Monty Don apologised to his fans for not showing up at his tour last month after he was “rushed” to the hospital because of a health emergency.
The popular horticulturist is currently in the middle of his tour An Audience with Monty Don. It kicked off in November.
Monty Don expressed his disappointment about having to pull out of the show. But fans were only concerned about his speedy recovery. Happily, he has since issued a health update.
Monty Don in health update
The host of BBC‘s Gardeners’ World host took to Instagram at the end of last month to apologise to his fans who were forced to miss his show.
In the video featuring him and his adorable pooch Ned, Monty says: “I’m so sorry to have disappointed all those people who were going to come and see me in Exeter, Truro, Bath and Nottingham.”
He then reveals he was “rushed” to the A&E on Friday afternoon. He stayed hospitalised from Friday through Monday. Monty said he was on drips while receiving care.
The horticulturist appeared to be in a better state of health as he said he was “feeling much better”.
Monty did not reveal further details about his health or the reason for hospital visitation. “I’m going to spend the next few days quietly recuperating here at home. Hopefully, by the weekend, I’ll be back to full fitness,” he said.
Back in 2008, Monty had a serious wake-up call after having a stroke. He was also diagnosed with bone marrow cancer when he was just 10. He underwent radiotherapy for a year and has a scar on his arm from where doctors removed bone marrow.
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Fans wish him a speedy recovery
Although Monty felt bad about his fans missing a couple of his shows, they want him to get better before hitting the road again.
One fan wrote: “No apology required. We just want you to get well.”
Another added: “You didn’t disappoint us, more than anything we were worried about you. Rest up, and take good care.”
“Oh, Monty. Don’t worry about anything but your health. Wishing you a speedy recovery,” wrote a third fan.
Another fan said: “OMG take care of yourself. I am sorry for your disappointed ticket holders and hope they see you soon.”
Days later, the Gardeners’ World host shared a picture of the frosty topiary trees in his garden.
He captioned it: “Morning.” Monty also added the hashtag “#gettingbetter”.
Catch Gardeners’ World on Saturday at 9am on BBC Two.
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