He told of the difficult times he has experienced
BBC presenter Monty Don (Image: Corbis via Getty Images)
BBC presenter Monty Don has revealed he could have ‘ended up in prison’ due to his troubled upbringing. The gardening expert shared how he had a difficult childhood, along with a strained relationship with his parents.
He opened up about how he was expelled from boarding school as a teenager after being sent there at the age of seven. Don – who is best known for hosting Gardeners’ World – said he felt like the ‘black sheep’ of his family.
But he credited his ‘long and happy marriage’ for turning his life around. In an interview with The Guardian, he said: “In many ways, it was very privileged – home counties, middle class – and tough in lots of ways, and that could have f***** me up.
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“Some people would say it did.” But he said there were ‘two things’ that changed his path, adding: “First, by being the black sheep in my family, I always felt able to escape it.
“Second, I was lucky enough – it’s really basic – to meet somebody that I completely fell in love with when I was young and we became the team. I went from a life that was complicated and difficult, and I was troubled.
“I was a difficult person. In a different environment, I definitely would have ended up in prison.” While studying at Cambridge University, Don met Sarah Erskine – who was trained as a jeweller and architect.
They married in 1983 and have been together for over 40 years now, Express reports.
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