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Monty Don on fear he’d ‘end up in prison’ amid ‘troubled’ and ‘difficult’ childhood

Gardeners' World star Monty Don once confessed that he thought he would end up in prison thanks to his difficult upbringing.

Monty Don – who is hosting Gardeners’ World today (Thursday, June 27) – once opened up about his childhood. Monty had a tough upbringing (Credit: CoverImages.com) The star explained that his parents had been distant and had sent him off to boarding school when he was seven. First, by being the black sheep in my family, I always felt able to escape it … Second, I was lucky enough – it’s really basic – to meet somebody that I completely fell in love with when I was young and we became the team,” he explained.

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