TV presenter Fiona Phillips has revealed she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
The 62-year-old star, who is best known as the former host of ITV breakfast programme GMTV, was told she had the illness a year ago after experiencing months of brain fog and anxiety.
In an exclusive interview with the Mirror where she works as a columnist, she said: “This disease has ravaged my family and now it has come for me.
“And all over the country there are people of all different ages whose lives are being affected by it – it’s heartbreaking. I just hope I can help find a cure which might make things better for others in the future.”
Phillips is now undergoing trials for a revolutionary new drug which scientists hope could slow or even reverse the illness for millions of sufferers in the years to come.
Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that causes mild memory loss in its early stages.
In late-stage Alzheimer’s, individuals lose the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to their environment.
