Alan Titchmarsh has opened up in an emotional moment on his ITV show, Love Your Weekend, revealing the deep worries he carries for his daughters—even now they’re grown and have children of their own. Chatting with guests Jenny Agutter and Renee Bailey about classic films and TV, the conversation turned to Jenny’s much-loved role in The Railway Children. Watching a particular scene—the one where Bobbie runs to greet her father with the tear-jerking line “Daddy, my daddy”—brought Alan to tears.
It’s a scene that clearly means a lot to the 75-year-old gardening legend. So much so that his wife, Alison, and daughters, Polly and Camilla, once surprised him with a garden bench engraved with those very words. Speaking to The Times, Alan admitted he has to leave the room when that film’s on—especially if his daughters are watching it too, according to the Express.
