It’s not often that reading the weekend newspaper supplements sends me into a rage spiral. After all, cosy lifestyle features on interiors trends and autumn stews aren’t really designed to spike one’s cortisol levels. But an interview with Irish veterinary surgeon Noel Fitzpatrick managed to puncture the zen-like aura created by gentle articles on sauna hats and skin microbiome maintenance – much like the lurching head of a hydra disturbing the surface of a placid lake.
Better known as “The Supervet”, the eponymous Channel 4 TV series in which he has starred since 2014, Fitzpatrick said the following in an interview with The Times: “I’m 57, and I would love to meet somebody between 30 and 40 and have a kid. Or a couple of kids... I was never properly, emotionally ready, until recently.”
