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Alan Titchmarsh on ‘heartbreaking’ decision to leave his wife and daughters for career – ‘It’s not something I wanted’

Alan Titchmarsh once opened up about the heartbreak he experienced when leaving his wife Alison and daughters, Polly and Camilla, for work.

In an episode of James O’Brien’s Full Disclosure podcast in July 2023, Alan Titchmarsh made some moving revelations about what it was like to work as a TV presenter while also being a father of young daughters. Alan found it difficult to leave the family home every week to shoot Ground Force (Credit: This Morning/YouTube) While he worked on Ground Force with Charlie Dimmock, Alan Titchmarsh had to spend extended periods away from home. “It’s not something I wanted,” Alan told James O’Brien in July 2023, of the times he had to leave home to shoot the show.

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