“Monty Don aged 52 suffered a minor stoke which has caused him to stand down from his presenting duties to the BBC 2 show ‘Gardeners’ world
He has been presenting the show since 2003 and was popular with its veiwers. a BBC spokesperson has this to say:-
“Monty Don has decided to stand down as the main presenter of Gardeners’ World.
“Monty has presented the series for the past five years but has been off our screens for the past six weeks as a result of a minor stroke.
“Although he is making a good recovery he feels unable to commit to regular filming for a while.”
It added that Don would be “sorely missed by viewers and the production team”.
Don is taking the summer off to recuperate from his ordeal but does intend to be back on our screens as soon as he feels fit enough to do so, he had this to say:-
“I am proud to have led Gardeners’ World for the past five years and have enjoyed every minute of sharing my passion with the programmes viewers.
“I intend to take some gardening leave for the rest of the summer to make a full recovery and so that I am ready to tackle new projects.”