Alan Titchmarsh has provided a health update, nearly 10 years on from undergoing knee surgery.
The cherished television personality, aged 76, had an operation on his knees in 2018 following years of damage caused by countless hours spent kneeling whilst gardening.
During the procedure, Alan required the removal of damaged tissue and cartilage. Speaking to The Mirror at the time, he revealed: "I had it all cleared out and they feel so much better.
"I've got bad knees as a result of a lot of kneeing over the years from gardening, and it has got a bit frayed in there, but I am a spring chicken again now."
Recently, Alan provided a fresh update on his condition. On Thursday (January 1), the presenter returned to television for Love Your New Year's Day with Alan Titchmarsh, reports the Mirror.
During a chat with guests Bonnie Langford and Gregor Fisher, the discussion moved to the subject of ageing. Alan commented: "Your age. You can't fight that but at the same time, just being realistic as well as being adventurous in what you do, it's a combination of the two."
Gregor Fisher then remarked to Alan: "Embrace your age, it's like you and your knees and dancing and all that kind of stuff."
Alan responded: "I can still do this!" before demonstrating by dropping to his knees and rising again with apparent ease. Bonnie exclaimed: "Oh very good!" However, in a rather telling moment, Alan then quipped: "Ow I'll pay for that later!" Following Alan's surgical procedure in 2018, the presenter encountered additional health challenges when he fractured his ankle during the pandemic lockdown.
In conversation with the Radio Times, he revealed he had been keeping fit by walking 26,000 steps daily and tending to his garden, before taking a tumble on damp grass.
"I broke my ankle at the beginning of September," he revealed. "I slipped on wet grass and was on crutches for six weeks."
After his mishap, Alan expressed his frustration that the weight he had previously shed returned.
"It was very frustrating because you can't even carry a cup of tea," he continued. "I found having to rely on somebody else doing absolutely everything for me really hard I'm not a terribly good patient; I don't do ill."