BBC Gardeners’ World favourite Adam Frost told he’d be dead in 18 months in blunt revelation

Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost has opened up about his battle with fibromyalgia, which caused him to be in so much pain that he was unable to sleep

Adam Frost, the beloved host of Gardeners’ World, has opened up about his personal struggle with fibromyalgia, a condition that causes widespread pain and fatigue. The 55-year-old gardening expert first experienced symptoms two decades ago, which also affected his sleep.

Despite the challenges, Adam’s passion for gardening provided solace during a tough bout of depression, even leading him to seek psychiatric help. In a candid chat with the Daily Mail, he shared some stark advice from his psychiatrist, saying: “What came out of it was that I shouldn’t retire. He told me I’d be dead in 18 months… [he told me] ‘If you’re thinking about retiring, go up the high street, there’s an undertakers, go in and choose yourself a box’.”

Adam humorously recalled the blunt guidance, adding: “And I thought: ‘You’re supposed to be helping me.’ It was brilliant.”

Gardeners' World presenter Adam Frost on the telly
Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost made a candid admission 
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He mused on the idea of retirement, quipping, “Why would I retire? Retire and do what? Garden? At least this way I get paid for it.”

Speaking of his diagnosis, Adam said, “It started 20 years ago. I had sharp pain all over the place, I wasn’t sleeping. I was absolutely shattered.”

His journey with fibromyalgia led him to make a documentary to raise awareness about the syndrome, reports the Express.

Adam Frost is on BBC Gardeners' World in a garden
Adam Frost is a regular presenter on BBC Gardeners’ World 
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Crisis struck when his wife Sulina fell seriously ill, resulting in a 12-week hospital stay in 2021, during which Adam was the sole visitor allowed by her side.

“Then I caught Covid. I went into a room on my own for ten days and my brain, all the adrenaline I’d been living on – everything came crashing down. I was sitting in a corner bawling my eyes out,” he recalled. Adam revealed that he sought medical help, with the doctor advising the gardening expert to be “kinder to yourself”.

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