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Gardeners’ World host Monty Don experienced a serious wake-up call after having a stroke

Gardeners' World star Monty Don once suffered a stroke - something he has since described as being a 'wake-up call'.

Monty Don – who is the host of Gardener’s World – once suffered a terrifying stroke. Monty also had cancer at 10 (Credit: BBC) Speaking to The Times about it, he revealed that he knew it was serious because his mother visited him in hospital every day. “I really liked that because I had a day off from school and my mother would take me and we would have lunch at Heelas, the department store, and I would have steak and kidney pie,” he then continued.

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