feels “real grief” in a candid podcast chat recently with Tim Samuels.Monty was opening up about how the seasons changed his work in the garden.The gardening presenter admitted how he struggles in the winter months and longs for the start of spring.He recalled how he feels the first sign of it is when he sees a swallow in his garden.Monty admitted on the Brilliant Brains podcast yesterday how this feels like the world has “come home.”However, he said: “Coupled with that, at this time of year, is the pang when they’re gone.“They gather, and invariably the swallows tend to go all together.“And they’re there, evident, and they

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don has not used peat in his garden for many years and has backed a campaign to end the use of it.

Gardeners' World host Monty Don shared a rare picture of his filming crew, who were seen standing socially distanced from each other on Instagram.The 66-year-old seemed to be behind the camera to take the snap of the five team members stood in his garden. One was seen standing behind the camera while another was holding a boom mic.The horticulturist simply wrote: "What you don’t see."Many of Monty's 953,000 followers flocked to his post to comment.Caroline Larkin wrote: "Great to see the side and the great guys who film one of my favourite programmes.Dan Walker bids farewell to his ‘amazing’ Strictly co-star"Please thank them for giving us all such pleasure."Wyntor Woman commented: "That’s a lot of people, are you sure some haven’t just

Monty Don, 66, has disappointed BBC's Gardeners' World fans after announcing on Twitter that filming for the show has finished for the year. Monty has presented on the show since 2003, creating a very loyal gardening fan base.Monty tweeted the news to his 240,500 followers this evening.He said: "Completed filming the last regular Gardeners World of the year today on a fine, dry rather warm and very autumnal day."It wasn’t long before Monty was inundated with comments from Gardeners’ World fans, who shared their sadness over the series coming to an end.Sassyhome said: "Glad you had good weather."A sad day for us, but you deserve a break.

Sweetgentlesoul penned: “Monty, I will be sad when the show ends for the winter,am already counting the days to spring. You take care then and let me be the first to wish a happy Halloween with your pumpkins and a Happy Holly Christmas.”SBSDiva added: “I hate it when GW comes to an end.  I know you need a break but you are definitely my calming hour.”binthemaster suggested: “I wonder if you and/or @GWandShows would consider doing a midwinter special? “To cover all the winter gardening jobs (like checking bulbs in storage etc), and to show off some winter gardens? Daphnes, Cornus, etc.“Tide us over until spring! It would be very welcome!”kathryn_b7of9 commented: “What.....no more GW ....no more Nellie or Patti....no more Ash.

Monty Don, 66, has replied to a fan on Twitter after they asked him to recall an episode he filmed over three years ago.The horticulturist kindly replied that there was no way he could answer her question.A user named on Twitter as CookbookAuthor1 sent Monty a string of tweets, asking him to recall what happened to a grapevine in an episode that was filmed over three years ago.Her first tweet said: ".@TheMontyDon Lakemont.The white dessert grape vine you selected when you visited her national collection of grape vines for a #GardenersWorld segment in either 2017 or 2018.".@MontyDon You planted it in the dry garden against a wall."Showed it to @RacheldeThame in the next episode when she visited & replant the dry garden.

Monty Don has admitted one of his shows was “not commissioned” anymore by the BBC in a candid chat with a fan.

One said: "The arboretum is just glorious, full of rich colour and different textures."A beautiful photo of your wife."Another said: "Mrs Frost! Lovely to see her at last."A third said: "Nice to meet you Mrs Frost, I like the dress."Sulina was wearing a long brown paisley patterned dress, complemented with black sunglasses.She paired the dress with white Converse shoes and a dark khaki bag over her shoulder.Sulina elegantly rested her arm on the tree, whilst her picture was being taken.The presenter rarely gives insights into his private life, and therefore left fans stunned with this rare glimpse into his blissfully married life.The last time Adam posted a picture of his wife on Instagram was December 31 2020.He said: "Mrs Frost and I,

Gardeners' World viewers alongside Monty Don, Carol Klein and Adam Frost for almost five years.

Gogglebox star Pete Sandiford announced his partner Paige was expecting their first child together back in April.

Gardeners’ World presenter Monty Don, 66, has taken to Instagram this evening to share that a big part of his Longmeadow garden has now met a sad demise.The star shared a photo of the tomatoes he had been tending to over the summer, alongside a “devastating” update.Monty shared a photo of the tomatoes in view of his 945,000 followers after discovering they had been hit with a bad case of blight, which is a disease that affects plants.The disease is most commonly caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts, and can wreak havoc in gardens.Monty admitted that the blight had led to “the end” of his tomatoes.The horticulturalist wrote: “Tomato blight has arrived- for our outdoor’Gardener’s Delight’ at least. “That’s the end of them. “But

Monty Don has been a staple of Gardeners’ World since he placed Alan Titchmarsh back in 2003.

Monty Don shared a video earlier this week of the seemingly idyllic sight of cows bathing in a local river.

Monty Don, 66, has explained how he is just “a cog” in a skilled team on Gardeners’ World, after a fan questioned if he was “praising” only himself over the content of the show.The garden expert had taken to Twitter last week to tease how viewers could expect “lots of good stuff” in the programme, despite the UK’s rainstorms.He typed in view of his 236,100 followers: “A lot of dodging showers over the last couple of days filming but lots of good stuff. “It will be a nice programme (for Fri 6th).”One Twitter user responded: “Self praise?”An amused Monty wasted no time in replying: “Ha! The programme is so much more than me - I am just a cog in a complex and highly skilled team.”Others said they were looking forward to watching the latest

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don, 66, has come under fire a social media user for his back of the campaign to eradicate peat from garden compost.The Japanese Gardens' host was accused by the Twitter of "pushing for change" as he can afford to pay for a more environmentally- friendly but expensive alternative, which may prove to be an obstacle to those on lower incomes.Monty has made no secret of his wish to eliminate the use of peat in compost and at the end of last year signed a letter to the Environment Secretary calling for a complete ban on the product by 2025.However, his dedication to the climate-saving cause has ruffled feathers among some gardening enthusiasts on Twitter, who accused the move of being elitist.The BBC presenter

Gardeners' World star Adam Frost, 51, is a regular face on the BBC gardening programme alongside main host Monty Don.