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Chris Tarrant is 'fit as a fiddle' since stroke

Chris Tarrant is now “fit as a fiddle” since having a stroke.

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The TV presenter suffered a mini stroke in a plane from Bangkok to London in March 2014, and he now spends more time with his family - Jane Bird and his children, Helen, 38, and Jennifer, 35, Sammy, 28, and Toby, 24, and Dexter, 35, and Fia, 31 - following the health scare.

The 70-year-old presenter admits the frightening experience has given him a new perspective on life and he now works less in order to be with his loved ones.

In an interview with the Daily Mirror, he said: “The stroke gave me a real scare, but I’m fit as a fiddle now. I’m very lucky that I’m a great survivor, I’m tough. I used to work like a dog for years but I don’t work as nearly as hard as I used to. Now I just think ‘sod that’.

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"I turn a lot of stuff down and spend more time travelling with my missus and my kids, going on holiday.”

Chris has spent his life in radio studios and on TV and he now tries to get out in the open as much as possible to enjoy the natural world.

He said: “They [the medics] were brilliant. I’m always aware that if I hadn’t gone, I could be in a wheelchair. I’ve got a big rambling estate in Berkshire so I walk around the hills as I can’t stand the gym. I think I’m mentally fit, too.

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"I spent years of my life locked in the studio in the dark, so for me getting out and about is amazing.”

While he’s now taking a back seat when it comes to work, he’s got a few exciting projects in the pipeline, including a Christmas special of his Channel 5 series Extreme Railways.

He added: “I’m doing a Christmas special on Extreme Railways, spending Christmas here then going on safari. Then I spend four weeks in the Caribbean.”