Gardeners’ World presenter Monty Don opened up about his mental health struggles in an unearthed interview.
The presenter, most known for his presence on BBC‘s Gardeners’ World, spoke out about his previous struggles with depression.
And he revealed his wife was the one who urged him to seek help over the years.
Gardeners’ World host Monty Don on his depression
Monty revealed how his mental health was impacted as his and wife Sarah’s business struggled in the 1980s.
When they were at the peak of money troubles, Monty said he would spend more time working in the garden.
He recalled how his wife once told him: “You have a streak of craziness that is endlessly tiring.”
It’s during this time that Monty believes he fell into a deep depression. He confessed that Sarah was the one who urged him to seek help as their children would ask: “Why is Daddy always crying?”
In another interview with The Times, Monty added: “She [Sarah] said you have to see a doctor because I can’t cope with you and three small children and our life as it is.
“I need help and the only way I can get help is for you to get help.”
After speaking to his doctor, Monty was put onto a course of antidepressants and began therapy.
He said: “Antidepressants helped initially and I had cognitive behavioural therapy on the NHS, which was very good.
He added that he also used a “light box” that he found helpful.
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Gardeners’ World is repeated on BBC Two on Saturday July 2 at 9am.
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