Dr Michael Mosley’s wife has opened up on the prospect of having to make a major decision about her living situation following the tragic death of her husband last year
TV star Dr Michael Mosley’s wife has revealed how going back on a huge family decision more than a year after her husband’s tragic death made her feel “relieved”.
The TV doctor’s death, which happened while he was walking on holiday in Greece last year, left his wife Clare Bailey Mosley devastated.
The widow had initially made plans to put their home on the market and had even cleared out the property in preparation for a potential sale. After a late change of heart she revealed that she’s “relieved” that she eventually went back on her decision.
Clare told the I: “It’s been helpful to do it. I got rid of junk that should have gone years ago. It wasn’t until I said that I wasn’t doing it that everybody expressed a certain amount of relief.”
Dr Michael Mosley, who died aged 67, became a household name, first working for the BBC in 1985. His career in front of the camera began in 2007 when he pitched a series for the Beeb titled Medical Mavericks. Unable to find a suitable host, he offered to present it himself.
He had become one of the nation’s most recognisable doctors at the time of his death, appearing on The One Show and a series of health-related programmes for the BBC and Channel 4.
Dr Mosley died while holidaying on the idyllic Greek island of Symi. He was reported missing by his wife after he had failed to return from a walk.
The weather had been incredibly hot, even for Greece, and his likely cause of death was cited as heatstroke.
His body was eventually discovered approximately 30 mins from where he had left his wife and friends on the day he went missing.
Clare admitted she initially found it difficult to eat in the days and weeks following her husband’s death.
She said: “In the first few days, when we didn’t know what had happened with Michael, everyone was eating feta and salad and other meals. I couldn’t eat.
“Whatever food I was given, I had to slather it with mayonnaise. That was the only way I could eat.”
Since Dr Mosley’s untimely death his family have been eager to continue his good work with the launch of The Michael Mosley Fellowship in partnership with King’s College London. The clinical research fellowship will help advance research into metabolic health.
His latest series, Michael Mosley: Secrets of the Superagers, was released posthumously on Channel 4 in July this year.
Michael has also been credited with popularising a number of diet plans over the years.
Possibly his most successful healthy eating initiative was the 5:2 diet, which in its simplest form is when people consume the same amount of calories as they usually do for five days before cutting their caloric intake to between 500-600 on the remaining two days.
Source: Mirror
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