Alan Titchmarsh has had an outstanding broadcasting career off the back of being a gardening expert.
But despite his success, the Love Your Weekend and Love Your Garden host has previously revealed his family weren’t convinced by his career.
That’s because Alan’s father was apparently unimpressed by the path his son chose… even though gardening had been prominent in his family even before Alan was born.
Nonetheless, this detail was not known to Alan for a good while after his dad “turned his nose up” at what Alan does for a job.
Alan Titchmarsh: Gardening is in his blood
Speaking to The Independent in 2012, Alan revealed his father wasn’t keen to follow in the footsteps of those that came before him.
The reason? Apparently Alan’s dad likened green-fingered but back-breaking work as “slavery”.
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