Alan Titchmarsh says why he plumps for Shreddies or Weetabix at breakfast and rebuffs 'fancier' options

Alan Titchmarsh, the popular gardener and broadcaster, has revealed his daily breakfast routine and his disdain for one particular food. The 74 year old, who is known for his horticultural prowess and grows his own produce at home, prefers a simple bowl of £2.50 cereal such as Shreddies or Weetabix to start his day.

He expressed his dislike for 'fancier' meals like avocado on toast in Gardeners' World magazine. Titchmarsh said: "It seems there is a great movement towards smashed avocado on sourdough bread.

"I can't think of anything more insipid to force down my neck at the crack of dawn." He further elaborated on what he sees as the environmental impact of consuming avocados.

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He said: "I cannot reconcile myself to eating avocados and contributing to the enormous carbon footprint involved in shipping them across the ocean to my breakfast table, not to mention the wholesale destruction of the rainforest to create such plantations.", reports the Mirror.

In a previous interview with the Telegraph, he mentioned the chickens he keeps at home. Titchmarsh said: "My reward is a fresh egg for breakfast every day, should I so wish, except from October to January when they go off lay."

His aversion to avocado comes after it was disclosed that Alan's outfits were censored on North Korean TV. The author's gardening series, Garden Secrets which is aired on Korean Central Television (KCTV), is generally well-received thanks to his calm demeanour and horticultural know-how.

However, his jeans don't seem to have found similar favour, being deemed a symbol of US imperialism and prohibited since the early 90s. In an episode that debuted in the UK back in 2010, he appears leaning over garden work, clad in a plaid shirt with rolled-up sleeves - an attire deemed suitable for North Korean viewership. However, it's unmistakable that he's sporting denim jeans, even though they're blurred out.

Alan expressed astonishment previously about his show gaining traction in North Korea. He once stated: "I never imagined that my programmes would reach North Korea, but hopefully the calming nature of British gardening will be well received there."

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