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Charlie hosted popular gardening transformation show Ground Force from 1997 to 2005 alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Tommy Walsh until it was cancelled.Years later, the star spoke about her break from TV after the BBC show was taken off air.She said: "People think that if you're suddenly not on telly, you've stopped working."That doesn't happen, because we all have mortgages to pay," Charlie added.The green-fingered star explained that after her TV exit in 2005 she had "been doing other things".Charlie told how she had been doing garden design and gardening which have kept her "very busy".She explained: "I've been doing a lot of work with dementia homes, at flower shows, giving demonstrations, working on cruises."I've been pootling around doing quite a lot of things."Speaking about the BBC show, Charlie said to Radio Times: "Ground Force ran its course. It was of its time."Following her break away from TV, she made her return on the show Garden Rescue in 2016, alongside garden designers the Rich brothers.Outside of her presenting career, the star has never been married, which she opened up about in an unearthed interview.Speaking in 2014, she gave her stance on marriage and the “selfish” reason she avoided it.She said: “I'm too old now, certainly too old for marriage, there's no point.

thyme to garden after all.While visiting Northern Ireland last week on an official visit with her husband, King Charles, the 75-year-old revealed that she enjoys gardening – but it makes her “creak” if she tends to her plants for too long.“I love gardening,” The Queen said while visiting the historic Armagh Robinson library in Northern Ireland, according to The Independent. “I’m a passionate gardener,” she continued.

Monty Don, 66, has become a well-known face among horticultural fans after presenting BBC gardening television series Gardeners' World for almost two decades. His projects have inspired many to undertake gardening themselves, and his work is widely praised.However, the TV star sparked debate amongst social media users today when he shared a rare picture of the team of gardeners he has been working with.It comes after Monty took to Instagram this morning to bid farewell to one of the gardeners who has been helping him to look after his famous Longmeadow estate.After four years of working with Monty on his garden, the star's colleague is set to start a new venture as a “freelance gardener”.Monty wrote: “Today Rob Jones ( centre) starts new life as freelance gardener having worked as part of the gardening team in this garden for past 4 years.

Monty Don, 66, did not appear to be in good spirits when he took to Twitter last night to hit back at an account that asked him not to share his political views with fans online.Their tweet came after the BBC star utilised the social platform to share an opinionated piece about Prime Minister Boris Johnson by The Guardian.In the essay, writer Max Hastings asserted that Boris “is utterly unfit” to be the head of the government in the UK before going on to claim that he “cares for nothing but his own fame and gratification”.Along with a link to the article, Monty wrote in view of his 247,000 followers: “Every word is prescient.“I was Boris Johnson’s boss: he is utterly unfit to be prime minister | Max Hastings”And while the tweet received well over 1,300 likes, the Twitter user @HughNTJohnson didn’t seem to agree with the Americans Gardens author’s decision to use his social media account to discuss political matters.“No politics Monty, you work for BBC, tax payers don’t need to pay for opinions, just gardening,” they wrote.Clearly unamused by the remark, Monty tweeted out a fiery response, starting off with laying things bare on his working relationship with the Beeb.“For the record I don’t work for the BBC- i work for myself,” he wrote. (sic)“And I wasn’t aware you paid to read my comments on twitter.“However I defend to the death your right to disagree with them and express your own views- on any subject.”The user later apologised to Monty for their comment.Max laid into Boris in his opinionated piece, adding that while he’s known him since they both worked at the Daily Telegraph in the 1980s, the 57-year-old was deemed more of an entertainer than a solid candidate to be running for national office.And according to Max,

BBC’s Gardeners' World. However, the star was not always sure the entertainment world was for him.Before starring in the gardening programme, the designer’s previous experience on television did not convince him.He spoke to his wife, Sulina, about his nerves and she managed to persuade him to continue his TV career.Adam told The Telegraph: “I’d go home and say to Sulina, ‘I don’t think TV is for me’, but she’d say, ‘You were fine, just carry on’.”The TV star recently shared a rare picture of his wife on his Instagram, causing a stir among fans.He often prefers to keep his private life out of the public eye.But the picture, shared earlier this month, showed the couple during a day out at Westonbirt Arboretum.The sunny snap was

BBC series Garden Rescue. Given her return to television, many have been left wanting to know more about the horticulturalist, including her life off screen.The BBC presenter tends to keep out of the spotlight, appearing only in the gardening series in recent years.However, she’s been a firm favourite of green-fingered fans ever since she burst onto televisions in 1997 on Ground Force.Outside of her presenting career, the star has never been married, which she opened up about in an unearthed interview.Speaking in 2014, she gave her stance on marriage and the “selfish” reason she avoided it.She said: “I'm too old now, certainly too old for marriage, there's no point.

Speaking back in 2014 to the Daily Mail, she explained she was “content” without a man in her life.Charlie also told the Irish Independent in 2016 how she was “past marriage”.She said: "I'm way past marriage at this point."I'm going to be 50 this year. Even sharing a house with someone would be a no for me."I like my own company.

She continued: "I like my own company. I like to do what I want to do, I'm very selfish like that.

told the Daily Telegraph.Clabburn fell off the ladder he was on, tumbling 10 feet to the ground — and ended up suffering fatal cardiac arrest from the blood loss from his slashed hand.“When I went out to the back garden, he was crawling on the ground on his stomach, said Clabburn’s wife, Melissa. “There was so much blood, he was clutching his torso.

They’re growers and show-ers!The landscaping craftsmen of Bravo’s “Backyard Envy” are taking it all off — and we’re not talking hedge trimming, honey.Showing off way more than just their green thumbs, Manscapers NY founders James DeSantis, Mel Brasier and Garrett Magee joined their team of skilled gardeners and construction workers in going au natural, enswathed by the earth’s most beautiful vegetation, for the Manscapers NY 2021 charity calendar.“We wanted to do something to spotlight our community, celebrate the hard work of our company, and of course, provide tons of visual fodder,” said Manscapers NY co-owner and self-crowned plant whisperer, Magee, 35.“The calendar brings a bit of beauty into the homes of others throughout the year,”