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TV Chef Simon Rimmer breaks down in tears remembering his late father on new Mail podcast


In tears, Simon described the death of his father and how remembering some advice he had given him as a child cured him of his gloom at turning sixty. Listen to the full interview on The Apple & The Tree.

Sunday Brunch presenter Simon Rimmer was reduced to tears when telling his daughter, Flo, the impact his father’s death had on his life. TV Chef, Simon, 61, recalled how turning sixty had created an angst within him, which he only managed to come to terms with after his father passed away two months later. Flo Rimmer, 27, who works in sales, admitted she was worried about her father’s behaviour on the advent of his sixtieth birthday.

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