The 71-year-old revealed he has been diagnosed with vascular dementia just months after retiring from his stellar 50-year career in broadcasting.
Alastair Stewart has been diagnosed with vascular dementia just months after he announced he was retiring from his TV career.
The star told presenter Camilla Tominey that he underwent scans and discovered that he had suffered multiple short strokes, and was then diagnosed with the disease. While he noted dementia is "incurable", he is taking many steps to alleviate the severity of the condition. "Sometimes people of your age – particularly if they've had a fascinating, active life – try to find excuses because they can't cope with old age. But the only way you can find out is if you have a scan'."
Top Trending Stories Today Alastair explained the team at GB News remained supportive and "drew together as one and backed me", as he retired in March after more than 50 years as a journalist at ITV. He will remain a contributor to GB News, as he said in a statement: "I’m nearly 71 and I still get the most tremendous lift from live television – it’s the best job in the world.
"It’s kept me on my toes, taught me new tricks, but above all GB News has liberated me. I’ve had the freedom to cover the stories I’m passionate about, interview the people I want, and to offer my perspective more freely than I’ve been allowed to in the past.
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