Countryfile’s John Craven, 81, admits ‘health issues have crept up on him’ in rare personal update
COUNTRYFILE'S John Craven, 81, has admitted 'health issues have crept up on him' in a rare personal update.
The presenter has been a staple on our TV screens for 50 years, having started off on Newsround in 1972 before popping up on children's shows including Saturday Superstore and Multi-coloured Swap Shop.
John has hosted Countryfile since 1989 and while he is still very active and enjoys visiting different parts of the UK for the show, he's opened up about some of the health issues that have crept in as he's grown older.
John found his eyesight was becoming blurred in his 40s, so he had to start wearing glasses.
He told the : "At first, I worried what people would say about my wearing spectacles on TV but there wasn’t a single comment.
"Then, in my 60s, my hearing began to fail. I couldn’t make out conversations in crowded places, the sounds of nature became muffled and ‘say it again’ started to become a common response."
He added: "When I had a routine check, I was told my levels had dropped by around 20 per cent since my first test in 2008.
"There seems to be something of a stigma about hearing aids and yet, these days, many of them are almost invisible. Mine even eliminate wind noise when I’m out."
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Meanwhile a recent episode of Countryfile left viewers devastated after Adam Henson revealed the fate of his sheepdog, Peg.
Adam took Peg to the vets as he was concerned about her health.
He explained: "When I'm out walking her or sometimes working the sheep as well, she looks up and it's as if she can't see me.
"And she can hear me, but she'll sometimes just run in the wrong direction looking for me.
"And I'm just worried about her eyesight, but she's just not behaving like her normal self.
"And when it comes to working sheep, particularly for distance, that's a major problem.
"I can't imagine not having Peg by my side after all these years."
Countryfile airs Sundays on BBC One and is available on BBC iPlayer.
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