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Newsround presenter John Craven reveals how risky career move almost cost him his 50-year marriage


Former Newsround presenter John Craven has opened up about the risky career move that almost ended his relationship with his now wife.

Discussing his 2019 memoir Headlines and Hedgerows with MailOnline, the presenter reflected on his career, meeting his wife and how one move to Bristol almost cost him relationship. However, when asked to move to Bristol for a children's current affairs programme called Search - where he got his big break - he almost let his soulmate slip through his fingers. The former Countryfile host revealed he feared a move to Bristol for his career would dash his relationship hopes with now wife Marilyn (pictured: John in the early 1970s)

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