Fiona Phillips has Alzheimer’s disease, and although the news is heartbreaking it did not come as a shock to the famed broadcaster.
For years, since the loss of both her parents to the degenerative illness, the former GMTV host has feared she might develop the condition.
Speaking to The Mirror back in 2012, Fiona, 62, said, “I have that feeling now all the time that I am bound to get it. I worry. I keep thinking that I might only have five years left. When people say they might be around until their 80s, I just don’t think that.
“I suppose I feel like someone with a terminal disease who realises they don’t have long left. That’s awful because I don’t want to live like that. But it is making me think I’d better make the most of life so that’s positive, I suppose.”
