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Lisa McLoughlin

Fiona Phillips' husband recalls heartbreaking moment she didn’t recognise their son amid Alzheimer’s battle

Fiona Phillips announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia - (PA Archive)

Fiona Phillips’ husband Martin Frizell has opened up about the painful moment the TV presenter failed to recognise their eldest son during her ongoing battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

The Kent-born journalist, 64, announced in 2023 that she had been diagnosed with early onset dementia, after initially thinking she was having menopause symptoms when she first started experiencing “brain fog and anxiety”.

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