Michael Palin issues 'death will happen soon' amid health update

Michael Palin
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Television icon Michael Palin has accepted that death will "happen sometime soon" for him. The legendary broadcaster made the comments as he opened up about his views on aging and mortality.

Michael, who harbours no "great worries about death", achieved global fame with the Monty Python troupe. He's also a renowned traveller, having created numerous well-loved travel documentaries, reports the Express.

The 81-year-old has navigated significant personal trials, including undergoing heart surgery back in 2019. More recently he has been coping with the deep loss of his beloved wife Helen.

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Helen died in May last year. The couple had raised three children together - Thomas, William, and Rachel - together and also delighted in looking after their four grandchildren. Helen had battled chronic pain for many years, which was exacerbated by kidney failure.

Despite her health issues, Michael said that Helen had been a great help in his broadcasting career. He said: "I always enjoyed travelling, and Helen knew that. And thank goodness I was married to somebody who was happier at home with all her friends and her work. So there wasn't a real clash of different ideas and egos."

In his recent heart-to-heart, Mr Palin also talked about navigating life without Helen and his approach towards his own end-of-life thoughts. Amidst the weight of such thoughts, he maintains a sense of humour, quipping that despite everything, cooking remains outside his repertoire of talents.

He said: "I can't cook very well. Just basics. Bacon, eggs and sausages, scrambled eggs and all that. But I don't expect anyone else to look after me. I shared my life with someone for so long that I find it impossible to think of sharing it in the same way with anyone else again. So in a way, I'm sort of freer.

"I'm in my 80s and lots of people don't make it there. So I don't have any great worries about death. I mean, it's going to happen sometime soon. I hear people say Euston station works are going to be finished in 2033 and think, 'Oh, I won't be around then.' But I've got so many interests - either books I'm researching or future travel series - which make me forget about mortality."

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