The journalist and presenter left ITV in 2020 after more than 35 years with the broadcaster.
He added: “The thing I have found most difficult to deal with, genuinely, is the impact it’s had on Sally, my wife. We’ve been married for nearly half a century, and, you know, your life partner, your lover, all of those descriptions that are personal and intimate, that person is reduced – I choose my words very carefully – almost to a carer.”
“But also do remember that the people you work with and the people you live with and share your life with are the most important people in the entire world. And they are there if you’re lucky enough, as I was, to help you.” GB News presenter Gloria De Piero, Tory MP Michael Fabricant and journalist Emma Woolf all sent messages of support.
Kate Lee, chief executive of Alzheimer’s Society, said: “We are so sorry to hear that Alastair Stewart has been diagnosed with dementia and our thoughts are with him and his family.” He started his career in 1976 at ITV’s Southern Television in Southampton, where he served as a general reporter, industrial correspondent, presenter and documentary-maker.
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